Wie geht es nach Trumps Verurteilung weiter? Eine große Herausforderung für Richter Juan Merchan

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>…After a New York jury convicted [Donald Trump](https://web.archive.org/web/20240601065941/https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump) of 34 felonies on Thursday, Merchan set sentencing for July 11. That timing raises the disquieting possibility that Trump could be handed a prison sentence days before the Republican convention officially nominates him for the presidency. He might also face probation, limiting his movements and preventing him from attending the event in Wisconsin, a crucial swing state. There’s even the comical possibility that Trump, who complains about Manhattan’s filthy streets, will be forced to do community service.

>It’s an anxiety inducing period for the Trump campaign. Inside Merchan’s courtroom on Wednesday morning, spokesman Steven Cheung whispered to this reporter that the campaign has essentially remained in a “holding pattern” due to the legal chaos of recent weeks. The team can only now start planning the days ahead.

>But this is also a time for Merchan to ponder what it means to punish a powerful politician who recently said he would “[want to be a dictator for one day](https://web.archive.org/web/20240601065941/https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-says-he-wants-to-be-a-dictator-for-one-day)” upon returning to the White House, who in 2020 told the armed fascist Proud Boys gang to “[stand back and stand by](https://web.archive.org/web/20240601065941/https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-proud-boy-in-chief-gives-his-marching-orders),” and who is currently facing trial in Washington for trying to remain in office after losing the last election.

>The judge has 40 days. And he has a lot to consider.

>Unlike federal court, where sentencing guidelines devolve into a game of point-based math that narrowly defines the punishment to come, New York law gives sweeping authority for state judges to rule as they see fit…