Trump is heading for a jail cell. Maybe

Judge Merchan wants 42 days to decide what sentence to give Donald Trump, convicted of 34 charges of business fraud. In the intervening time he will call for a full report on Trump's mental state. But 42 days to make up his mind? I wonder if Judge Merchan realises that July 11 when Trump's sentence is to be announced, is just a few days before the Republican national convention is due to meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to crown Trump as the nominee for the White Office. Will he dare sentence Trump to a prison sentence at such a crucial time for the Republican party and for Trump? As a judge he would argue that his duties are not supposed to take into account anything other than the judicial process. But if he sends Trump to prison, it will be the most sensational judgement in the history of American justice. That'S probably why the judge has delayed his decsion for 42 days because he needs time to contemplate his historic contribution to the Trump story. He may well decide that after being convicted of all 34 charges, Trump should be taught a lesson with a year or 18 months in prison. Then what the hell is going to happen?