On Saturday morning, MSNBC host Michael Steele reacted angrily to Judge Juan Merchan's decision to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing election because it may appear to be political in nature.
With legal analyst Andrew Weissmann attempting to explain why the Manhattan judge felt it was prudent to delay the sentencing out of fear the Supreme Court may intervene, Steele — a former RNC chair — wasn't having it.
"We have patty-caked this man all the way through this process," he began. "Our courts have exposed their rear end more than I have ever seen them do for anybody and it makes absolutely no sense."
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"So, let it go to the Supreme Court, let them monkey around with it so that we can deal with that at the ballot box!" he exclaimed. "If they want to show their political hand, then force their political hand. Do not give this man more cachet than any other."
"He is a former president, which means he is no different than anyone sitting at this table," he continued. "And the fact that, as the court says, the imposition of sentence will be adjourned to avoid any appearance, 'however unwarranted.' So, the fact that you have to tell me that, alright? Goes on to say that the 'proceeding has been affected by, or seeks to affect the approaching presidential election.' This has nothing to do — you wouldn't do this if a governor was a candidate running for governor was in the exact same position. If a candidate was running for U.S. Senate was in the exact same position."
"There's no difference in those offices, in terms of the judicial system. So, why?" he asked. "Why does this court, this judicial system, which Donald Trump has punked from day one, with all of the — you know, the excess appeals and the bogus crap that he raises, you know, we see it now playing out with E. Jean Carroll case yet again — you want us to trust the system? But as a citizen, I am looking at it and going, 'That is not going to happen to me if I am in that position.""
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