Largely shedding Joe Biden's canard that Trump must be defeated to save democracy, Kamala Harris' conceit is that she prosecutes criminals and Donald Trump is one.
In Trump v. United States, a 6-3 court held that a president is immune from prosecution for official acts, his motives cannot be questioned, and his official acts may not be used as evidence in a prosecution of his private acts.
The New York cases are more problematic abuses by prosecutors who ran on platforms of "Getting" Trump: There are at least a dozen reasons Trump's conviction in New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg's business records case should be reversed.
Trial Judge Juan Merchan has delayed sentencing until Nov. 26, but he first must rule on whether to vacate the verdict because he allowed testimony by federal officials about Trump's official acts as president, now prohibited by the Supreme Court's immunity decision.
Judge Arthur Engoron found Trump liable in New York Attorney General Letitia James' so-called civil fraud case for misstating asset values in loan applications, though the banks testified they did not rely on the statements, lost no money, and would continue to do business with Trump.
If Trump is elected, he can order that the federal prosecutions against him end, or pardon himself, and the state cases likely will be delayed until he leaves office.
Though Trump's legal team has carved back most of the cases and will continue to do so, a conviction still could mean jail time.
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