'Banana republic!' MAGA melts down as judge sets sentencing in Trump's hush money case

Judge Juan Merchan issued a decision on the matter of President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in the New York criminal hush money case on Friday, ordering the sentencing to move forward on Jan. 10, days ahead of Trump's inauguration.

Merchan said he would not impose prison as a punishment due to the impracticalities of incarcerating a president — and suggested he was inclined to discharge the case without punishment on condition of Trump avoiding rearrest.

While Merchan's sentence is unlikely to come with real consequences...