joining our discussion now is andrew weismann. snbc legal analyst, andrew, 5-4, what do you make of the supreme court's decision? >> the first is to step back and realize that ten days from now, the new president of the united states will come into office, somebody who is convicted of 34 felony counts. after a trial by his peers with all the due process of any defendant, in terms of the history of this country. in terms of how we are seeing internationally, in terms of how we think of ourselves as a country, this is a monumental moment in our history. and that is something you will witness tomorrow. obviously the main event was the jury verdict. but this brings us this to conclusion in terms of the trial phase. in terms of the 5-4 decision. the most interesting part here is the chief justice. chief justice roberts essentially flip-flopping from his presidential immunity position. it is no surprise that amy coney barrett, somebody to keep your eye on. because she had actually dissented from the main issue that would have been an iss

and former fbi general council and former senior of the muller probe, andrew weismann.k about the legal situation. the supreme court request. he is going straight to the supreme court. so is everything on hold until the justices make a decision or do they have to issue a stay for that to take place? >> they would technically have to issue a stay. if they don't do that, the sentencing is going to go forward. that is scheduled on friday. the trial court denied a stay. the appellate court denied a stay. and the donald trump is seeing if the new york court of appeals, the final court in new york would take the case, but also, because of the time issue, has gotten directly to the supreme court. it remains to be seen if they will help donald trump out and delay the sentencing. normally, the judge here has said that he is going to give an uncondpoible sentence. defendant could ever hope for. so donald trump is trying to avoid any sentencing whatsoever. so, it remain to be seen. the prosecution has until tomorrow morning to file its opposition in the supreme court. >> and meanw