I'm not familiar with how long the appeal takes, but Trump will milk it to the maximum. He's a master of turning lemons into lemonade. That was clear when he swatted aside the grab em in the pussy comment that would have utterly destroyed any other Republican. I'm still more worried about the ballot shenanigans than the voters, but we'll see.

1. It matters because the jail time. The one dems want is bust until all appeal options are exhausted

2. Normies have had the lowest trust in government and its systems in recent years. Especially in nyc where you can get fucked for stopping shoplifters.