Judge Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until Nov. 26, After Election Day
www.nytimes.com
The decision by Justice Juan M. Merchan means voters will be left in the dark about whether the former president will face time behind bars.

It wouldn’t be fair to have your felony conviction negatively impact your opportunities. This is how justice works right?

  • anon6789
    10•4 months ago

    I thought general consensus is he isn’t realistically looking at jail time for this?

    I don’t ever expect him to actually be held accountable, sadly. I just want to see the justice system actually functioning in a way that protects this country as a whole. Trump did a ton of damage personally to this country, but to see the entire court system, the only thing we have to stave off change through less civil means, is a pure joke is the greater tragedy for me.

    We could always theorize the laws and voting and our representatives would prevent something like this former presidency from ruining our country, but what have we seen but paper tigers?

    • @[email protected]
      11•4 months ago

      I think his crimes hold a maximum of 4 years in prison. But not a single person charged for them the first time has gotten prison time and usually get probabtion and a fine.

      • anon6789
        8•4 months ago

        You’re correct on all those points.

        The take by the legal experts back while the trial was ongoing all said with no priors and it being nonviolent crime that none of them expected him to see prison.

        But if we never get him convicted of any crimes, it won’t matter very much.

        • @[email protected]English
          7•4 months ago

          But if we never get him convicted of any crimes, it won’t matter very much.

          Texhnicslly, if we never see him sentenced for his convictions it won’t matter. He has 34 convictions.

          • anon6789
            7•4 months ago

            If there’s no sentence, was there a point to a trial?

            This whole circus is held up on the fact the Supreme Court is entertaining the idea that any of the things he’s charged with (or convicted of) can pass as him doing the job he was elected to do.

            If he wins, this sentencing date will never come, and neither will any of the others. His acts will be officially sanctioned, and the only ones being sentenced will be us.

            • @[email protected]English
              2•4 months ago

              I agree completely, just wanted to make sure it was clear that he has been convicted.

              • anon6789
                2•4 months ago

                Understood. I could have expressed that better.

      • @jordanlundM
        3•4 months ago

        Nobody else has his track record for repeatedly breaking laws though. His organization is criminal. His CFO has already done time twice. So did the lawyer representing him in this literal affair.

        If Michael Cohen did time for the same crimes, Trump will do time for ordering Cohen to commit the crimes.

        Will it be the maximum of 4 years? Likely not. And he’ll do whatever is necessary to not serve the full time, whatever it is.