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John1956PA

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23. According to Slate, no one thinks jail will come about, but it's possible.
Fri Sep 29, 2023, 04:07 PM
Sep 2023
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/alvin-braggs-indictment-donald-trump-jury-challenges.html

Say Bragg lawfully establishes a sympathetic jury and secures a conviction. Then what? The crime, according to reports prior to the indictment, in question would be a class E felony, which carries a four-year maximum sentence of incarceration. New York judges are generally unlikely to impose a prison sentence on a first-time offender convicted of a non-violent class E felony. It’s a fair assumption that a judge will be especially hesitant to impose jail time on a former president. If the judge sentences Trump to any kind of confinement, house arrest is most plausible, since it could accommodate the Secret Service agents that the former president is entitled to retain under federal law.

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With a vegan diet, no ketchup. twodogsbarking Sep 2023 #1
I was thinking that he can have all the ketchup he wants. Tetrachloride Sep 2023 #2
Vegan would mean he might live longer. byronius Sep 2023 #7
He needs a few years of suffering to payback for what he has done. rurallib Sep 2023 #25
Lots of microwave popcorn Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #27
He wouldn't eat the vegan food, die sooner. twodogsbarking Sep 2023 #36
I thought this was going to go different Ohio Joe Sep 2023 #3
both can be combined-- 20 years in Georgia, etc LymphocyteLover Sep 2023 #29
I'll settle for a long term one in any of the three. republianmushroom Sep 2023 #4
Hell, he deserves ninety-one terms... regnaD kciN Sep 2023 #5
And force all family members to visit him on a weekly period. LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #10
Except Mary!! TSExile Sep 2023 #18
I meant only immediate members. LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #21
Can State and Federal sentences be combined to run concurrently? JoseBalow Sep 2023 #33
BOOM ellisonz Sep 2023 #6
The case in New York is civil only so one of arthritisR_US Sep 2023 #8
True, but the potential ramifications of the NY case have the possibility of REALLY taking fierywoman Sep 2023 #12
I totally agree and hope for the same! arthritisR_US Sep 2023 #13
I had thought that the case which DA Bragg brought carries jail time. n/t John1956PA Sep 2023 #14
It's a civil case so there is never jail only arthritisR_US Sep 2023 #17
According to Slate, no one thinks jail will come about, but it's possible. John1956PA Sep 2023 #23
It does. soldierant Sep 2023 #28
The hush money case is criminal jmowreader Sep 2023 #16
Yes because they using the money to cover arthritisR_US Sep 2023 #22
I think bdamomma Sep 2023 #9
Consecutive, of course. Not concurrent. Wounded Bear Sep 2023 #11
I saw that coming right up 5th Avenue. haha JohnnyRingo Sep 2023 #15
Please Colorado Super Max Botany Sep 2023 #19
Ah I see what you did there! Initech Sep 2023 #20
Or just consolidate them all and have him rot in Gitmo. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #24
He should not be released from prison until sometime in the 22nd century Martin Eden Sep 2023 #26
Served consecutively. No ketchup. dchill Sep 2023 #30
Drumpf once claimed to prefer fast-food because it's made in advance, so not tampered with JoseBalow Sep 2023 #31
👆👆👆 Rebl2 Sep 2023 #32
I'd be happy with one jmowreader Sep 2023 #34
K&R Blue Owl Sep 2023 #35
By not treating him The Bopper Sep 2023 #37
Absolutely. dalton99a Sep 2023 #38
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