Put. His. Ass. In. Prison! He’s fucking guilty. Anything less is an abdication of justice. Let the constitutional chips fall where they may. Trump stalled and delayed and avoided this as long as he could, it’s not the judge’s fault the President might be inaugurated from prison.
Put. His. Ass. In. Prison! He’s fucking guilty. Anything less is an abdication of justice. Let the constitutional chips fall where they may. Trump stalled and delayed and avoided this as long as he could, it’s not the judge’s fault the President might be inaugurated from prison.
Standard sentencing guidelines wouldn’t likely give him jail time.
The guidelines for a first offense would give him fines and probation, but the judge has indicated he’s inclined to give him nothing.
The judge would be entirely within the margins to give Trump actual jail time, though.