• thorbot@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    He won’t, he’ll just go to the pub and have a pint, and this will all blow over. Rich people don’t have to follow the laws in America, you see

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      7 months ago

      Maximum sentence per conviction is 5k or 4 years in prison… he’ll get a $170k fine then head down to the Winchester

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        7 months ago
        1. Trump’s crimes will never be investigated
        2. Trump’s crimes will never be referred to a grand jury
        3. Trump will never be indicted by a grand jury
        4. Trump will never go to trial
        5. The judge will throw the case out
        6. The jury will not return a verdict / hung jury
        7. Trump will not be convicted on all counts
        8. Trump will not be sentenced <— You are here
        9. Trump will not be punished (jail / house arrest)
        10. Trump will appeal and overturn the verdict
        11. Trump is too old and frail to serve his sentence
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      7 months ago

      Couldn’t agree more, and I’ve been a constant critic of the legal infatuation with Trump for years now. But on the day of the verdict, I’ll permit myself a little misguided celebratory hope, as a treat