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If I'm Judge Merchan, I'd cite Trump's naked attempts to intimidate the jury, witnesses, and the judge (as well as multiple violations of his gag order) as an excuse to throw the book at him.

I'd point out that all Trump had to do to get a slap on the wrist was keep his mouth shut, because it's my understanding that most people convicted of falsifying business documents don't get jail time; they usually just get fined, get some community service, maybe probation if it's bad. Most first-time defendants characterize this crime as an innocent mistake and behave accordingly, but Trump and his ego had to run his mouth.

Mary is right. He should go there.

Prison. He should go to prison.

Jail is for short-timers.

There are a lot of things that should happen, but we live in a world with a tiered "justice" system.

He's in the untouchable tier where you only ever face consequences for commiting the absolute penultimate major super ultra evil act of messing with rich peoples money. Anything less and he just gets a slap on the wrist and a stern "don't do it again or we'll be disappointed."

Unfortunately the only thing I see coming out of this is MORE funding for his campaign...

This lady has the worst creepy uncle in the world.

Wouldn't being convicted for election fraud in some way stop you from actively participating in elections?

I think it was Bobby Fuller who first said....

"Breakin rocks in the hot sun... I fought the law, and the law won"

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 election campaign.

Trump, who pleaded not guilty, and his allies have repeatedly called the case a form of election interference and, following the jury's verdict, condemned prosecutors and Judge Juan Merchan.

"I absolutely think he should go to jail and uh, and that's not just based on the findings here of 30—of being guilty but because of his egregious behavior during the course of this trial," Mary Trump responded, with a clip of the conversation having been posted to X, formerly Twitter.

Booking a former president into jail would raise various logistical concerns that have never been addressed before, including how the United States Secret Service would continue to provide round-the-clock protection as required by law.

Syracuse University law professor Gregory Germain told Newsweek that imprisoning a major political party's prominent presidential candidate would also "create a constitutional crisis, and I would expect emergency motions to stay the sentence pending appeal."

Allegations that Mary Trump had violated a 2001 non-disclosure agreement by publishing her book and acting as a source for The New York Times reporting on the former president's tax returns were not dismissed.

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I agree, but I don’t have hope.