Donald Trump

[KS55]

It's a unique case. I'd agree most 1st time white collar crimes don't equal jail time but there are 3 factors that come in:

1 he has been the worst possible defendant in terms of disrespecting the court.

2 this was part of a range of illegality and others have gone to jail for their part. It's also high stakes given the election.

3 given the choice and given 1 above why would you waste the opportunity to lock him up. He is going to appeal anyway and the worst that could happen is it gets reduced on appeal.

The biggest factor will be if he shows contrition, which is unlikely given his character.. Will he encourage his followers to stop their sabre rattling? I think there may be a split sentence, ie a short period of confinement followed by a longer period of probation. Mind you he’ll love playing the martyr. “I am a political prisoner.”
There will come a time when he gets a serious jail sentence. The documents case is no small matter and if Fani Willis secures a conviction in the Rico case, America can finally wipe the dog shit from its boots.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The biggest factor will be if he shows contrition, which is unlikely given his character.

Unlikely?!!

 

[KS55]

Unlikely?!!

Masterful understatement.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Doubt it, Idaho is the most liberal State in the Nation and concealed carry is allowed here, Utah, Wyoming and Montana too

Is it true that you're likely to be shot in Idaho unless you're liberal?

 

[KS55]

Is it true that you're likely to be shot in Idaho unless you're liberal?

Do you get shot if you exercise your open carry rights, whilst being black?

 

[oldius]

Narcissists cannot show contrition because they cannot accept that they are wrong. This is Donald's Achilles-heel: he cannot accept guilt, he cannot accept loss, so he passes blame on to everyone around him. He recruits 'the best people' but when he fails, it is because one of these recruits has failed, and is disloyal, or dishonest. He is a dangerous, dangerous man because of this narcissism and the willingness of many to accept conspiracy theory as fact. When he creates those conspiracy theories to deflect from fault, his followers believe it, and democracy, law, and the judiciary have all been damaged.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I’m surprised that you would be the one to take the bait so easily

Thankfully @ChicagoBlue 's post has stopped me looking at a holiday in Boise. ;)

Your piccies do make the area look stunning tho.

 

[laserblue]

Trump caught lying yet again. In a Fox News interview he denied ever saying "Lock her up" about Hillary and claimed it was only his supporters who said it.

 

[searsleftpeg]

Slightly off main topic, but I didn't realise that judges were a political appointment in America. It will always give plenty of leeway for the conspiracy theories .

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Slightly off main topic, but I didn't realise that judges were a political appointment in America. It will always give plenty of leeway for the conspiracy theories .

They aren't technically 'political' appointments, other than the the fact that they are appointed by one party or the other, and that the judge themselves may have or have been a member of a particular party. They are supposed to follow the law, irrespective of political opinion.