Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. What he hasn’t done is utter any variation of the words that might benefit him most come sentencing time next month: “I’m sorry.”
The fairest thing might be a suspended sentence, if that’s allowed in NY. The judge could impose a 3-6 month sentence, but suspend it pending completion of 2-4 years’ probation. If Trump complies with the terms of the probation, he’s formally let off the hook for the jail time.
I don’t think any judge wants to be the one who throws a Presidential Candidate in jail, and this leaves that decision solely to Trump. And for all we talk that he probably wants to go to jail because he can get more Martyr points, in this case the jail would be Rikers Island, which is a horrible place. Trump probably has the low-down from Weissleberg about how bad it is there, even in isolation. If given that choice, Trump might actually comply with probation.
I don’t think any judge wants to be the one who throws a Presidential Candidate in jail
The political backlash would be difficult, but a judge being able to state “in my courtroom no one, NO ONE, is above the law” would be a great career thing.
The fairest thing might be a suspended sentence, if that’s allowed in NY. The judge could impose a 3-6 month sentence, but suspend it pending completion of 2-4 years’ probation. If Trump complies with the terms of the probation, he’s formally let off the hook for the jail time.
I don’t think any judge wants to be the one who throws a Presidential Candidate in jail, and this leaves that decision solely to Trump. And for all we talk that he probably wants to go to jail because he can get more Martyr points, in this case the jail would be Rikers Island, which is a horrible place. Trump probably has the low-down from Weissleberg about how bad it is there, even in isolation. If given that choice, Trump might actually comply with probation.
The political backlash would be difficult, but a judge being able to state “in my courtroom no one, NO ONE, is above the law” would be a great career thing.