There is no way he’s going to jail over this. I mean I wish, but I don’t think that sentence would be consistent with similar cases. This is just the appetizer. He needs to be found guilty in a case with teeth like the classified documents.
There absolutely have been felony falsified records cases with first time offenders. His political status makes the case noteworthy but since our laws don’t treat him as being different from anyone else (at least until the Supreme Court rules on that), there is plenty of precedent here.
Best outcome would be if Merchan gives him 4 years of probation, just in case he wins the election. That turns into prison time if he commits another crime.
There is no way he’s going to jail over this. I mean I wish, but I don’t think that sentence would be consistent with similar cases. This is just the appetizer. He needs to be found guilty in a case with teeth like the classified documents.
There haven’t been any similar cases to this
He absolutely still won’t see prison, but it’s not because of sentencing guidelines
There haven’t?
Being an ex-president isn’t what it would be compared to.
There absolutely have been felony falsified records cases with first time offenders. His political status makes the case noteworthy but since our laws don’t treat him as being different from anyone else (at least until the Supreme Court rules on that), there is plenty of precedent here.
Best outcome would be if Merchan gives him 4 years of probation, just in case he wins the election. That turns into prison time if he commits another crime.