r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • May 15 '24

Biden Challenges Trump to Two Debates. Trump Immediately Accepts Soft Paywall

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/biden-challenges-trump-debates-1235021164/
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u/RobsSister May 15 '24

OhpleaseOhpleaseOhplease 🤞🤞

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u/CaptainNoBoat May 15 '24

I'd love to see it, but caution anyone getting their hopes up.

Given that this would be Trump’s first criminal conviction — and the charges are nonviolent in nature — the former president would be unlikely to receive much, if any, jail time. But it is possible. An analysis of prior cases where falsifying business records was charged as a felony found that approximately 1 in 10 cases resulted in prison time.

Even if sentenced to prison, an appeal gives him much better odds of avoiding incarceration temporarily.

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u/beekersavant May 15 '24

Especially due to the nature of the scheme, it doesn’t seem like jail time is likely. The scheme was to win the election and they paid more taxes and money to enact it. Almost no one would go to jail for the records that were not actual theft. I would love for prison time, but your average Joe would not go to prison for this.

However, your average Joe would be in jail for contempt by now. Having surrogates attend the case and live tweet is just the dumbest thing. Honestly, I think the judge is about to drop the hammer on the surrogates and possibly Trumps lawyers.

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u/NemesisRouge May 15 '24

He's not your Average Joe. It was an illegal scheme to help him win the presidency.