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[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I’m from the other side of the pond, what does this mean? I’m having a blast with all the Trump memes but this one’s too specific for me :(

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probation is possible for this type of white collar felony but Trump was already convicted of criminal contempt due to violating the gag order 10 times while in trial. The gag order is still in place until sentencing on July 11 but he keeps running his mouth and will most likely violate it again. So instead of probation he could get up to 4 years per count but usually they would be run concurrent.

His mouth is going to take probation to federal pound you in the ass penitentiary.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His mouth is going to take probation to federal pound you in the ass penitentiary.

I want to believe!

But this is a state case so the best we can hope for is actually serving some prison time in a state penitentiary and the upside is that it should be in Rikers!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

While I earnestly support Trump getting everything he deserves, Rikers needs SERIOUS reform and honestly probably to be torn down.

Thousands of people are held at Rikers for months before ever seeing a judge or being arraigned, because cash bail keeps them locked up, and overloaded courts keep them there for longer

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wholeheartedly agree.

But then again we should use all the tools currently available to us. It would be nice to see him there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Right? Trump should be in the worst prison we have. If that's too inhumane for Trump, it's too inhumane for all the other people there as well, but that's a separate issue.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A probation officer working for the court will prepare a report on the defendant’s background, including any mitigating circumstances, criminal history, behavior, etc that would impact the sentencing. Trump’s gag order violations are likely going to be used to justify stricter sentencing.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So what, an extra $5 on the fine?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

An extra firm handshake and a slap on the back.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Limiting of social media access, hopefully.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

God no, can you imagine if he actually posted what his handlers gave him instead of his own words?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fellow right-side-of-the-ponder here (so take with a heap of salt). So basically both sides present mitigations ("my client had a clean record until now", "the defendant was found liable for SA", sort of thing). These may change the outcome of the sentencing, including specific dates for any period of incarceration.

There will also be part of this given over to why they defendant shouldn't be found liable for also violating his gag order (very similar to the ones before, but this one is now he is a felon). And if the defense counsel can't explain why he did that (which is pretty much indefensible) then he can be both found liable for the breach and have it impact his potential sentence.

I am not a lawyer, I am not American, this is just what I understand, until someone better comes along to correct me.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Very good.

On one hand the report could say the convict has always been a good person until now.

Or………

I could say the convict has spent the last 6 months threatening the judge’s daughter wracking up 9 contempts of court. The contempt cannot affect the sentence, but it will surely speak to character for a parole of that unaffected sentence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It means that all the information avaliable about his actions will be collected the judge will consider that information seriously as a part of the punishment.