Donald J. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. Two of the seven jurors who had already been seated in his criminal trial were excused.
If there is precedence for no prison time for this charge, which there is, then Trump won’t do any. Our justice system continues to show that they have no desire to hold him accountable.
I was really excited about this trial until I realized he will probably not do any prison time even if convicted.
That’s not so clear — Michael Cohen has already served prison time for his part in this, as others have done on a regular basis for similar crimes
Even if he doesn’t end up serving time a criminal conviction would likely sway enough Americans to keep Trump out of office.
If there is precedence for no prison time for this charge, which there is, then Trump won’t do any. Our justice system continues to show that they have no desire to hold him accountable.