Trump could be “sent to jail immediately” by Judge Merchan—legal analyst

https://www.newsweek.com/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-hush-money-case-juan-merchan-sentencing-september-18-jail-1940152

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  2. For those who don’t know, John Yoo wrote the so called “torture memos” that the Bush administration used to justify torture.

  3. As much as I think he should and deserves it, this is very unlikely to happen IMO.

  4. All of these stories that are coming out in the last few days saying Judge Merchan will send him to jail “immediately” are from right-wing pundits who are making politically motivated attacks on his neutrality

  5. I would prefer it if they deny him martyrdom and just jail him after the election.

    All it would do now is to entrench his lackeys and possible make them find someone else who would be more palatable despite holding the same destructive beliefs.

  6. Sounds like John Yoo is trying to mobilize the weirdo right wing nutjobs and accelerate some political violence. How about we put that guy in jail.

  8. “Could be” and “will be” are about 1000 miles apart. There is no way he will be put in jail in the final couple of months of the election. 

  9. ‘This judge has used his discretion everytime to move this case in a political direction’.

    I didn’t realize upholding the law was political. Thanks professor.

  11. Donald Trump is a 78 year-old, first offender in clear mental decline. The odds that he will receive a custodial sentence for a crime like this is very low.

    I expect he’ll get probation, which would be actually be quite funny. Imagine Turmp meeting with his parole officer once a month. Also, Mechan could impose impose some interesting amusing porbation conditions on him.

  12. What a crock. DT has been found in contempt of court, what, 10 times now? Any ordinary defendant would have been locked up long ago.

  13. Let’s just beat him in November, then he can start his jail time

  14. The most severe sentence would be house arrest at mar-a-Lago. He could still campaign, via BS “press conferences” and would still have complete SS protection. Well within reasonable guidelines.

  16. As well he should. Committed 34 felonies, showed zero remorse, made a mockery of the justice system and violated a gag order 10 times. I’m pretty sure a sentence near the maximum would be very reasonable according to sentencing guidelines.

  17. He did just state that he’ll flee to Venezuela. I’m sure judges love it when convicted felons brag about skipping town.

  18. But won’t be. 🤷

    It is *very* unlikely that a federal white-collar first offender would be incarcerated pending appeal. Even if he loses in 2024, Trump will not see jail time until 2026-7, if at all.

  19. If Trump was any other person he’ll already have been in jail a long time ago.

  22. Trump has publicly (if not repeatedly) declared his intent to flee the country if he loses the election (the latest destination being Venezuela). That makes him a FLIGHT RISK by every legal definition of the term. As such, not only should he be placed into immediate custody but he should be given ZERO bail and sentenced to serve his time without the benefit of ‘awaiting appeal’. A flight risk is a flight risk, full stop. Show me ONE “common criminal” who wouldn’t be immediately thrown behind bars if they were so flagrantly declaring their intention to flee – at least one who isn’t wealthy or politically connected – and I’ll be gobsmacked!

  23. The news has been honey dicking us about Trump going to jail for *8 years* now. Either report when he’s actually in cuffs or shut up.

  24. Without regard to my screenname Trump should be remanded to jail immediately. Trump used every opportunity to attack the Judge, DA Alvin Bragg, the Judges daughter and anyone else who dared oppose him. Trump was cited over 10 times for violating his gag order and was told that those violations would be included if he was found guilty in his sentence. Well, here we are. Thirty-four guilty verdicts later. There are no options. Sentence him to jail and let Clarence Thomas embarrass himself again by ruling illogically for Trump.

    We have to restore sanity to our country.

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