silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoLive Updates: Jury of 12 Is Seated in Trump Criminal Trialwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkLive Updates: Jury of 12 Is Seated in Trump Criminal Trialwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoThat’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.
minus-squareConyak@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoIf 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.
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.