Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case is scheduled for July 11.
I’m gonna go with “no” judging by how things have been going in the past. I hope to be proven wrong, but I’m not holding my breath.
My prediction - Trump will die of old age, never having seen jail, living a 1% lifestyle.
I would be happy enough if he gets sentenced to prison but is suddenly “too ill” or, you know, his bone spurs or whatever, and gets house arrest. Whatever as long as he doesn’t rally or run for president anymore
While that would be better than my prediction, it would remain as proof there is a different justice system for the rich and powerful, IMO.
Yes, my bare minimum “want” in general is Trump no longer a force on US politics. But achieving that goal still falls far, far short of justice for his actions.
Regardless of the sentence, it’ll get stalled till after the election. So prison might actually be worse, as it’ll get his voters out and then if he wins there’s no way he’ll go to prison or have any other trials.
But this makes him a felon, making jail on future convictions more likely under sentencing guidelines.
So the most likely way he ends up in prison, is if he loses the election and then gets convicted on any other of his many charges. Since then he’ll already be a felon at sentencing.
He should go to jail just off this, and Im just not holding my breath. And I wouldn’t be surprised if SC shenanigans come into play at some point. Or if he just keeps the appeal wheel spinning till he drops dead.
So prison might actually be worse, as it’ll get his voters out and then if he wins there’s no way he’ll go to prison or have any other trials.
I said this a week ago, and got obliterated for it. I’m glad this concept seems to be resonating with other Lemmings now that some time has passed.
I completely agree with your other analysis as well. If the goal is for Trump to get what he deserves from the long dick of the law then the only way that happens is if he loses this election.
The last thing anybody who gives a fuck about the future of democracy in this country should want is to turn that cocksucker into a martyr five months out from the only personal referendum on his ideology that we are going to get.
I said this a week ago, and got obliterated for it
There is a very fine line on what gets up voted/down voted on here.
Most of my comments get a whole bunch of one or the other.
From what I’ve been able to tell, planning up to six months is fine, but anything more long-term than that gets down votes to oblivion.
There’s some interesting psych stuff where stress (especially from resource scarcity) make people incapable of planning ahead for any significant amount of time. And I think that’s coming into play a lot lately.
The prospect of a second trump term should be incredibly stressful for a rational American. The problem is that trump is far from the only serious problem facing America.
They run articles like these monthly at this point an I think it’s just the media doing two things. One they’re rage baiting for clicks just by using Trumps name. And Two, they’re pretending America is a place where the guilty go to jail even when they’re rich.
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let them feed their persecution complex. we can lock them up, too if they get unruly.
If he goes to jail it will feed into his base’s persecution complex.
If he doesn’t go to jail then they will probably say that he isn’t really a convicted felon because he wasn’t a convict at any point because it doesn’t matter what happens, they will twist it into a persecution complex somehow.
I really wish people would stop worrying about actually holding shitheads accountable.
There is no good outcome even in the cards
Gotta think long term.
The “good outcome” is no jail sentence until after the election (or just probation). trump loses the election, and then is found guilty on any other case and then goes to jail for that because he’s no longer a “first time offender”.
The worst outcome is sentenced to prison before the election, but reporting is delayed till after the election and then Trump wins.
If that happens, he’s never giving up power and he won’t wait till the next election to pull some more stupid shit.
It’s hilarious that you guys think he’s more likely to win if he’s sentenced to jail.
This makes no sense at all.
You seem to think he’ll gain votes from this guilty verdict when everything points to the opposite.
You guys give magats so much more credit than they deserve these people are cowards to their cores.
I think there’s a sharply increased chance of political violence and domestic terrorism if he gets imprisoned before the election.
Gotta think long term.
The problem with this approach is it literally is the weaponization of justice that the right loves to screech about. Timing Trump’s trials or sentences to hurt him the most politically is twisting justice to our own ends, even if done in a theoretically altruistic manner. True it might lead to the best outcome for the country, but is that the risk we want to take- that if Trump does win, he won’t see any punishment for his crimes at all?
On the other hand, I recognize this is the exact moral quandary that the right loves pushing non-conservatives into, and while we’re arguing amongst ourselves about the best way to unfuck this pretzel they’re busy burning it all to the ground. So I wouldn’t say you’re wrong necessarily, just that it’s an uncomfortable path to tread.
Timing Trump’s trials or sentences to hurt him the most politically is twisting justice to our own ends, even if done in a theoretically altruistic manner
I was saying that’s the most likely he lands in prison where he belongs…
Not that multiple states should collude to stall cases…
I mean, the states have been trying to get these moving for years. How would anyone rational accuse Dems of “timing” things?
If you’re worrying about what republicans will say, don’t. It doesn’t matter what happens, republicans are going to say some stupid shit. Stop worrying about what they’ll complain about, if they don’t have anything to complain about, they’ll invent something. And their voters can’t tell the difference anyways.
I’m just tired of predicting what will happen long term, or the most likely path to a possible result, and having people act like I want that result or am trying to make it happen.
It’s the same logic that got medicine women burnt as witches centuries ago. Move past it.
Whether the person making a prediction wants it to come true or not doesn’t matter. What’s important is how likely the prediction comes true
I wish the press wasn’t so afraid to write Election Interference in their headline. That is what that case was about, that is what made it a felony. Calling it the “Hush Money” trial is trying to “both sides” his coverage.
Except his base has bought the line of thinking that a candidate is “allowed” to interfere in their own election, because he’s trying to win. They are OK with him doing anything, including committing crimes, as long as he wins.
The important part is the fraud. He is a liar, who illegally tried to hide his illegal hush money payments in an attempt to illegally interfere with the election process.
Agreed with what you are saying, but my point was that the media as a whole has to stop writing headlines/articles like his base is going to:
- read them
- not call it “fake news” anyways
The media’s constant crusade to “both sides” every story is a disservice to the facts, and down plays and white washes the facts for everyone. Calling it just a “hush money” trial is a way to downplay the fact that it was actually Trump’s way to hide a damaging story when he was running for office. And the crime was the way he hid the payment so that it wouldn’t look like it was being done on behalf of his campaign, while breaking Federal tax laws making Cohen’s reimbursement look like income. It was also a crime allowing the National Enquirer to pay to catch-and-kill stories for the campaign as illegal campaign contributions (as they were above legal contribution limits, and were unreported).
So yes it was fraud, and it was fraud against the American people, in the form of voter manipulation, and tax evasion.
Narrator: He won’t.
My Magic 8 Ball says : Doubtful
One wild card to this is the pre-sentencing probation hearing. It happened on Monday, and the only thing we’ve heard about it was that Trump was “polite, respectful, and accomodating”. Well, he also told the officers on the other end of the call to “be safe”, whatever that means.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/politics/trump-probation-office-interview-hush-money/index.html
Trump got to do the interview remotely, and also got to have his lawyer present, both of which are accommodations that the standard NYC felon doesn’t get. (The probation office also had multiple people on the call, too, which is also unusual). His lawyers probably explained to him that if he pissed these people off, they would recommend prison time and the judge would give that a lot of weight. So for once in his life, he had to be respectful to someone who he didn’t know and is worth a fraction of what Trump thinks he’s worth. Bonus points if they found an immigrant from one of the countries he doesn’t like to ask him all those embarrassing questions.
Come to think if it, why would he tell the probation officers to “be safe”? Is he anticipating they might be in danger, for some strange reason?
Come to think if it, why would he tell the probation officers to “be safe”? Is he anticipating they might be in danger, for some strange reason?
If this wasn’t trump, I’d say this is one of those things you say to people. Drive safe, safe flight, be safe out there, etc.
Right, you might say that if you knew the person, and knew they traveled to get to you. But would you exchange those pleasantries with someone you just met, over a court-mandated video call?
Trump is excellent at this, saying innocuous things that are really signaling phrases to his people that the rest of us aren’t in on. We didn’t really know what “Stand back and stand by” meant at the time, but we do now.
You are generally right, but “Stand back and stand by” was pretty fucking blatant, and nobody who wasn’t searching for a reason it wasn’t an issue ‘misunderstood’ the message.
Guarantee hunter’s sentence will be based.on the outcome of the orange turds. It’s simple extortion at this point.
‘Would be a real shame if your son got 25 years, joe. Just saying. Judge’s prerogative and all that, y’know?’
