I’m not so sure. It’s MUCH harder to avoid punishment after you are convicted. Michael Cohen got 3 years for the exact same crime, plus he pled guilty and agreed to testify for a shorter sentence. Obviously Trump will appeal, but it’s entirely reasonable for the judge (who Trump has taken every opportunity to insult) to rule he must start serving his sentence while the appeal happens.
Cool! Does this mean he’ll be barred from presidency?
No, and unless he changes his state of residency he will probably still be able to vote for himself too.
Nope. And if he wins, he’ll pardon himself.
If I remember correctly, he wouldn’t be able to pardon himself because these are state crimes. Only the NY Governor would be able to issue a pardon
This was a state felony, so he would have to become governor of New York to pardon these convictions
Can’t pardon himself from state crimes.
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I’m not so sure. It’s MUCH harder to avoid punishment after you are convicted. Michael Cohen got 3 years for the exact same crime, plus he pled guilty and agreed to testify for a shorter sentence. Obviously Trump will appeal, but it’s entirely reasonable for the judge (who Trump has taken every opportunity to insult) to rule he must start serving his sentence while the appeal happens.
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