• oxjox@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    He faces probation or up to four years in prison.

    It’s been reported that only 10% of felons are given jail time for similar convictions. You have to wonder if such remarks after his conviction, indicating he’s learned absolutely nothing, may lead a judge towards the harsher punishment.

    Also, let’s take a moment to applaud Alvin L. Bragg.

    Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, risked his reputation by indicting Mr. Trump in a case that some prominent Democrats said wasn’t strong enough to have brought against a former president. Instead, Mr. Bragg cemented his place in history as the first prosecutor to convict a former president.

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        5 months ago

        I remember when we thought we were going to make statues of Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill because we once thought he was brave for taking on Trump.

        Let’s maybe wait to see if Trump actually gets sentenced with an appropriate punishment first before jumping the gun with Bragg.

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      5 months ago

      The democrats are such goddamn pussies. They need to wake up and fight the fascism before their Inaction destroys this country.

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        I hate the rhetoric that we can’t do anything because it would make Trump a martyr.

        So it’s either let him do whatever he wants or he’s a martyr. I don’t know why they see this as a lose lose situation. Hold the fucker accountable for his actions or he’ll keep doing shitty things. It’s their fault that it’s gone on as long as it has.

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      If anything you would expect someone who was trying to get elected (when the crimes were committed) to be held to higher standards than most and to be dealt a harsher sentence.

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      5 months ago

      Even if he’s just given probation, you can pretty much guarantee that he’ll violate the terms within minutes.