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Here’s How Many Years in Prison Trump Would Be Facing if He Were Treated Like Any Other Defendant (slate.com)

submitted 2 years ago by carturo222@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

This argues in favour of not prosecuting, right? As with “any other defendant”, the likelihood of securing a conviction is an important consideration — it’s just that the calculation is very different with such a high-profile and divisive figure. Nobody really benefits from Trump going to prison and the trials would cost a fortune. Better to bankrupt him with tax proceedings.