'Old and decrepit' Trump rant exposed him as 'a shadow of what he was four years ago'

2 years ago by jeffw to c/politics

MSNBC host Katie Phang said Donald Trump did himself no favors at his Friday press conference where he rambled about his felony convictions, with the former prosecutor saying he appeared "old and decrepit" while handing prosecutors more ammo that can be used against him.Appearing on MSNBC's "The Wee...
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jordanlund 60 points 2 years ago

Take it with a grain of salt since the description is coming from an MSNBC host.

But she's right in that, when it comes to deciding sentencing, this will not do him any favors.

Maximum sentence is 4 years per count +$5,000 fine.

So he'll likely get multiple 4 year sentences, served concurrently, and $5K x 34... $170,000 fine.

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Dave 11 points 2 years ago

An analysis I read said NY almost never imprisons a first time fraud offender. If true then it's pretty unlikely he will be imprisoned at all.

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jordanlund 10 points 2 years ago

Cohen was a first time offender and did 3 years for the same crime.

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Peer 15 points 2 years ago

Not the same crime, the same crime plus tax evasion and making false statements to a federally-insured bank.

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