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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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[–] Perdendosi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Of course, the other way Trump differs from any normal person who committed these offenses is that the normal person would be awaiting their trial from behind bars instead of posting on social media and holding rallies.

Meh, probably not. Most non-violent offenders, even in the federal system, are released on bail (or a similar form of supervised release) prior to trial. No chance of reoffending since he'd not have access to new classified info. No real flight risk ((1) because he's too much of a narcissist, (2) because he's easily tracked).