• Chocrates@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Npr reporter said that each count has a maximum of 1 - 4 years in jail but usually served concurrently and the judge apparently already made a comment about jail time is not a guarantee or something. I am betting another useless fine and maybe some probation.

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      7 months ago

      Don’t underestimate the effect of “maybe some probation”. Having to check in with some probation officer on a regular basis (and probably pee in a cup each time, I’m not sure whether NY mandates that) will be super humiliating for him. Plus, I bet that the period on probation will be much longer than any prison sentence, and will extend through the election.

      Plus, in the event he still wins, I doubt NYC really cares. They will keep making him pee in that cup until his probation is over.

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        7 months ago

        Imagine the Biden campaign constantly trying to get interviews with “the Republican candidate’s probation officer”.

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      7 months ago

      I’d bet against your claim. He’s remorseless and antagonizing the judge with so many comments and contempt charges. I’m expecting a Martha Stewart sentence of 5 months (sort of low end of range of jail sentences, so the judge can show he’s being fair), maybe suspended until appeals.