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[christopherlipowski]

Justice is no longer available in America.

[markk]

The hush money sentencing was a last ditch effort to embarrass. Unsure what it achieved other than to make courts look bad

[Shining]

There's justice ⚖️ and then there's rich people's justice 💰⚖️

[valentincruz]

WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY FOR NOTHING.. THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ABUSE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY RIGHT???

[TimeSkipChapters]

⏱️ Timestamps by TimeSkip ⏱️
00:00:00 - Breaking News: Trump Sentencing
00:04:45 - Details of the Sentencing
00:06:58 - Trump's Reaction to Sentencing
00:08:50 - Trump's Appeal Options
00:11:00 - Political Context of the Case
00:13:16 - Judge's Unusual Decision
00:18:32 - Trump's Political Strategy
00:20:01 - Trump's Legal Issues Overview
00:21:41 - Attorney General's Report Expectations
00:23:00 - Impact of Gag Order on Sentencing
00:25:02 - Trump's Reaction on Social Media
00:36:24 - Judge's Remarks on Trump's Conduct
00:38:44 - Threats Against Prosecutors and Judges
00:40:06 - Impact of Social Media on Justice
00:41:28 - Court's Inclination on Sentencing
00:43:31 - Defense's Disagreement with Prosecution
00:45:50 - Public Opinion on Prosecution
00:49:01 - Trump's Perspective on Legal Fees
00:50:22 - Claims of Political Witch Hunt
00:54:03 - Court's Unique Sentencing Circumstances
00:57:41 - Legal Protections for the Presidency
01:00:10 - Court's Ruling on Presidential Immunity
01:01:40 - Sentencing Overview for Trump
01:04:40 - Implications of Trump's Conviction
01:06:00 - Final Thoughts on the Sentencing

[garyleetillman]

34 charges and convicted , No fine, No jail time and he even didn't have to appear in court wow! And 10 days President ruling as a Law and Order President amazing

[LLQ]

We normal citizens would go to jail for an unpaid-long standing parking ticket, think about that!

[joelapplebee]

If that was anyone else in America ud be slapped with years behind bars - unfair judicial system corruption at the highest level

[anitahatcher]

He's slipped by accountability again, we average people get more punishment by crossing the street wrong.

[Memememe-isyn]

No crime, no punishment. ALL PROPAGANDA.

[joegehlert]

In other words theres a new standard for the special people.

[nmarks]

So if Trump had been found guilty of every charge in every indictment AND they had all gone to sentencing today, would he have been given unconditional discharges in all of them, and not served a day in prison nor been fined a nickel for any of them?

[GLN]

We the People are pleased that HE was held accountable and do continue to hope more accountability will come. HE is not above the law. Stop whining!

[jcthieman]

Can he even go to Canada now? I know many countries have rules about felons visiting.

[pittsky]

This bogus conviction will be gone after appeal. Mark my words.

[davidjones]

I would have sentenced him to 11 days in prison. He could give his inauguration speech from his prison cell

[valentincruz]

LAW IS WEAK. AND LAW IS NOT EQUAL UNDER LAW.

[Wizardof]

I will spell it out for you:
-POLICE INFORMANT, high level.
-Undercover agent of some kind working on something.
-Actual member of FSB and touching him Putin does "something".
-Undercover FBI/CIA they won't touch him.
-So untouchable, "you and what army" type deal.

[larrywinner]

Thê judge ís extremely smart, by imposing no penalty, Trump will face difficulty when he tries to appeal the convict sentence to supreme court as the sentence bears no harm to Trump. Justice has prevailed although Trump is not jailed.

[EllenT-rb]

This means that you can do anything you want and no rules apply to you