How Long Will Trump Go To Jail?

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[LegalEagle]

⚖ Is that more or less jail than you thought?

[ObliqueReference]

Today I learned that federal sentencing laws work like building a character in Dungeons and Dragons.

[MrMartinSchou]

Colour me biased, but I am of the opinion that if a politician is convicted of a crime, they should get HIGHER punishments than normal people, and they should be judged more harshly (same goes for other groups with outsized power, like police, judges, lawyers etc.)

As a politician, you shouldn't get a kid glove treatment. You write laws. If you are incapable of or unwilling to stay within the boundaries of the law, you should get smacked down WAY harder than other people. This reasoning applies to police, lawyers, judges and other similarly empowered individuals.

Society has entrusted you with an outsized amount of power, and abuse of power needs to be curb stomped regardless of how small that abuse it.

[TheGreatAtario]

That he was President should mean he gets *harsher* punishment, not more lenient. The more power you have, the greater a responsibility you have to be careful with it.

[itsaUSBline]

Calling 17-22 years a "long" sentence is a bit strange when you consider mandatory maximums for minor drug offenses.

[moneysins]

Trump is probably one of the most bizarre thing to happen to the legal profession.

[westsidetrucker]

Its amazing how often past Trump calls out present Trump

[lunaangeleclipse]

I honestly don't expect Trump to get any custodial sentence at all. If he does get sent to jail for any amount of time, it would seriously surprise me!

[p.strobus]

A big thank you to Scowl Owl for demonstrating that neither the law nor the sentencing guidelines mean anything in the face of a judge with a willingness to bend reality with a ‘convincing line of argument.’

[silv]

Inscription on SCOTUS building: "Equal justice under law."

Justice system: "It depends."

[marygoround]

I love how Scowl Owl started as a commentator on Legal Eagle's reviews of Top Gun and A Few Good Men and is now a regular guest lawyer! So glad Spencer joined the team!

[benjamindoverr]

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich got 14 years for conspiring to sell a senate seat. Seems like Trump should get a LOT more time than that. (though I'd be happy with 20 years without parole).

[uncleike]

We don't live in a world where men like Donald Trump have to face the consequences of their actions.

[redgreen]

I have absolutely zero faith that he will have to face any meaningful consequences whether he’s convinced or not, honestly

[mcolville]

These sentencing guidelines are SUSPICIOUSLY SIMILAR to trying to calculate XP earned in 3rd edition when you have PCs of different levels in the same party.

[chrisnielsen]

I'm so sorry you had to go through that process, but as someone who isn't a lawyer, this just gave me a fundamentally better understanding of the legal system as a whole. I appreciate you guys putting this one out, you don't get this level of coverage on this kind of stuff very often.

[karenholmes]

Two days after this video was posted, the DOJ announced they are stacking additional charges onto the original charges.

[HBoyle]

With Scowl Owl as an official correspondent I'm very much looking forward to our growing Assembly of Aviary Attorneys

[ChumblesMumbles]

For most people, the likelihood to re-offend for a case like this would be relatively low - once you get busted for stealing classified documents you're not likely to ever get your hands on any again. But for this guy - he's saying he's running for president which would put him right back in this exact same position to do the exact same crime again, so you'd think that the likelihood of re-offending would be considered extremely high.

[JohnSmith-fzih]

It’s hilarious listening to all of this detail and imagining Trumps lawyer trying to explain it to him!