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Felons go to jail.
Poor people go to jail. Rich felons only go to jail when their victims are richer.
Luckily for America, Trump has less money than ever!
Depends on the crime. But for the most part, yes.
Despite 34 guilty verdicts, they're all the same trial so he's a "first offender".
A normal person would get probation for first time class e felony in NY.
He could get 1-4 years, and it would be justified.
But it's very very unlikely. And even if he does get sentenced, he ain't reporting to jail anytime soon.
Steve Bannon got 4 months over two years ago...
Still hasn't started serving it yet.
They're gonna be a lot more hesitant to send trump to jail, and he has a lot more money for lawyers to stall.
Even with his shitty lawyers, you don't need to be good to stall, and that's always been his legal strategy. To just kick the can down the road.
The very last stall tactic is going to be "I'm too old and ill now, I can't go to jail". In all likelihood, he'd keep stalling till he's dead.
Michael Cohen got 3 years for his part in the scheme.
Cohen took a deal...
That deal included prison...
When you take a deal, you can't really stall as efficiently. Both sides sit down and come to an agreement about how things will happen.
Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts including campaign-finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud. It were more serious allegations.