AfterĀ Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in Manhattan on Thursday, his estranged niece has said he should ā€œabsolutelyā€ go to jail.

The former president and presumptive 2024Ā Republican presidential nominee was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment made to adult film actressĀ Stormy Daniels during his 2016 election campaign. Trump, who pleaded not guilty, andĀ his allies have repeatedly called the case a form of election interference and, following the juryā€™s verdict, condemned prosecutors and Judge Juan Merchan.

NowĀ Mary Trumpā€”daughter of Fred Trump Jr.ā€”has weighed in on the situation. She is aĀ frequent criticĀ of the former president and has publicly criticized him over everything from hisĀ potential second termĀ to hisĀ family history.

    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Nor do I. The judge has already stated prior to the conviction that jail is not a required sentence for these crimes. I doubt he wants to start a holy war even though he should.

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        I think that if heā€™d just kept his mouth shut and not violated the gag order so many times, thereā€™d be a 99.9% chance of no prison time. Because he kept attempting to intimidate people and will undoubtedly commit some sort of stochastic terrorism (again) as a result of the 34 guilty verdicts, now Iā€™m not so sure. Were I a betting man, Iā€™d say thatā€™s down to about 50% with the other 50% being still pretty tame, probably 1-6 months imprisonment + probation. Because home confinement would actually be something of a reward for him, Iā€™m really hoping that he doesnā€™t just get house arrest where he can watch TV, tweet, and order KFC all day every day.

        If the judge allows threats of violence to sway his decision, thatā€™s literally letting the terrorists win. Do the right thing. If people act out as a result, so be it. Theyā€™ll get arrested and charged for their crimes next. My realistic expectation is an aggravated temper tantrum, not an assassination conducted with surgical precision. At worst, some gravy seals might shoot a few people, but probably just random civilians because theyā€™re not smart enough to get to anybody specific.