(May 7, 2024 at 1:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(May 7, 2024 at 1:07 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote: So, on the hush money trial Trump has, what will be the punishment should Trump lose? (Which I bet he will) will he have to pay anything?

This is criminal trial, not a civil one. Any money he has to pay will be in the form of fines to the court. He could also face a maximum of four year in prison for each count (there is no mandatory minimum.

So, he could pay nothing and serve no jail time at all, up to a maximum fine of $170 000 and 136 years in prison if convicted on all 34 counts in the indictment.

My guess is that he’ll be hit with the maximum monetary fine, receive no prison sentence, and his business licenses in the state will be suspended. He’s much more likely to be locked up for contempt than for falsifying his business records.

Boru

(May 7, 2024 at 1:38 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote:

(May 7, 2024 at 1:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: This is criminal trial, not a civil one. Any money he has to pay will be in the form of fines to the court. He could also face a maximum of four year in prison for each count (there is no mandatory minimum.

So, he could pay nothing and serve no jail time at all, up to a maximum fine of $170 000 and 136 years in prison if convicted on all 34 counts in the indictment.

My guess is that he’ll be hit with the maximum monetary fine, receive no prison sentence, and his business licenses in the state will be suspended. He’s much more likely to be locked up for contempt than for falsifying his business records.

Boru

Alright, thanks for explaining.

In regards to the maximum fines and fines overall to the court; if he does get fined, especially by that much, he would lose even more money. Even though this is not in the form of millions of dollars or even a million, Trump already does not have that much money.

Now, with that, if he were to win the election somehow, I think he could try to take money out of something government based, or do something related to taxes to try and replenish the money he has, if he wanted to. I might not be right on this, but it is just a thought of mine; plus, I thought he would be the kind of guy to do something like that.

(May 7, 2024 at 1:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(May 7, 2024 at 1:38 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Alright, thanks for explaining.

In regards to the maximum fines and fines overall to the court; if he does get fined, especially by that much, he would lose even more money. Even though this is not in the form of millions of dollars or even a million, Trump already does not have that much money.

Now, with that, if he were to win the election somehow, I think he could try to take money out of something government based, or do something related to taxes to try and replenish the money he has, if he wanted to. I might not be right on this, but it is just a thought of mine; plus, I thought he would be the kind of guy to do something like that.

Of course he would. He profiteered while president in his last term, so there’s no reason to think he wouldn’t do it again.

Boru

(May 7, 2024 at 1:56 pm)Nanny Wrote: More important than any fines or jail time is that Trump will run the appeal scheme all the way to SCOTUS if he fails to win the presidency. He will be a convicted felon in name only until the appeals process runs out or he pardons himself. A pardon is a formal admission of guilt, however.

(May 7, 2024 at 2:57 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Beg pardon?

(May 7, 2024 at 3:00 pm)Foxaèr Wrote:

(May 7, 2024 at 2:57 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Beg pardon?

You can stand back up. I am rarely affected by emotional appeals.