2024 US Presidential Election

[ShinyCrystals]

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

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.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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.

Of course he would. He profiteered while President, so there’s no reason to think he wouldn’t do it again.

Boru

[ShinyCrystals]

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

Yep. I know he did the profiteering thing as president in his last term as you said, so no surprise there.

[Nanny]

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.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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.

It’s unclear whether a President can self-pardon, but with this Court, one never knows.

Anyway, the stuff in New York is a state crime. Presidential pardons only apply to federal offenses.

Boru

[Silver]

I pardon myself all the time.

[Angrboda]

Beg pardon?

[Silver]

Beg pardon?

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

[Angrboda]

Beg pardon?

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

[The Grand Nudger]

A quick temp reading of the magasphere.

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