RE: Is Trump going to Prison?
September 23, 2023 at 7:40 pm
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2023 at 7:43 pm by Bucky Ball.)
(September 17, 2023 at 2:37 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(September 17, 2023 at 1:31 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Well, some, no no! Plenty of people are saying Trump won't go to prison...
Well, at least if he is convicted on at least one charge, Trump can be barred from running for president.
That depends. If the charge is insurrection, sedition, or treason, you are correct. No other crimes carry that ban, to my knowledge.
He doesn't have to be "convicted" of any crime to be banned from the presidency. The amendment says nothing about conviction. If he gave aid and comfort to those planning an insurrection, he can't seek the presidency. It's a matter the SCOTUS will deal with, next year, before the election. I doubt he will spend much time in an actual prison. It would be a nightmare for the Secret Service. But I think a clever judge could (just as one could now, for running his mouth about a judge or Jack Smith) sentence him to a few days or even 24 hours in an actual jail, just for appearances sake. Trump is such an oblivious baby 24 hours in a jail would traumatize him for life.
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