I’m not American and also not a lawyer. Do the types of charges trump was found guilty of have any jail time associated with them. Normally there is a min- max.

  • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee
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    There wasn’t with Andrew Cuomo, and he was said to have done the whole Stormy Daniels thing with eleven different women. And Andrew Cuomo was a state governor, not the president. Imagine, then, a former president and upcoming presidential candidate like Donald Trump being locked away over a single woman. Sure, it was enough to impeach Bill Clinton when he did it with Monica Lewinsky, even without extra charges (though he was accused of corruption at various times), but if Donald Trump goes to jail or prison for it, it would, to me at least, cement the idea we live in a de facto one party system, since so many other people have walked away having been said to have done worse than those two people, including Andrew Cuomo.

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      3 months ago

      Andrew Cuomo has not been convicted of a crime, so he cannot be sentenced to prison.

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        3 months ago

        One could say that’s a part of my point. He did the whole Stormy Daniels thing eleven times, you’d think he would be convicted, either of that or of monetary abuse and/or setting up policies that killed the elderly en masse during covid.

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        He was the governor of New York State, the son of a previous governor, Mario Cuomo (sadly people didn’t feel any letsa-go with him either). When the son was impeached, his vice governor took over, which sounds like an aspect of the government I hope changes. That’s like switching you out with a proxy. There’s a reason secessionism felt highest with him in office.

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      Would the fact he was disrespectful to the court (falling to sleep, badmouthing people on social media), shows no remorse (still claiming to be innocent despite overwhelming evidence against and a unanimous jury) and the fact there’re 34 charges against him (all unanimously guilty) not factor heavily into his sentencing. Also the reasoning behind what he did, to trick his way into the highest political position in America.