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[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Watch how far above the law he is when it’s time to be sentenced. While it’s good that he was found guilty- he’s going to show how broken the system is when it comes to holding people like him accountable.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 27 points 5 months ago (3 children)
  1. Trump's crimes will never be investigated
  2. Trump's crimes will never be referred to a grand jury
  3. Trump will never be indicted by a grand jury
  4. Trump will never go to trial
  5. The judge will throw the case out
  6. The jury will not return a verdict / hung jury
  7. Trump will not be convicted on all counts
  8. Trump will not be sentenced <--- You are here
  9. Trump will not be punished (jail / house arrest)
  10. Trump will appeal and overturn the verdict
  11. Trump is too old and frail to serve his sentence
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You left out "the prosecution will intentionally spoil their case" or something like it but I think you got all the big ones. I'm sure we could brainstorm up a few dozen more ways they could ruin the case intentionally along the way so as to prevent justice, but I'm tired and I don't want to give the other side any hints

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago

I think this is the most likely outcome. Its all theater and there is some legal poison pill that the defense gets use last minute

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago
[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

But IF he loses the election, he's gonna be sent to the nether realm. No one will protect him, he'll spend the rest of his life in courts or behind bars.