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18 hours ago · Lawrence Douglas, professor of law at Amherst College in Massachusetts, told CBC News Network that even before Trump's election victory, jail time for a first-time felon was probably not in the cards.
1 day ago · U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case on the ground that Attorney General Merrick Garland had no authority to appoint Smith in the first place. Smith has asked an appeals court to ...
Per the outlet, Trump still faces up to four years in jail should the judge continue to keep his conviction or he may receive a lesser sentence of community service or a fine. It is expected that ...
23 hours ago · Should Merchan move ahead with sentencing, Trump could be ordered to serve as much as four years of prison time, but the judge is not required to sentence the president-elect to prison, and he ...
The judge assigned to the case, Trump-appointee Aileen Cannon, dismissed the charges in July, arguing Smith was improperly appointed by the Justice Department to lead the case.
1 day ago · Judge Juan Merchan delayed his sentencing until after the November 5 election but could still hand down jail time to Trump – potentially paving the way for an unprecedented situation where the ...
22 hours ago · Once he's sentenced, experts say further appeals could keep a jail sentence on hold for years — though a jail sentence is highly unlikely, a quartet of former New York judges previously told BI ...
