Donald Trump Could Face Prison, Probation Or A Slap On The Wrist
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING After being found guilty by a Manhattan jury last week on 34 counts of falsifying business records, former President Donald Trump will soon face the consequences for his crimes. When New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan hands down Trump’s sentence next month, he’ll have the option to put the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on probation, give him community service or even incarcerate him. But because Trump was convicted of Class E felonies — the lowest-tier felony in New York — a more likely sentence may be a simple conditional discharge, Manhattan criminal defense attorney Lance Fletcher told HuffPost. “I would be shocked if they gave him probation because of all the ways it could invite a legal showdown, including the fact that he’d have to ask permission to travel outside of New York,” Fletcher said. Robert Tsigler, another Manhattan criminal defense attorney, told HuffPost he believes a conditional discharge would be the most “straightforward” sentence but that modified probation is also possible.
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