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After Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in Manhattan on Thursday, his estranged niece has said he should "absolutely" go to jail.

The former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 election campaign. Trump, who pleaded not guilty, and his allies have repeatedly called the case a form of election interference and, following the jury's verdict, condemned prosecutors and Judge Juan Merchan.

Now Mary Trump—daughter of Fred Trump Jr.—has weighed in on the situation. She is a frequent critic of the former president and has publicly criticized him over everything from his potential second term to his family history.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There are a lot of things that should happen, but we live in a world with a tiered "justice" system.

He's in the untouchable tier where you only ever face consequences for commiting the absolute penultimate major super ultra evil act of messing with rich peoples money. Anything less and he just gets a slap on the wrist and a stern "don't do it again or we'll be disappointed."

Unfortunately the only thing I see coming out of this is MORE funding for his campaign...

[–] Aviandelight 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I genuinely believe that the only reason he's escaped consequences so far is because the rich have money tied up with him somehow.