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Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison (www.rollingstone.com)

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Would he be sent to a “club fed” style prison — or a “bad” one? Would he have Secret Service protection? And what would they make him wear? Those are some of the questions Donald Trump is asking hi…

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump’s attorneys like Alina Habba have amplified that bravado. Habba told Fox News’ Shannon Bream last month that the former president was so confident he would be vindicated that he’s not even preparing for his various trials. “If it was a normal person, honestly Shannon, I could understand the concern,” she said, adding that “You don’t have to prep much when you’ve done nothing wrong.”

Never heard a bigger lie about our justice system.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

? “You don’t have to prep much when you’ve done nothing wrong.”

this is generally how the rich feel and behave. when you can throw lawyers at every problem, youve already been acquitted on multiple felonies because of your fancy lawyers, of course he thinks hes bulletproof.

he doesnt understand that there might be a limit to the corruption he is using to escape justice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, that's the part I was referring to. It obviously requires a huge amount of prep to defend yourself in a criminal case even with lawyers. Most prosecuters aren't in the habit of pursuing cases they don't think they can win.