No punishment, sounds like the judge is doing a de facto acquittal, not a sentencing.
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The corrupt judicial system at it again
But like, why no jail? Literally set, convicted, and clearly trying to avoid.
Rhetorical-ish because he's big P president, but goddamn if this isn't supposed to be the moment where we say maybe presidents should be jailed when they crime it up.
I guess they don't want to bait the Supreme Court.
Why is this in Economy?
Trump’s spokesman Steven Cheung in a statement said. “.... There should be no sentencing, and President Trump will continue fighting against these hoaxes until they are all dead.”
What a gimp
He's too powerful to be put in jail. Plain and simple
He sure wasn't for the past four years.