[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Does what he did usually carry a custodial sentence?

I'm not saying that paying a hooker to keep her trap shut using money which wasn't his own and then covering it up isn't serious, but it hardly makes him a danger to the public.

It was done to hide her from the electorate which is federal election interference, and that does carry a custodial sentence. The lawyer that helped him commit the crime served 3 months in prison for the same offence.

[bots]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

It was done to hide her from the electorate which is federal election interference, and that does carry a custodial sentence. The lawyer that helped him commit the crime served 3 months in prison for the same offence.

and he pleaded guilty, so would get off lighter. Also, Cohen didn't threaten everyone associated with the case, including the judge who decides his sentence and his daughter

I've seen some opinions, that he has to stick him in prison, or he highlights that any president can do the same again in the future and expect no consequences. He is basically reinforcing trumps claim to immunity.

So he may get sentenced to a year.

Others are saying that he has lost the plot so much, that the best thing they can do is put him in front of the public as much as they can so he hangs himself with his words.

The simple answer is that they just don't know what to do for the best.

Oh, the other side is that trumps team will immediately put in an appeal so that any prison term would be kicked way into the future, but if trump says something stupid while he is out, he could be recalled immediately to prison pending appeal

It's a crazy time

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

and he pleaded guilty, so would get off lighter. Also, Cohen didn't threaten everyone associated with the case, including the judge who decides his sentence and his daughter

I've seen some opinions, that he has to stick him in prison, or he highlights that any president can do the same again in the future and expect no consequences. He is basically reinforcing trumps claim to immunity.

So he may get sentenced to a year.

Others are saying that he has lost the plot so much, that the best thing they can do is put him in front of the public as much as they can so he hangs himself with his words.

The simple answer is that they just don't know what to do for the best

The other side of that coin, is that Trumps mouth, with the gloves off and nothing to lose in a prison, would be potentially dangerous for the leaking of further classified information. He'd have to almost be in solitary confinement, and even as much as I don't like Trump, that's not how humans have evolved to live and would actually be cruel. Although it is often used as a way to protect prisoners, so I suppose the argument could be that it was being done to protect the secrets of the US.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

The other side of that coin, is that Trumps mouth, with the gloves off and nothing to lose in a prison, would be potentially dangerous for the leaking of further classified information. He'd have to almost be in solitary confinement, and even as much as I don't like Trump, that's not how humans have evolved to live and would actually be cruel. Although it is often used as a way to protect prisoners, so I suppose the argument could be that it was being done to protect the secrets of the US.

In theory, they could have a special little unit full of people with classified information and state secrets, and they can all spill them to each other but none of them ever get to speak to anyone outside the unit again. imagine being a fly on the wall in there...