Donald Trump was sentenced on Friday for his conviction on 34 counts in a New York court. He will not be jailed or fined, but the sentencing makes it official - Donald Trump is a criminal!
Here, from The Guardian, is what Judge Juan Merchan said in sentencing Trump:
“The protections afforded the office of the president are not a mitigating factor. They do not reduce the seriousness of the crime or justify its commission in any way.”
“The protections are, however, a legal mandate which, pursuant to the rule of law, this court must respect and follow. However, despite the extraordinary breadth of those protections, one power they do not provide is the power to erase a jury verdict.”
"It was the citizenry of this nation that recently decided that once again you should have the benefits of those protections which include, among other things, the supremacy clause and presidential immunity. It is through that lens and that reality that this court must determine a lawful sentence."
"This court has determined that the only lawful sentence that permits entry of judgment of conviction, without encroaching on the highest office of the land is unconditional discharge."
"Therefore, at this time, I impose that sentence to cover all 34 counts."
“Sir, I wish you godspeed as you assume your second term in office.”
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