• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
    hexagon
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    5 months ago

    Former federal prosecutor: 'Appreciable chance' Donald Trump dies in prison

    A former federal prosecutor says there is an “appreciable chance” former President Trump could be in prison until the end of his life if he loses the 2024 election, remarking on the number and scope of criminal prosecutions against him.

    Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania during the Clinton administration, made the remarks to former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on his podcast Wednesday.

    “If he doesn’t win, he has an appreciable chance of dying in prison,” Litman said. “The whole timeline, the whole crisis point of November goes away. So, if he doesn’t win on [November] the fifth, those cases lie ready to bring.”

    I wonder if Litman actually believes it, sort of believes it, or he doesn't believe it at all and he's saying it to build his brand with the libs. There must be 10,001 Trump-based lib podcasts. It's very hard to get noticed.

  • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    No way he dies in prison.

    If he loses in November... He's going to bounce out to a country that won't extradite him

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      If he loses in November... He's going to bounce

      I think the chance of that happening is zero. A week ago a Hexbear said something like "He'll get two non-consecutive weeks in jail. You'll see." I don't know if that was a wild guess or an informed guess but that sounds about right to me.

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      I found it. Elon_Musk...

      2 non consecutive weeks in jail. Write this down

      https://hexbear.net/comment/4965803

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      I think some tiny amount of jail time is possible. Just a few minutes ago I just hunted for and found this quip by Elon_Musk...

      2 non consecutive weeks in jail. Write this down

      https://hexbear.net/comment/4965803

      I agree. I think it will be very close to that.