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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump faces a crowded trial calendar. Here's a breakdown of the dates so far
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-indictment-2020-election-08-28-23/index.htmlDonald Trump and his lawyers may be the busiest people in the country next year. The former president faces criminal trials in four different cities Washington, DC, New York, Atlanta and Ft. Pierce, Florida as well as an active campaign schedule.
Here is a breakdown of the current calendar:
October 2, 2023 Scheduled start of New York attorney generals civil trial alleging fraud by Trump and Trump Organization
October 23, 2023 District attorney's proposed start of state criminal trial in Georgia over 2020 election subversion
January 15, 2024 Scheduled start of second defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll
March 4, 2024 Scheduled start of federal criminal trial in 2020 election subversion case
March 25, 2024 Scheduled start of state criminal trial in New York over 2016 hush money scheme
May 20, 2024 Earliest scheduled start of federal criminal trial in Mar-a-Lago documents case
Remember: Most of these trials have been scheduled already, but one has a proposed trial date and its start could still change.
NNadir
(34,812 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(19,159 posts)Perhaps for inmate PO1135809!
And he thought that by running again, it would be hands off. Think again, orange puke!
Jack Smith and Fani Willis are not playing around.
agingdem
(8,541 posts)what's a four times indicted deranged sexual predator to do if he can't take to the links and cheat???...i
Johnny2X2X
(21,874 posts)I think that's almost assured.
sellitman
(11,687 posts)Perhaps we can move the dates to 2026?
Captain Stern
(2,217 posts)chowder66
(9,880 posts)Jarqui
(10,506 posts)Fewer than 1% of federal criminal defendants were acquitted in 2022
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/14/fewer-than-1-of-defendants-in-federal-criminal-cases-were-acquitted-in-2022/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/06/11/only-2-of-federal-criminal-defendants-go-to-trial-and-most-who-do-are-found-guilty/
Roughly 10% of Federal indictments fail to convict.
Roughly, 20% of state indictments fail to convict.
The chances of two Federal and two State indictments failing to convict is around 0.04%
Might be higher with Trump's defen$e team & who Trump is.
Might be lower due to 91 felonies and the quality of indictments & evidence they have.
No mater how one slices it, it is very unlikely Trump will avoid a felony conviction
lastlib
(24,979 posts)I'm LIKING those odds!
Jarqui
(10,506 posts)So about 0.4% chance he doesn't do time (generic rough calculation)
There will be folks crying about a President having to serve time like they did Nixon
So those numbers indicate we're very likely to have that debate. Outcome isn't as certain.
Hopefully, we've learned our lesson from wrongfully pardoning Nixon
calimary
(84,575 posts)sarge43
(29,169 posts)A Christmas present would be fitting.
NowISeetheLight
(3,991 posts)Wait.. Where is the "Executive Time" he had every day. When is he going to watch OAN and Newsmax now?
fierywoman
(8,130 posts)lastlib
(24,979 posts)It's tailor-made for him (unlike his suits...)
But during the trials, he'll just have to do with what the judges allow--which mercifully for us, won't be much. Scared Puppy won't be in control once the rubber meets the road.