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sinkingfeeling

(53,205 posts)
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 11:58 AM Aug 2023

Trump 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.html

Donald 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 general’s 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.
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Trump faces a crowded trial calendar. Here's a breakdown of the dates so far (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 OP
Nice list. Thanks. NNadir Aug 2023 #1
Election Interference? ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2023 #2
What.. no break for golf??? agingdem Aug 2023 #3
Convicted felon by next Summer Johnny2X2X Aug 2023 #4
This is going to really cut into his Tee Time. sellitman Aug 2023 #5
Way busier calendar than he was President. n/t Captain Stern Aug 2023 #6
And everyone knows he'll say "This is why I lost!!" "I'm a victim!!" chowder66 Aug 2023 #7
Calculating the odds Jarqui Aug 2023 #8
That means about a 95 to 98% chance that he does some time. lastlib Aug 2023 #13
it's about 75% that do time Jarqui Aug 2023 #14
Load him up! calimary Aug 2023 #9
Plenty of open days available. sarge43 Aug 2023 #10
Where... NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #11
Ha! Great minds think alike! fierywoman Aug 2023 #12
He can have all the "executive time" he wants in the "Big House" lastlib Aug 2023 #16
K&R. William769 Aug 2023 #15
Kick. Rec. Bookmark. Hekate Aug 2023 #17

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,159 posts)
2. Election Interference?
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 12:03 PM
Aug 2023

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)
3. What.. no break for golf???
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 12:05 PM
Aug 2023

what's a four times indicted deranged sexual predator to do if he can't take to the links and cheat???...i

Jarqui

(10,506 posts)
8. Calculating the odds
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 12:53 PM
Aug 2023

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


Jarqui

(10,506 posts)
14. it's about 75% that do time
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 04:00 PM
Aug 2023

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

NowISeetheLight

(3,991 posts)
11. Where...
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 02:24 PM
Aug 2023

Wait.. Where is the "Executive Time" he had every day. When is he going to watch OAN and Newsmax now?

lastlib

(24,979 posts)
16. He can have all the "executive time" he wants in the "Big House"
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 04:48 PM
Aug 2023

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.

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