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Fiendish Thingy

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8. It depends on the charges and venue
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 03:35 PM
Mar 2023

Simpler charges like obstruction, election interference/fraud and even the Espionage Act are more likely to get convictions quickly compared to seditous conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding.

Trials in DC are more likely to convict, GA perhaps less so.

I think it’s possible for verdicts to be reached between 12-18 mos for simpler charges, 18-24 mos for more complex charges.

Now being convicted, and reporting for prison are two different things- I think actual sentencing could be another 3-6 mos after conviction. Whether Trump would be released pending appeal would be up to the judge- I think in DC, he would wait for his appeal in prison. Elsewhere, I’m not sure he would.

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