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Trump has been sentenced with unconditional discharge in the NYC hush money case.
Which means nothing.
Nada.
No fines, no jail time, no punishment ... just a sentence so Trump can officially be called a convicted felon.
Merchan's explanation:
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JUDGE MERCHAN: "Ordinary citizens do not receive those legal protections. It is the office of the president that bestows those to the office holder. It is the citizenry of this nation that recently decided that you should once again receive the benefits of those protections." - CNN
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What a joke. All of it.
How much time and money did they waste on this?
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Trump can now fully appeal the New York hush money criminal case after today's sentencing.
I think he has a good chance at overturning it.
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Ultimately this was originally about keeping Trump out of the Oval Office but when that failed they went for what they likely considered the next best thing, being able to call Trump a convicted felon. The fact Merchan sentenced him with basically nothing PROVES just that. He can babble about legal protections for the president but ultimately we all know President Trump was politically targeted.
Don't care. Glad to have voted for the felon.
PROUD EVEN.
And now the countdown to his appeal can begin.
