After another federal indictment, another set of federal sentencing issues for former Prez Trump
It is barely 48 hours since former Prez Donald Trump was formally indicted on four new federal charges and only a few hours since his “not guilty” plea. But, as revealed by the pieces below, there has still been plenty of time for various outlets to start talking up some sentencing issues:
From the AP, “The judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters“
From Newsweek, “Donald Trump Conviction Could Be ‘Death Sentence’“
From Politico, “641 years behind bars? No, but Trump’s risk of prison is real.“
From Set for Sentencing, “The 3rd Trump Indictment (Sentencing Guidelines): Everything Nowhere All at Once“
From the Washington Post, “Is Trump going to jail? Here’s how much prison time he could face.“
For all sorts of reasons, I am quite disinclined to get too focused on potential guideline ranges given that the sentencing of an elderly former president raises so many unique and significant 3553(a) sentencing issues. And, of course, we are a long way from any convictions, let alone sentencings. But, as always, folks are more than welcome to provide sentencing takes (or other takes) in the comments.
Some prior related post:
- Is it too early to try to calculate former Prez Trump’s possible federal sentencing guideline range?
- Notable general and specific accountings of former Prez Trump’s federal sentencing prospects
- Noticing one count in the latest federal indictment of former Prez Donald Trump could carry the death penalty