So, how long after the sentence will Trump wait before he pardons Stone?

[Jersey Devil]

I say Stone does not even spend one night in jail.

[dalton99a]

1. Trump will make an announcement to "Cancel" the judge's decision this afternoon

Stone won't miss dinner at his favorite restaurant

[Jersey Devil]

2. That's my bet too

The only question is whether he throws in Flynn, Manafort et als at the same time or waits for another day to pardon them.

[rzemanfl]

5. The words et al mean "and others"-already plural.

[Jersey Devil]

7. yes, I know that - 4 yrs of Latin in high school

Anyone charged will be pardoned

Civile, dedigo,
fortibus in ero,
vadis in dem,
causan dux

[Buckeyeblue]

8. If he does Stone he might as well do them all.

This could be a tipping point. Trump is in an overly defiant mood lately. He is close to being out of control. It's going to be a long 11 months...

[monmouth4]

3. I was going to say after the election but you make a good point. I dunno..n/t

[Jersey Devil]

4. Don't think he will wait for the election. He will get it out of the way now

By the election is will be forgotten.

[rzemanfl]

6. Real soon I think. n/t

[greymattermom]

9. So if Trump pardons Stone,

what happens to his motion for a new trial?

[Jersey Devil]

10. It is moot

A pardon essentially means the trial never happened and the charges were never made as though they have magically disappeared.

[Thomas Hurt]

17. If Stone accepts the pardon, he is admitting he did something that warranted a pardon.

[Jersey Devil]

22. I disagree. That is based on a very old case

A pardon means, imo, that an offense is void ab initio, as though it never happened. There is no requirement that a person pardoned do anything to accept it or admit anything. Once pardoned, the offense is gone, poof.

[Sneederbunk]

11. An ordinary person would be taken into custody immediately.

[handmade34]

12. the judge has already

said he won't go to jail at this time... pending new trial

[Jersey Devil]

13. If that is the case Trump may wait until the motion is decided

I thought the judge had already ruled on it. But I still maintain Trump will not let Stone go to jail even for 15 minutes

[COLGATE4]

14. The real problem is that the judge will probably not

execute the sentence immediately. She will in all probability suspend execution pending the inevitable appeal, which in practical terms means Stone will sleep in his own bed tonight (and every night thereaftre until Dumpy pardons him). Net resultL Stone does zero days in jail.

[Jersey Devil]

16. I think Trump will do it now even if the sentence isn't enforced now

He is feeling his oats after the impeachment and will think it will be forgotten by November.

[COLGATE4]

19. You may very well be right. There's really no way of oredicting

how far this unhinged POS will go.

[NCjack]

15. After the election. If pardoned, Stone can be compelled to testify

against Trump and his gang. If he lies in his testimony, his pardon could be invalidated and he could be forced to complete his sentence in prison.

Trump feels strong pressure to win reelection to run out the clock on his various crimes. So, I think that Stone will be required to "suck it up" and wear a number until the day after the election.

[Jersey Devil]

20. He could be charged with perjury but his pardon can never be invalidated

There is no provision for the appeal or oversight of Presidential pardons in the Constitution.

[ooky]

18. Manafort must wonder why he is still rotting in prison. nt

[Jersey Devil]

23. Agree if he pardons Stone he will have to pardon Manafort

Trump probably told Manafort to wait for the election.

[Buns_of_Fire]

21. The question might be how long will it take Dear Leader

to have a new pResidential Medal of Honor minted to award to poor little Roger for all the unfairness he has endured.