More Trump conviction speculation: If no prison time, what would a likely punishment be?

[ColinC]

If only fined, is it likely judge Merchan would give him a consequentially large fine? Or would it remain an amount that isn’t even a drop in the bucket for him? Could he fine Trump in an amount that would force him back into bankruptcy? I’m curious if there is a punishment big enough to force Trump into permanently suspending his campaign.

[bullimiami]

1. There is no fine that would mean anything. Only a loss of his freedom matters.

[ColinC]

4. Like a 100 billion or trillion dollar fine... would that still mean nothing?

Any income he receives henceforth would need to be prioritized toward his penalty. And if large enough, no financier would be able to bail him out (as is the case in the E Jean Carroll debacle)

[TwilightZone]

9. A ridiculous fine like that would be tossed on appeal.

As noted below, the max is $5,000 per charge.

[ColinC]

12. :(

One can dream?

[Moostache]

2. Send him up the river, I don't care if its for 24 hours...

Afterward, Congress should amend the protection orders for former presidents to include a requirement to remain a citizen AND voter in legal standing to receive Secret Service protection.

Give him a cellmate from general population once he goes inside for the full sentence on the documents case. Service men and women caught doing 1/100th of what is KNOWN he did are currently rotting in federal prisons. Make room for Donnie Two Scoops...

[unblock]

3. I don't know what is "standard" but I'm gonna make a wild guess:

A big fine and a number of months of house (mar-a-lago) arrest that ends prior to inauguration date.

This avoids a number of practical issues and legal challenges.

My fear then is that Donnie would turn home confinement into a reality show with daily pressers and celebrity appearances, and the media would lap it up. "Gosh, we have to report on this unprecedented situation so we're giving him 80% of the airtime for free"

[electric_blue68]

22. Ick, probably But it might stress him out even more being confined. So use to traveling around.

[Ocelot II]

5. The maximum sentence is 4 years and/or a $5,000 fine.

The judge has the discretion to order some prison time up to four years (and it would be concurrent, not consecutive), or probation or home detention. Considering that TFG has no official criminal history, he probably won't be sent to prison. Even if he's fined as much as possible, 34 x $5,000 ($170,000), that isn't much for Trump. Whatever his adjudicated punishment might be (and he'll appeal anyhow, so nothing will happen before the election), it won't be especially onerous. Anybody who had visions of him cooling his heels in Rikers can just forget about that. The worst of it for him would be the scarlet letter - F for Felon - but that will gnaw at him, and it will sour his mood even more. Maybe it will make him do something especially crazy, stupid and election-affecting.

[ColinC]

7. Thank you!

I was looking for the specific maximum fine as jail is obviously (probably) out of the question.

[ColinC]

10. Question: is it 4 years per count? Could he potentially get a 136 year sentence to house arrest?

[Ocelot II]

13. Hypothetically, but under the circumstances the sentence would be concurrent,

not consecutive. He's not going to prison at all, though. I'd expect a fine and probation and a felony record.

[ColinC]

19. Well assuming he's convicted, it'll be nice to be able to easily label him a crook in the remaining duration of the

Campaign

[bdamomma]

6. Banish him

to Alcatraz????

[wcmagumba]

8. If house arrest is a possibility...

wouldn't he be remanded to trump tower or another location within New York state as the current trial is for state charges?

[Ocelot II]

11. Maybe. But having to spend a summer at Mierda-Loco might be a good penalty, too.

Usually he closes up the place and moves to Bedminster for the summer. Send him to Mierda-Loco and turn off the AC.

[sop]

14. Thousands of hours of supervised community service.

Picking up roadside trash, cleaning out NYC Subway restrooms...something really humiliating.

[electric_blue68]

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[no_hypocrisy]

15. No more golf.

[LiberalFighter]

16. Put a monitor around his neck

[Meadowoak]

18. Or a shock collar.

[snowybirdie]

17. House arrest

With loss of social media access.

[Bayard]

20. No more hair dye or orange makeup

[Brainfodder]

21. 1 year in the big house per charge found guilty of, works for me!

25% of the guideline, so I am letting him off easy!

[ThoughtCriminal]

24. Ban him from playing golf for 20 years

unless monitored for cheating.