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Johnny2X2X

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5. Judge is in an impossible situation.

Reply to Zoonart (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 10:31 AM

Feb 2020

No good way to act for them. Do you take the prosecutions first recommendation? Do you take the DOJ’s revised? So where in between? Do you take into account that the President will pardon him if it’s too severe?

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Roger Stone will be sentenced at 10am this morning. [View all] Zoonart Feb 2020 OP

Your poll has big gaps in it. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #1

Just looking at high, middle, and low guidelines as I have seen discussed as possibilities. Zoonart Feb 2020 #2

Where is the original auggestion? SlogginThroughIt Feb 2020 #6

Preponderance of thought is that he will not receive more than 7. Zoonart Feb 2020 #10

I'll say "4 years", followed by Trump's pardon in "4 minutes". bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #3

You could be right. I'll put in a box for* add your own. Zoonart Feb 2020 #4

YEAH, BABY!! I NEED TO PLAY POWERBALL TODAY!! bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #19

Judge is in an impossible situation. Johnny2X2X Feb 2020 #5

The pardon is ready to be signed dalton99a Feb 2020 #7

so go for the max if it makes no difference scarytomcat Feb 2020 #17

So the minute he is pardoned, greymattermom Feb 2020 #8

That's the thing about a pardon...he will Zoonart Feb 2020 #12

Also- Zoonart Feb 2020 #13

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #16

to accept a pardon you have to confess and take responsibility for the crimes scarytomcat Feb 2020 #18

5-7 tavernier Feb 2020 #9

And will be pardoned tomorrow afternoon. Zolorp Feb 2020 #11

7 to 9 years, as recommended by the sentencing guidelines. Greybnk48 Feb 2020 #14

A pardon and then skips the US so he can't be touched. LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #15