Another option for Judge Merchan with respect to sentencing: Interim Supervised Probation.

[NanaCat]

7. Sigh

You are literally comparing oranges to apples here. I don't know if you realise this, but sentences vary based on the crimes and jurisdictions. Courts don't sentence people convicted of petty theft in Georgia the way they do those convicted of manslaughter in Michigan, for instance.

So now let's look at why TSF will likely get a lighter sentence than Cohen did. Ready?

TSF was convicted of literally the lowest level of felony in NY state court.

Cohen was convicted of a more serious felony in federal court.

Are you getting it now?

Different crimes/severity of crimes + different jurisdictions = different sentences.

So stop thinking they'll get the same sentence. Because they won't.