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Trump sentenced to unconditional discharge what do you think?

What does that mean and how does that make you feel?
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M Best Comment
We wish to applaud the judge, and those new york prosecutors, in doing a bang-up job converting an alleged misdameanor, out of the statute of limitations, into 34 felonies, and the vigerious prosecution of the case, thereby materially contributing to re-election of President Donald Trump.

MasterLee · 56-60, M
@BigGuy2 yeah nobody intentionally elects a cripple.
BigGuy2 · 31-35, M
@MasterLee ... i know, ANOTHER astute point ... any Leader of any Country, i think they're deemed as the best of that country {#1 citizen} ... and the Hypocrats chose 'Sleepy' ... speaks volumes about the LibTURDS 💩💩💩 ... but what other reason could it be, a Puppet without the strings
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JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
It means if you are rich, you are above the law.
CestManan · 46-50, F
@JimboSaturn I imagine Martha's "prison" was probably not like the place most people end up.
Probably something like they have in Norway, where it is like a lower class resort (which is STILL pretty nice)
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
@CestManan Yes, but it was still prison.
CestManan · 46-50, F
@JimboSaturn Only in name.

I mean i have not seen it but I am going to imagine it is probably not some steel and concrete jungle where she had to deal with Big Bertha as a cell mate.
Northwest · M
It means the judge is concerned about his own life and family's.

Bottom line: Trump is the first convicted felon to occupy the office of the Presidency.
CestManan · 46-50, F
@Northwest
Bottom line: Trump is the first convicted felon to occupy the office of the Presidency.

Well now THAT is an accomplishment.

But yeah, what about all that talk we always heard about not being able to get a good job if we have a felony or maybe even misdemeanor? So much for that.
Northwest · M
@CestManan
Well now THAT is an accomplishment.

It's also a national embarrassment.
CestManan · 46-50, F
@Northwest I did not mean it in a good way.

I mean if a man of honor overcame some obstacles to become president, that would be a proud situation but yeah, trump ending up in office is kind of a disgrace to what America is SUPPOSE to stand for.
Nimbus · M
Justice prevails.
smiler2012 · 61-69
@Nimbus 🤔you and ned get unconditional discharge of bouts of verbal diahorrea when you take the mickey out of scousers and liverpool footbasll club lol 😆😆😆
Nimbus · M
@Nimbus Thanks for BC 👍
Nimbus · M
MasterLee · 56-60, M
In was pointless. So exercise this was an exercise of virtue signalling. It punctuated the end as a clear nothingburger.

He wasn't guilty of anything, but we hate you for being a non democrat, so here you go.

Tell the jury just think of it as a thought crime.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
I feel good. Recognizing he's going to be president and no one was murdered, the Judge made the right call. Sure, there is the desire to have seen him in jail, but for a case like this one, even if he lost the election, he still wouldn't have gone to jail since this was his first (recorded) offence. So, justice has been served even though his detractors would like to see him hung.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@anythingoes477 You basically just told me what I already had told you. You claimed the Supreme would not intervene because it's a state trial. But, by voting on the appeal, they did intervene. If the voting had gone in favour of the felon, then sentencing would not have been able to advance.
@MarkPaul Wow..........mental block???????? Voting NOT to intervene.........is intervening to you??????????
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They are meaningless. It gives the libs a chance to temporarily rejoice in calling Trump a convicted felon until this thing gets overturned on appeal...which it will.

What hasn't dawned on the left is that the lawfare waged against Trump helped him get reelected.

Therealsteve · 31-35, M
@BizSuitStacy "hasn't dawned on the left". The left isn't one single entity.
@Therealsteve I understand, but for TDS related matters, they tend to operate that way.
Therealsteve · 31-35, M
@BizSuitStacy I admit that. They have the mentality of "I have to say whatever is the appointed thing to say on this topic is by my side, regardless of what I actually think and no matter what contradicting evidence may say" and it does give them this borg like, cult like feel. It is more understandable to say "the left". I've travelled to the middle east, eastern Europe and I'm a Brit and I've learned that "the far right" is actually just "normal" in the most of the world. Yet these cultists are trying to make out that everyone not them is some sort of fringe extremist.
JSul3 · 70-79
@oldguy73 Orange Felon Forever!
oldguy73 · 70-79, M
JSul3 · 70-79
@oldguy73 Yes you are, Donnie Felon.....and nothing you can do will erase FELON from your name.
Adrift · 61-69, F
A complete circus clown act and a waste to taxpayers dollars.
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
It is a travesty, a spit in the eye of justice. We can no longer even claim to be a nation of law. The United States is defunct as a democracy.
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Sidewinder · 36-40, M
@DunningKruger "Spit in the eyes of Justice?" An ironic turn of phrase, considering Justice is blind.

eli1601 · 70-79, M
It means Trump won. The left did not get out of all the lawfare they put the country through what they hoped, which was Trump in jail.
DrWatson · 70-79, M
The judge imposed no penalties, due to the "extraordinary" immunity of the presidency. But the conviction stands

I will always regard him as a convicted felon

His supporters will always regard this as political persecution.

The country remains divided, with sharply different visions as to what "makes America great ". In that sense, this sentence means nothing
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
@DrWatson To Ayatollah Khomeini, America is already great...

"THE GREAT SATAN!" (his words, not mine)
graphite · 61-69, M
Democrats were taught a lesson by voters, for using the "justice system" to try to destroy political rivals. Democrats just are in awe of the behavior of the Soviet Union. “Show me the man and I'll show you the crime” - Lavrenty Beria, head of Josef Stalin's secret police.
It only means he cannot be jailed.............as president. Its a slap on the hand because that is all that can be done. A president has Secret Service protection for life so he cannot ever be put in prison populations. He'd be dead in 15 minutes. 34 felony convictions SHOULD involve jail time.............in this case he cannot be jailed and as president he cannot be punished as we would be...........so this leaves the felony convictions on his record and past that........he skates.
I believe if Marchand really felt he had a case he would have jailed Trump. This matter is far from over.
@soar2newhighs So why is it only bad when Democrats do that?
How come you like when Republicans are corrupt, but not Democrats?
@BohemianBabe Both political parties are corrupt in nature and lawfare is exercised by the party in power, especially against political opponents.
@soar2newhighs But you like when Republicans are corrupt. How come?
Do you just not care about corruption?
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
Its the only sentence the judge could impose on the about to be President that he couldnt appeal.. So he cant claim he isnt a completely convicted felon. (Even though he will)😷
Confined · 56-60, M
There is now an appeal in process. It will drag on during his time in the white house. Of course this all causes a constituional crisis.
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
I didn't expect anything else .
I don't feel much about it to be honest.
Nothing in American politics really surprises me anymore.
Bumbles · 51-55, M
I think the 5-4 vote was a dark cloud. I think he will appeal and the case overturned.
I just hope Trump stops discharging in children.
Theyitis · 36-40, M
Idk what unconditional discharge is, but I’m still kinda pissed because if he hadn’t been able to con his cult and some swing voters into electing him president again he would have faced a fine and prison time. That’s what any normal person convicted of that crime would have faced.
CestManan · 46-50, F
Even if he were to be incarcerated, it is kind of jacked that someone can go through their entire life being a bad guy yet enjoying freedom, and never have to face justice until their life is about over anyways.

I guess it is nothing new that rich people elude justice.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
All Pigs are equal, but some Pigs are more equal than others 🐷
Therealsteve · 31-35, M
@SunshineGirl I actually just finished "Animal Farm", two days ago :)
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
@SunshineGirl Of course all pigs are equal in the sense that they defecate in
the same place they consume.
Which Government office did he appoint "The wonderful man" Hannibal Lecter to?

(asking for a friend)
DonaldTrumpet · 70-79, M
ThERez is a LoTz of wimenZ discharGEz ands WimenZ Is treats LikEz PrinCeSsZz evens If dEy BeetchEz
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
Same BS....another day. They have nothing
Bumbles · 51-55, M
Musicman · 61-69, MVIP
I have absolutely no clue. I would like to see all of those phony chargers dismissed.
Arboven ·
@Musicman Here is a link to the actual transcript. I will draw your attention to page 13, which I have reproduced in full here. @Carla

Reasonable Doubt
What does our law mean when it requires proof of guilt
"beyond a reasonable doubt"?

The law uses the term, "proof beyond a reasonable doubt,"
to tell you how convincing the evidence of guilt must be to permit
a verdict of guilty. The law recognizes that, in dealing with human
affairs, there are very few things in this world that we know with
absolute certainty. Therefore, the law does not require the
People to prove a defendant guilty beyond all possible doubt.


Onthe other hand, it is not sufficient to prove that the defendant is
probably guilty. In a criminal case, the proof of guilt must be
stronger than that. It must be beyond a reasonable doubt.


A reasonable doubt is an honest doubt of the defendant's
guilt for which a reason exists based upon the nature and quality
of the evidence. It is an actual doubt, not an imaginary doubt. It
is a doubt that a reasonable person, acting in a matter of this
importance, would be likely to entertain because of the evidence
that was presented or because of the lack of convincing
evidence.


Proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that
leaves you so firmly convinced of the defendant's guilt that you
have no reasonable doubt of the existence of any element of the
crime or of the defendant's identity as the person who committed
the crime.

In determining whether the People have proven the
defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, you should be
guided solely by a full and fair evaluation of the evidence. After
carefully evaluating the evidence, each of you must decide whether
that evidence convinces you beyond a reasonable doubt
of the defendant's guilt.

https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/press/PDFs/People%20v.%20DJT%20Jury%20Instructions%20and%20Charges%20FINAL%205-23-24.pdf

So, in other words, Judge Merchan did not direct the jury to find Trump guilty. Believe it, or don't. But it's the truth.
Carla · 61-69, F
@Arboven nor did he tell them to convict if he was just only contemplating fraud.

Thanks for the transcript.
Carla · 61-69, F
@Musicman a go to response which you refuse to understand is projection.
When shown facts, you people close down.
You never did show me yours...
BigGuy2 · 31-35, M
🤔 ... nutjobs having a MELTDOWN

🤔 ... that's a tough one to answer - NOT
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