I am a liberal centrist and love this podcast. But I beg to differ on President Trump's sentence on the false business records conviction. As a 40-year lawyer who reveres the rule of law, I do not agree that Trump should not receive a jail sentence. Only jail will send a deterrent message to Trump and his followers that falsifying record…
I am a liberal centrist and love this podcast. But I beg to differ on President Trump's sentence on the false business records conviction. As a 40-year lawyer who reveres the rule of law, I do not agree that Trump should not receive a jail sentence. Only jail will send a deterrent message to Trump and his followers that falsifying records is wrong, contemptuous conduct is not trivial, and that he is not above the law.
Sixty days in jail, suspended while on appeal so he can campaign, seems reasonable to me in light of his disrespect for the rule of law, criminal law, and the judicial system.
I really disagree with Beg to Differ commentators who worry about the impact of a jail sentence on the mob. Frankly, I think the mob's sentiments are irrelevant to the rule of law, and that by bowing to them we would be enabling them. Trump needs to take personal responsibility for his criminality and the mob needs to accept the rule of law-- or be jailed for their lawless as on January 6. I don't see how we can bend to the mob without enabling them. Their delusions are not to be respected by civilized society, in my opinion.
I am a liberal centrist and love this podcast. But I beg to differ on President Trump's sentence on the false business records conviction. As a 40-year lawyer who reveres the rule of law, I do not agree that Trump should not receive a jail sentence. Only jail will send a deterrent message to Trump and his followers that falsifying records is wrong, contemptuous conduct is not trivial, and that he is not above the law.
Sixty days in jail, suspended while on appeal so he can campaign, seems reasonable to me in light of his disrespect for the rule of law, criminal law, and the judicial system.
I really disagree with Beg to Differ commentators who worry about the impact of a jail sentence on the mob. Frankly, I think the mob's sentiments are irrelevant to the rule of law, and that by bowing to them we would be enabling them. Trump needs to take personal responsibility for his criminality and the mob needs to accept the rule of law-- or be jailed for their lawless as on January 6. I don't see how we can bend to the mob without enabling them. Their delusions are not to be respected by civilized society, in my opinion.