It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and MS NBC analyst Glenn Kirchner. For the first time a judge will be deciding whether a former president should be

put behind bars for his felony convictions. But Donald Trump has a bad habit of

denying everything and that may harm him when he's being sentenced. Here's

Glenn to explain. So friends on July 11th Donald Trump will be sentenced for his

crimes. 34 felony convictions. Now I handled a lot of sentencing hearings in my 30 years as a prosecutor and you know what

judges look for most in a defendant come sentencing time?

Acceptance of responsibility.

You think Donald Trump is going to accept responsibility

for his crimes when pigs fly? Let's have a look at some of the new reporting.

This from Eric Tucker of the Associated Press headline,

How Trumps Deny Everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing.

And that article begins,

Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week.

He's claimed the case was rigged.

Incorrectly, linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution,

called the star witness against him a sleaze bag and said the judge was a

devil and highly conflicted. What he hasn't done is utter any variation of the words that might benefit him most come

sentencing time next month. I'm sorry. It's a truism of the criminal justice system that defendants hoping for lenient treatment at their sentencing are expected to take responsibility for their actions, even express remorse. But that flies in the face of Trump's

longtime refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing, a tone that he often strikes to portray strength and present himself as a fighter under

ceaseless attack.

While the strategy may resonate with his most loyal political supporters, it failed during his New York

criminal trial and could complicate his legal team's efforts to avoid a tough sentence.

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