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The Rachel Maddow Show

Supreme Court demolishes foundation of U.S. law to aid Trump in criminal prosecutions

The Rachel Maddow Show

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4.534K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Plus, Trump immediately puts Supreme Court immunity ruling to use in trying to delay sentencing on his New York felonies

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0:00.0

So anything much going on in the news,

0:02.8

enjoying these sleepy summer days

0:04.9

with that much happening?

0:06.0

Ah.

0:09.1

All right, we've got a bunch of stuff to cover tonight.

0:10.9

First, the former president of the United States is

0:14.0

going to be sentenced for 34 felony convictions next week on Thursday. The

0:19.4

prosecutors who brought that case and who prosecuted in court that case against Donald

0:24.8

Trump they were due today to make their sentencing recommendation to the

0:30.9

judge. In a New York state case like this,

0:35.0

it's not the jury that convicted Trump that will decide what his sentence is.

0:39.4

It's the judge who oversaw the case.

0:41.2

It's Judge Juan Mershaun who will sentence

0:43.1

Trump. The maximum sentence under law that Trump could face is four years in

0:47.6

prison. It's very possible, however, that he might not get any prison time

0:52.1

at all or if he does get a

0:53.7

sentence of confinement it's possible it could be home confinement we just don't

0:57.7

know on the one hand what he's been convicted of while it is 34 felonies. It's a nonviolent crime and

1:05.1

also he's a first-time offender. He's never been convicted of anything before.

1:09.6

Those would certainly cut against him getting any significant jail time.

1:15.0

On the other hand, he does have three other major felony criminal cases pending against him at this moment.

1:21.0

He was fined by this judge for multiple violations of the court

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