One of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Todd Blanche, believes that any sentence given to former President Donald Trump following Thursday’s verdict could result in prison, The Associated Press reported Saturday.
Branche said he expected the sentence could be “controversial” because of the high-profile and widely publicized case, and that the president’s defense team would likely argue for a prison sentence, which he said was a possibility. Said According to the Associated Press, Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. (Related article: Trump’s sentence shouldn’t involve prison time, but with this judge, anything is possible)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the room after addressing members of the media following the verdict in his hush money trial, at Trump Tower in New York City, May 31, 2024. Photo by Getty, Spencer Pratt/Staff
“On the one hand, sending a 77-year-old to prison for a case like this is extraordinary. A first-time offender who has also served as president of the United States is almost unheard of,” Blanche told The Associated Press. “So I think the sentence will be very controversial, and of course we will be vigorously fighting for a non-custodial sentence.”
The felony charges that Trump was convicted of carry a potential sentence of imprisonment, probation or a fine, according to the Associated Press. The former president has vowed to appeal.
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“I was struck by how he took the verdict,” Blanche told The Associated Press about Trump. “He just stood there and took it, and I think it was with the gravitas that that moment deserved. I’m so proud to have been sitting next to him as it was happening.”
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 30: Former US President Donald Trump leaves court after being found guilty on all 34 charges during his hush money trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Justin Lane Pool/Getty Images)
The case has been controversial due to allegations that it was motivated by political considerations: It was brought in a heavily Democratic district of Manhattan by Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who campaigned on prosecuting Trump.
“I believe in the justice system and I continue to believe in it, and I don’t think this one case is going to change anybody’s perspective,” Blanche told The Associated Press, “But if you’re Donald J. Trump and you receive a four-count indictment … do you think you don’t believe there was fraud? OK.”
Blanche did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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