Former President Donald Trump might have to do some tasks after he is convicted. He could end up being forced to pick up trash from the street, clean graffiti or carry out other menial tasks if he’s hit with community service as part of his sentencing for his felony conviction, experts explained via NY Post.
Trump is set to be sentenced on July 11 by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan after making history Thursday as the first US president to be convicted of a crime. It has been noted that the presumptive GOP presidential nominee was found guilty by a jury of 34 counts of falsifying business records for concealing hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
Here are the possible sentences Trump faces, and how his likely appeal of the verdict might play out. It is noted that the real estate tycoon faces a possible maximum of four years imprisonment for each of the 34 counts against him. It seems that if he were to be sentenced to less than a year behind bars, he’d be sent to jail, not prison.
Given that Trump was found guilty of non-violent crimes and has never been convicted before, legal experts said he’s unlikely to get hard time, and is more likely to receive probation or a conditional discharge.
“Trump can get a prison sentence, probation, or even a jail sentence if he receives a year or less,” criminal defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman told The Post. “He could also receive community service as part of a probationary sentence, including picking up trash on the side of the road.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday has denied to say what punishment his office would seek. Trump’s lawyers must file their sentencing recommendation to Merchan by June 13, and will undoubtedly seek a no-jail term. Bragg’s office must file its recommendation by June 27.
However, before then, Trump will have to meet with the probation department to go over topics like his history and his thoughts about the case, so the agency can prepare a report for the judge to use at the sentencing.
“I don’t expect a prison [or] jail sentence but anything is possible from this judge and this district attorney,” Lichtman said.
