(DailyAnswer.org) – New York jail officials have met with the Secret Service in preparation of former President Donald Trump’s possible jail sentence following his conviction of all 34 criminal charges in his hush-money trial in Manhattan.
The discussions were announced by a corrections source as the jury deliberated over its decision and the trial reached its closing statements. According to the report, corrections officers would be held accountable for the protection of any Secret Service agents assigned to safeguarding Trump if he ends up in prison. Reporters have suggested that, if Judge Juan Merchan hands him a jail sentence, the former president could end up at the Rikers Island complex, where short sentences can be served and two wings are usually reserved for high-profile inmates.
Trump has already highlighted the extent to which a prison term could only embolden the MAGA movement; following the conviction, he said he would accept a jail sentence but warned that his followers could reach “breaking point” if he is jailed. The presumptive presidential nominee has already acknowledged the possibility that he could face house arrest or a jail term. Trump has long painted himself as a political prisoner and a victim of President Joe Biden’s alleged weaponizing of the justice system.
The former president will receive his sentence on July 11, and his lawyer has already confirmed that the verdict has not dissuaded him from his White House bid. Trump maintained his innocence following the verdict, calling Merchan a “tyrant” and “compromised”. He referred to the trial as disgraceful and claimed that he had been convicted of simply referring to legal expenses as legal expenses in business records, which he was found guilty of falsifying to cover up a payment sent to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Biden has called Trump “reckless” in response to his claims that the trial was “rigged”, adding that the conviction reminded Americans that no-one is above the law. Online commentary has been divided on whether Trump’s campaign and performance in polls will be strengthened by the conviction. Legal experts have predicted that the former president is unlikely to end up in jail over the charges, but the president has already used his argument that he is facing political persecution as a focal point of his campaign. Skeptics have suggested that some supporters may think twice about voting for a convicted felon. Others have suggested, however, that supporters will only be further riled up by the ruling.
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