Donald Trump sentence: Ex-president could face community service like trash pickup, graffiti cleanup, say experts

Will a former US president be forced to pick up trash from the street, clean graffiti, or carry out other menial tasks? After Donald Trump was found guilty in all 34 felony charges in the hush money trial, this question has been looming large on the US political system. Manhattan Court Justice Juan Merchan will pronounce the quantum of the sentence on July 11. Donald Trump faces a possible maximum of four years imprisonment for each of the 34 counts against him.

Will Donald Trump get probation?

Talking to the 'New York Post', Criminal Defense Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman said that the former president can get a prison sentence, probation, or even a jail sentence if he receives a year or less. He also said that Trump could also receive community service as part of a probationary sentence, including picking up trash on the side of the road.

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New York Law School Professor Anna Cominsky told the 'New York Post' that the business tycoon faces up to five years of probation, which would entail a probation officer checking in with him to make sure he’s meeting whatever conditions the judge lays out. Probation may include not committing another crime, paying a fine by a certain date, or notifying a probation office of his travel plan.

What is community service?

The US judicial system has the provisions of community service, or community restitution. It is a form of punishment intended to benefit the community that has been harmed by an offender's crime. Under this system, judges order offenders to perform community service in addition to or instead of other forms of punishment.

According to the provisions of the judicial system, community service may be ordered as a stand-alone sentence or as a condition of probation for many types of crimes. It may be a required condition of punishment for crimes like looting or damaging property.

FAQs

Will Donald Trump get probation of five years?
Criminal Defense Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman said that the former president can get a prison sentence, probation, or even a jail sentence if he receives a year or less.

What is community service?
The US judicial system has community service provisions or community restitution. It is a punishment intended to benefit the community harmed by an offender's crime.