Jamaicans in US sceptical Trump will face jail time - Jamaica Observer

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Trump, who met with a probation officer last Monday as part of his pre-sentencing hearing, is to be sentenced on July 11, 2024 -- four days before he is to be formally nominated as the Republican Party's candidate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
37% : However, he suggested that if the former president was sentenced to serve time, "it would further cement the notion that there is one law for all in this country".Louis Robertson, who works with the New York City school system, said he has "no doubt that he [Trump] will not be sent to prison.
34% : "While it would be different for anyone else but Donald Trump, the reality of the situation -- which I think could be the motivating factor if he gets no jail time -- is what is likely to happen if he does," she said.
34% : Probation in itself could pose its own complications, especially if Trump is elected to the presidency, as there are guidelines -- such as when and where he can travel -- that he would normally have to adhere to.
28% : He noted that should Trump be sent to prison, the ex-president would have contributed to that decision as he continues to attack the judge who presided over his case and rail against the very justice system which he plans to use to appeal his conviction.
24% : Robinson is among those who feel that a prison term for Trump could result, though it should not, in upheaval in the country.
19% : One prominent member of the Diaspora who did not agree with the guilty verdict of the former president, and who requested anonymity to speak on the issue, expressed confidence that Trump, who is the presumptive Republican nominee to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden in the November 5, 2024 elections, would not face jail time.

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