Inside the Historic Day as Donald Trump Becomes First President to Be Sentenced as a Convicted Felon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Trump then got his turn.
50% : The other, Todd Blanche, was sitting next to Trump in Florida.
47% : The sentence was just a "conditional discharge," carrying to jail time, fine or supervision, but it was enough for DCJS to record Trump as a felon and thereby challenges what his pre-sentencing probation report describes as a belief that he is "above the law."
47% : "In my time on the bench, I've been called upon to grapple with this weighty responsibility for countless defendants who have been found guilty after trial for an assortment of offenses ranging from non-violent, Class E felonies to the most heinous of crimes, including homicides, sex trafficking and child sexual abuse.
45% : Trump got a small but clearly infuriating lesson in non-immunity just before 9:30 am.
32% : Merchan ended by addressing Trump the convicted felon as Trump the president who will be leading the nation the next four years.
27% : And, right up until Thursday evening, it appeared Trump might have been spared being sentenced at all.
26% : Barrett offers some reason to hope that Trump will not end up being above the law.

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