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welcome to prime time weekend. i am nicolle wallace. lets get right to the weeks top stories. the extraordinary moment when donald trump went from four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse to defamation to suddenly in an instance in -- liable for sexual abuse and defamation. it is the start of a long legal odyssey for donald trump. the republican party has followed him willingly down the rabbit hole toward autocracy. the country now has to grapple with it as well. having...

all right, everyone, its 4:00 in new york. the extraordinary moment when donald trump went from disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse and defamation to suddenly, in an instance, disgraced, convicted, twice-impeached, four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse and defamation. its just the beginning of the beginning, the start of a long legal odyssey for donald trump. and because the republican party has followed him willingly ...

The person not able to vote for himself. obviously it depends on what judge merchan does when he sentences him. it is up to the judge to decide. >> many countries will not prevent him to travel to them. >> hes going to submit to a report. there will be a presentence report. that person is going to ask him everything about himself. he is going to have to answer all sorts of questions about his finances and his background. >> what is the purpose of that? >> the judge gets a report. it gives a reco...

Sentencing Law and Policy Federal Sentencing Reporter issue considers "After Trump: The Future of the President’s Pardon Power" It strikes me as a great bit of great timing, as we head into a weekend celebrating our great nations declaration of independence from a monarchy, that the new issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter focused on the pardon power in the US Constitution is just now available online.  It is often said that the presidential pardon authority in Article II section 2 of t...

Another effective (but still incomplete) look at possible sentencing outcomes for those prosecuted for Capitol riot This new AP article, headlined "Charged in Jan. 6 riot? Yes, but prison may be another story," reviews potental sentencing outcomes for their role in the January 6 Capitol riot.  Here are some excerpts, to be followed by a bit of contextual commentary: More than 400 people have been charged with federal crimes in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.  But prison time may be another...

"A Reintegration Agenda for the 117th Congress: Criminal Record Relief, Federal Benefits, & Employment" The title of this post is the title of this notable new short report from the Collateral Consequences Resource Center.  This blog posting at CCRC, titled "Second Chance Month: A Federal Reintegration Agenda" provides some background on the report.  Here is the reports introduction: The new Congress has an opportunity to make significant bipartisan progress on criminal justice reform, includ...