Making Sense of the Trump Indictment (with Joyce Vance and Ben Wittes)
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The Interplay Between the Misdemeanors and the Felonies
The question of whether these charges go to the jury as felonies or misdemeanors is largely going to be decided by the judge as a matter of law. Trump won't be able to appeal whatever decisions the judge makes on this issue before a final appeal of convictions. To the extent people think accountability means not only conviction, but also prison time, it's not clear that a conviction on one or more of these felony counts would result in prison sentence.
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