In the wake of the consequential ruling that saw former President Trump convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, CNN’s tone was mostly sober as they went through the play-by-play of what happened in the courtroom and what procedures needed and were to unfold in the coming days, weeks, and months. However, legal analyst Karen Friedman Agnifilo had a pretty major concern: that Trump would get special treatment and not be imprisoned.
She explained that Trump would have to “report to probation” so they could put together a “pre-sentencing report where they take certain information.” Included in that “certain information” was “whether or not he expresses remorse” for his crimes because Judge Juan Merchan factors that into his consideration for sentencing.
According to her, anyone else not named “Trump” would…
