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Donald Trump had higher hope the US justice system has a extra forgiving sentencing philosophy than his personal.

Earlier this week, Trump’s nationwide press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, informed the New York Times that the previous president “believes anyone convicted of a crime should spend time behind bars.”

Leavitt made the comment in response to the re-conviction of Jamie Davidson, whose domestic violence sentence Trump commuted in 2021.

Trump’s own logic would condemn him to jail after he was convicted in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the Stormy Daniels hush-money case. He’ll be sentenced on September 18.

NBC News asked Leavitt about the comment and questioned whether Trump would apply it to his own conviction.

“President Trump believes criminals should spend time behind bars, unlike Kamala Harris, who wants to eliminate cash bail,” she stated.

Trump will doubtless not depend himself as a prison, as he has repeatedly insisted that his conviction and different upcoming trials are political witch hunts, and that he has performed nothing unsuitable.

The former president even tried to have his hush cash case moved to a federal courtroom, however on Tuesday that transfer was denied by a federal decide.

Trump’s attorneys have challenged the choice within the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals.

His marketing campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, issued an announcement saying that his protection crew will “continue to fight to move this hoax into federal court where it should be put out of its misery once and for all.”

US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who dominated towards the transfer, stated Trump’s crew didn’t clear the excessive burden of proof wanted to justify a change of jurisdiction. The decide additionally famous that the case concerned Trump’s “non-public, unofficial acts, exterior the bounds of govt authority,” and thus couldn’t be dismissed primarily based on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling.

Trump’s crew can be making an attempt to persuade Judge Juan Merchan to delay sentencing within the hush-money trial till after the 2024 US presidential election on November 5. He is about to make a ruling on the potential delay on September 16, simply two days earlier than Trump is scheduled to be sentenced.

The former president has additionally pleaded not responsible to expenses he faces in different instances, together with two election interference investigations and the Mar-a-Lago categorized paperwork case.