Trump Could Go to Jail Next Month, John Yoo Says: ‘October Surprise’ in September

Law professor and former Bush administration official John Yoo said former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could go to jail as soon as next month on Fox News Thursday.

Anchor Bill Hemmer raised the topic on America’s Newsroom , calling it “the story nobody’s talking about and “the October surprise that’ll hit in September.”

“Five weeks from yesterday, Judge [Juan] Merchan will sentence Donald Trump. Okay, now he’s been asked yet again to step aside, He refuses to do that. How do you see this playing? What does the judge do? What is the impact the day after?” Hemmer asked Yoo.

“Bill, it’s excellent you noticed how the calendar is working this way. Judge Merchan has ruled against Donald Trump every opportunity he’s had,” replied Yoo . “He could have exercised his discretion here to change the sentencing date. But instead, he actually moved it closer to the beginning of absentee voting in my home state of Pennsylvania.”

“This really, could you imagine what would happen if Judge Merchan sentenced Donald Trump to jail time, even though he’s a first time nonviolent offender?” he continued. “What if Judge Merchan even went crazier and said, Donald Trump doesn’t even get to stay out of jail while his case is on appeal? He has the power to actually order Donald Trump sent to jail immediately, although I expect he wouldn’t.”

“But this judge has used the discretion every time to try to force this trial in a political direction that will have an effect on the election,” concluded Yoo.

Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsification of business records in Manhattan earlier this year. The case against him was highly controversial, with critics arguing that it was politically motivated and the least compelling of the four criminal cases against the former president.

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