Alan Dershowitz Makes Ominous Prediction On Trump’s Possible Prison Sentence

Convicted on 34 business records violations, former President Trump was originally scheduled for sentencing on July 11. However, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that determined presidents possess partial immunity for actions taken while in office, the sentencing was postponed to September 18. This delay, granted by Judge Juan Merchan, has allowed time for both Trump’s defense team and the office of Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to adjust their strategies.

The case has stirred considerable controversy, not least because of Judge Merchan’s refusal to recuse himself over conflicts of interest, given his daughter Loren Merchan’s professional ties to Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party. On Wednesday, famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz weighed in with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

“It’s so deeply embedded the one rule that we have violated is the most important rule of all, a single standard of justice without regard to who the person is,” Dershowitz explained. “You know, the Bible commands judges do not recognize faces, do not recognize political parties, do not recognize partisanship. By the standards used by Judge Merchan to convict Donald Trump of a non-crime, you called it a novel crime. It’s not a crime at all.”

“My preference would be to have neither of them charged. I want to see the charges against Trump dropped, but it’s not gonna happen,” Dershowitz continued. He predicted a peculiar outcome: “Merchan is gonna sentence him to prison, but he’s not gonna impose the prison sentence. He’s gonna say, ‘I’m sentencing you to prison, you deserve imprisonment for this, but I’m going to suspend the sentence.'”

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The speculative outcome, according to Dershowitz, would allow the judicial system to make a statement while avoiding making Trump a martyr in the eyes of his supporters, potentially galvanizing his base. “But right now, I agree with you, it’s unfixable. So much destruction has been done to it.”

Hannity hinted at the social repercussions for Trump, suggesting that while he might face ostracization in some quarters, such as being rescinded from social invitations, the ultimate impact of this case might be negligible in the long run. “He’ll get all the invitations that were rescinded from you when he goes to Martha’s Vineyard and hangs out in New York City. They’ll be able to say, they’ll get what they want, convicted and sentenced, and then it’ll get overturned and nobody will care because that’ll be after the election.”

Trump’s initial plea for recusal was filed by Trump’s legal team in May 2023. They contended that Justice Merchan’s impartiality could be compromised because of his daughter’s consultancy work, which included support for Joe Biden. In his attempt last month, Trump pointed to new circumstances in his ongoing bid to have Justice Juan Merchan recuse himself from his criminal case.

With Biden no longer seeking reelection and Vice President Kamala Harris stepping into the presidential race, Trump’s team argued that Merchan’s impartiality was in question due to his daughter’s firm’s support for Harris. However, Justice Merchan dismissed the request this past Tuesday—a decision that was publicized on Wednesday. He stated that Trump’s arguments were merely reiterations of those previously rejected by both him and an ethics panel.

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