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Exactly. And unlike some of the January 6 defendants, Trump doesn't have the self-control to clam up, pretend to be chastened until the minute after sentencing, and then walk out of the courtroom after receiving a light sentence and declare the whole thing corrupt.

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Sam Feldman's avatar Sam Feldman @srfeld.bsky.social
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Honestly, as a downstate appellate defender, I’ve seen no indication that it hurts my clients to skip the probation interview after a trial conviction. Granted that’s often because Rikers fails to produce them so it’s not their fault. But judges don’t seem to care much about it anyway.

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