Legal repercussions have arrived for the leaders of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential contest, in what could serve as a warning to those who meddle in future elections.

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    1 year ago

    The lesson here is that you can get away with terrible shit for decades and risk a slight chance of a slap on the wrist. Also, having a ton of money means you can continue to do it while dragging out a trial start date for years.

    If they don’t all end up in prison until they die of old age, the only lessons are that justice is delayed and minimal at best.

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      1 year ago

      Also, they’re not “facing consequences”. “Facing consequences” is when they’re all actually in prison.

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      1 year ago

      Federal sentencing guidelines are a thing. You can know the sentencing range before the trial even starts.