Political persecution in many other nations can involve the cold-blooded murder of political opponents by those in positions of power. In America cold-blooded murder of political opponents is not allowed, but that does not mean political persecution is not occurring while Americans fail to muster enough public support to condemn it.
Trump was persecuted by wildly partisan democrats and leftists for four years in spite of massive support from Americans opposing such wicked persecution of the President of the United States.
Participants in the Jan. 6 protest against voter fraud are still sitting in jail in spite of the likelihood that many have committed only minor offenses, are not guilty of the offenses they are charged with committing, or will never be found guilty when finally tried. But the unkind and unruly continue to keep them jailed as punishment for their opposition to voter fraud, which is unjustified political persecution.
Some of the federal judges hearing the Capitol cases have expressed concern that certain defendants may have already spent more time in custody than they are likely to face as a punishment for their crimes.
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“For those who end up only charged with misdemeanors, it’s likely that they won’t serve any substantial time, or potentially no time at all,” said Mary McCord, an expert on extremism who served for nearly 20 years as a prosecutor in the US attorney’s office in Washington DC. “It’s quite possible if they were to plead guilty, they would be sentenced to whatever time was served, or 30 days.”
Trump was persecuted by wildly partisan democrats and leftists for four years in spite of massive support from Americans opposing such wicked persecution of the President of the United States.
Participants in the Jan. 6 protest against voter fraud are still sitting in jail in spite of the likelihood that many have committed only minor offenses, are not guilty of the offenses they are charged with committing, or will never be found guilty when finally tried. But the unkind and unruly continue to keep them jailed as punishment for their opposition to voter fraud, which is unjustified political persecution.
Some of the federal judges hearing the Capitol cases have expressed concern that certain defendants may have already spent more time in custody than they are likely to face as a punishment for their crimes.
Revealed: majority of people charged in Capitol attack aren’t in jail
At least 70% have been released as they await hearings – compared with a typical rate of 25% of federal defendants
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“For those who end up only charged with misdemeanors, it’s likely that they won’t serve any substantial time, or potentially no time at all,” said Mary McCord, an expert on extremism who served for nearly 20 years as a prosecutor in the US attorney’s office in Washington DC. “It’s quite possible if they were to plead guilty, they would be sentenced to whatever time was served, or 30 days.”