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"I do not see a scenario where Donald Trump spends one minute in jail."

"I would be surprised if we see a sentence of incarceration... [Trump] has no criminal record, it's a nonviolent crime."

"[T]here's no guarantees [Judge Merchan will not sentence Trump]."

"He could go to jail."

"I believe, if convicted, a sentence of incarceration is warranted and justified."

The judges "would likely sentence him to a term of incarceration."

"[I]t is substantially likely Judge Merchan will sentence Trump to jail or prison time."

"I think he almost definitely will receive a prison sentence... I could see Judge Merchan sentencing him to 24 months in jail."

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Donald Trump has nominated former Democrat Tusli Gabbard and now-former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to assume the respective roles of Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General in the President-elect's new administration.

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Pres.-elect Trump described Gaetz as a "deeply gifted and tenacious attorney" who would "root out the systemic corruption" at the Department of Justice (DOJ); and claimed Gabbard would bring a "fearless spirit" to "championing our Constitutional Rights and securing Peace through Strength."

Gabbard represented Hawaii as a Democrat in the House of Representatives between 2013-21, before sitting as an independent in 2022. During the 2024 US election campaign, Gabbard endorsed Trump and announced she was to formally join the Republican Party.

Verity

Gaetz, who worked in a Florida law firm before being elected in 2016, has sat on the House Armed Services and House Judiciary Committee. The Congressman had been investigated by the DOJ for sex trafficking allegations, which Gaetz denies, and remained under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

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Gaetz has subsequently resigned from the House of Representatives following his nomination, ending the Ethics Committee investigation which was reported to vote on Friday whether to release its report on the former Congressman's potential misconduct.

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