journey through the criminal justice system. reporting in "the new york times" that lays out the challenge for manhattan d.a. alvin bragg as he contemplates his sentencing recommendation for the ex-president. trump was convicted of class e felony, the lowest level in the state and could be sentenced to probation or up to four years in prison. alternately what is known as split sentence is possible with a relatively brief amount of time spent in the city jail in advance of a probationary determination. expected to be a factor in trump's sentencing, quote, the fact that michael cohen, one of the exto he can tors. he pointed out that trump's