history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors, by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor. many voices out there, the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury. and the jury has spoken. that s manhattan district attorney alvin bragg following the historic conviction of donald trump on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. we ll have expert legal analysis on the verdict and the timeline for trump s sentencing. also ahead we ll bring you reaction from republicans who rushed to trump s defense yesterday as well as president joe biden s response to the verdict. plus, the conviction has many people wondering if trump can still run for president. we ll go through the what impact if any this all has on november s election. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. katty kay is alongside this mor
giuliani, you were punished for crimes, minor crimes that did not lead to larger crimes. now you have the opposite approach, the d.a. does not want to prosecute very violent crimes and turning them into misdemeanors, we have seen as a result of those policies with the smash and grabs, running into the stores and not prosecuting people or stealing things. what about not prosecuting people who are attacking innocent victims in a violent fashion on the street. more background on the ideology here, george soros is picking people who believe in the nonincarceration, the d.a. in san francisco, he told the story how he understands visiting, you know, he grew up visiting his parents in prison, he made it seem like the system was unjust. his parents were in prison for murder. that s why they were in prison. and so he has the idea that they shouldn t have any incarceration, even for the most violent of crimes which people are convicted of or plead guilty
was suspected of driving under the influence. also false impersonation and driving without a license. a quick comment on. i am bristling because these prior crimes of deception take him out of the area of presumption of nonincarceration and put him into the area of presumption of incarceration. bill: standby on that thought. we are going to get a quick break here. sandra: wrapping up a few moments ago, charged with felony disorderly conduct. we will continue to follow this story. we will have more on this and just a moment. quick break. with our service. lot of vas but the va home loan benefit is a big one. if you want to use it to get cash, call newday usa. and don t let less than perfect credit hold you back. even if you ve been turned down for a va loan by your bank, call newday usa. they ve been given automatic authority by the va,
the other side of this case have already suggested to the judge that a sentence of nonincarceration would be acceptable to them. now, that said, the two sides here aren t the only parties to the sentencing decision, and it has happened in the past where prosecutors and defense counsel have both suggested that somebody doesn t get that somebody shouldn t get jail time, particularly in big public corruption cases or other cases that are high profile where there has been an important cooperator as the special counsel s office says flynn has been. there have been cases like that in the past where the judge in the case has nevertheless said i don t care that neither of you think he should go to jail. i think the guy should go to jail. so, just the fact that both sides are asking for no jail time doesn t necessarily mean that flynn is going to get no jail time. but now we ve seen both sides, from the prosecution and the defense. now, as indicated in that preliminary statement, what the def
and he is not very constrained in his activities and he ll do some community service. the filing continues. quote, general flynn has accepted responsibility for his conduct. he has cooperated extensively with several department of justice investigations. as the government has made clear, his cooperation was not grudging or delayed. rather, it preceded his guilty plea or any threatened indictment. interesting. it preceded his cooperation preceded his guilty plea or any threatened indictment and began very shortly after he was first contacted for assistance by the special counsel s office. following extraordinary public service in the united states army during which his innovations as a highly decorated intelligence officer saved countless american lives and a life-time of faithful devotion to his family and fellow service members and veterans, as described in the powerful letters of support that accompanied this submission, a sentence of nonincarceration is both appropriate and warran