Trump’s sentencing was set for July 11 — three days before the Republican convention.
Now, The View co-host Sunny Hostin, who made no effort to disguise her pleasure with the result of the sham trial, shared on air that she had spoken with a source from Bragg’s office who leaked Trump’s potential sentence to her.
“I spent this morning speaking to someone from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. They’re called street fighters. He believes that they will recommend a one-year term in prison. And that is because when you spend a year in prison in New York or under, you serve in Rikers Island,” Austin said.
According to Hostin, this recommendation serves not just as punishment but as a stern message to society that such conduct will not be tolerated again.
“The other thing I’d like to say is the other reason that they will do this is because he has shown an utter disregard for our institutions.
“And prosecutors, when you are recommending a sentence, you are not just recommending a sentence so that they can be rehabilitated or so that they can be punished.
“You’re sending a message to the community that this is not going to happen again. This is not okay. ”
“The other thing I want to say is that there’s another thing that they will likely recommend is a six-month split, six months at Rikers, and then the rest, five years—four and a half years of probation that is under New York law,” Hostin said.
