Q. Trump faces criminal charges in four separate cases, why isn’t he in jail now while he waits for trial?
A. In Wonderland, the queen liked to shout “off with her head,” and insist the sentence should come before the verdict. “Stuff and nonsense,” Alice said, “The idea of having the sentence first.” The U.S. legal system largely agrees with Alice, and says the only reasons to put someone in jail before a trial is if they pose a risk of flight, or a danger to the community.
No prosecutor has argued Trump poses either. As far as a flight risk, the former president is a unique defendant in that the government, in the form of the Secret Service, knows exactly where he is at all times. In addition, he is again running for president. White collar defendants who are not flight risks rarely have to go to jail before their trials, and Trump is no exception.
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