How is former president of the US Donald Trump still free when a lot of the accomplices in things he has been indicted for are already in jail and or prison except him?

SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 665 points –

I am asking here because all the political subs don't allow a question, and US politics used to seemed so simple until to understand this man came along.

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jail: you are being detained awaiting trial

prison: you have been sentenced to detainment following a trial

afaik, anyway.

You can be sentenced to time in jail, it's usually for sentences shorter than a year.

afaik, anyway