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French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

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375 points begueradj | 2 comments | 22 Oct 25 05:49 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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boltzmann-brain ◴[22 Oct 25 07:01 UTC] No.45665733[source]▶
oh I wish the American people were this brave
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1. yard2010 ◴[22 Oct 25 08:47 UTC] No.45666391[source]▶
The Americans would never be this accountable as you can't make a shitload of money and be accountable. You have to choose
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2. dmix ◴[22 Oct 25 14:48 UTC] No.45669969[source]▶
Trump has already been convicted multiple times by the courts

Putting an active president in jail was not something the country wanted to risk, I'm not convinced prior Supreme Courts would have agreed to that either in other situations. If Trump did not win the election he would have faced serious consequences, beyond the millions of dollars he already owes from other trials.

Sarkozy is easier to put in jail because he's not in power.