Trump Could Actually Go to Prison If Convicted (or Be Sentenced to Picking Up Trash on the Side of the Highway)

Haley’s Missile Stunt • Mother Teresa Meets MAGA • Alito’s Flimsy Flag Story [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Trump Could Actually Go to Prison If Convicted (or Be Sentenced to Picking Up Trash on the Side of the Highway) Good morning. The American public was on pins and needles yesterday after the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial finally broke away from the courtroom to deliberate over a verdict. But to the disappointment of many, no verdict was reached. In the meantime, Bess Levin [breaks down]( the stakes of the proceedings and ponders whether the former president could actually get put behind bars. “If Trump is found guilty,” she writes, “the actual answer will come during a separate sentencing hearing.” All throughout the trial, Trump has in some ways served as his own defense, painting himself as the ultimate victim outside the courthouse while attacking the judge, the prosecution, and witnesses. As he [told]( reporters just yesterday, “Mother Teresa could not beat these charges.” Zooming out from the legal chaos, Eric Lutz [pillories]( Samuel Alito for his flimsy explanation of both flag incidents, which the conservative justice has blamed on his own wife. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Donald Trump, People, Person, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, Face, Head, Photography, Portrait, and Adult]( [Trump Could Actually Go to Prison If Convicted (or He Could Be Sentenced to Picking Up Trash on the Side of the Highway)]( By [Bess Levin]( [The judge in the case would consider a variety of factors.]( [Read more button](   [Trump Imagines a World in Which Mother Teresa Paid Off a Porn Star to Keep Her Quiet About an Alleged Affair]( By [Bess Levin]( [The ex-president appears deeply concerned that he’s about to be found guilty.]( [Read more button](   [Samuel Alito’s Flag Defense Makes Even Less Sense Now]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The conservative Supreme Court justice claimed his wife displayed a pro-Trump symbol outside their Virginia home in 2021 after a dispute with a liberal neighbor. But that flimsy story seems to be crumbling.]( [Read more button](   [Nikki Haley Writes “Finish Them!”, Draws Heart on Israeli Artillery Shell]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [During a Memorial Day visit, the former UN ambassador reaffirmed her support for Israel’s offensive in Gaza, just days after dozens of Palestinians were killed in an air strike in Rafah.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast