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One former federal prosecutor is urging Judge Juan Merchan to sentence former President Donald Trump to prison, saying a sentence of just probation would have minimal effect at deterring further crimes. In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter), Glenn Kirschner — a former assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia — argued that Trump serving out a sentence of probation in Florida, where he is domiciled, would amount to “no punishment at all.” He further argued that letting Trump off easy could be seen by other potential criminals as a blueprint to not only commit crimes, but to make …

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