Trump should be getting really worried about a prison sentence

For all his brashness and his delight over the publicity boost to his campaign following the tweeting of his police mugshot, Donald Trump has every reason to start getting really worried about what may happen to him when the trials start next year. A lot of his top supporters who took part in the January 6 2021 attack on the Capitol are getting long jail sentences. The former leader of the Proud Boys who played such a major role in the assault has been given 22 years. But while the sentences should worry Trump, what is really damaging for him is that they seem to think they are the scapegoats for January 6 and that it was all down to Trump. Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader, had previously shown no regrets for that day but at his court apearance he begged to be treated leniently, saying he had never planned to cause violence. All of this will be scooped up by the US prosecuting authorities when the main man, Donald J Trump, appears in the dock.The Proud Boys' words will be levelled at him. Trump has pleaded not guilty to every charge against him and will obviously fight to prove his innocence but his most devoted followers, those who led the riot, are admitting it was a day of shame. Tarrio admitted he was wrong about Trump winning the 2020 election. He will be more than two decades in prison, the longest sentence so far. And Trump faces a lot more charges than he did. So, yes, Trump must be worried. **Order my new spy thriller, Shadow Lives, (Amazon and Waterstones)