I think he is a scapegoat despite disagreeing that his sentence is too harsh. If he's getting an appropriate sentence despite being the Democrats' biggest donor, it's because they're afraid to give him a sweetheart deal with the election coming up.
That's exactly what I was thinking. If this guy was white then 25 years wouldn't even be a question, more like multiple life sentences. His friends and family were able to get him that much.
I think he is a scapegoat despite disagreeing that his sentence is too harsh. If he's getting an appropriate sentence despite being the Democrats' biggest donor, it's because they're afraid to give him a sweetheart deal with the election coming up.
That's exactly what I was thinking. If this guy was white then 25 years wouldn't even be a question, more like multiple life sentences. His friends and family were able to get him that much.