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Former President Donald Trump could face up to 136 years if he is convicted on all 34 counts of falsification of a business record, if the judge decides — though the more likely maximum is probably four years, or less.
Under New York State law, the crime with which Trump is charged is a “Class E” felony, which carries a maximum sentence of four years:
§ 175.10 Falsifying business records in the first degree.
A person is guilty of falsifying business records in the first degree when he commits the crime of falsifying business records in the second degree, and when his intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof.
Falsifying business records in the first degree is a class E felony.
According to the New York courts, the maximum sentence is four years:
Felonies are the most serious crimes, like murder, rape and arson.
