re: #85 ObserverArt

Did I hear Trump in one of today’s videos call what the immigrants are doing a “federal crime?”

Everyone says it is a misdemeanor…do federal crimes carry a level that is considered a misdemeanor?

I guess what Trump is doing by calling it a federal crime is just to blow it up more and make it sound oh-so-serious.

Some federal crimes are misdemeanors, some are felonies. General/common law rule is a misdemeanor is a crime that carries less than a year in prison, where felonies carry more. There’s also a dollar cut off on fines, I want to say $10k, but it’s been a while.