“A ton of aggravating factors”: Experts say Trump not helping himself…

With just over a month to go until Donald Trump’s scheduled July 11 sentencing hearing, a legal expert told Salon the former president’s lack of remorse and findings of contempt could be grounds for a jail sentence.

“When I first started thinking about this case, I thought that the judge sentencing him to incarceration was very unlikely,” said Adam Shlahet, director of the Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center at Fordham Law. “I’m thinking it’s more likely now.”

Former Manhattan prosecutor Arthur Middlemiss said he thinks Trump will “probably” not see prison time. 

“The mitigating factors in favor of a lesser sentence and probably a non-jail sentence are Trump’s advanced age, the fact that he’s a first time offender, and whether you like it or appreciate it or not, he’s got a history of public service,” Middlemiss said. 

Still, Shlahet said Trump’s put himself in an uncommonly vulnerable position ahead of…