Based on the evidence, I’d vote to convict. But If I knew he was going to get 20 years, I might seriously consider not doing it. Of course, that is the problem you face with justice if the punishment is out of proportion with the crime. A lot of rapists and even some murderers get less than 20 years...
Based on the fact that he was clearly a political operative committing a crime in an attempt to influence an election, hard time in a medium security federal penitentiary is a fair sentence. Twenty years may be a little long, but fifteen would be about right, especially since he will be out on parole in five to seven years if he stays out of trouble while inside.