There were people here, claiming to be “in the know” that assured that the judge wouldn’t accept whatever-plea he made and that he’d be punished suitably.
It has been a long time and most have forgotten, I guess. And, of course, there are bigger events in the news nowadays…
There were also people here suggesting that he could be a fount of information about his real purpose and all he really took. They argued that his cooperation would influence his sentencing and that was why the sentencing was so delayed. I have no idea whether they were right.