There is no good time on a 9 month sentence. Federal good time doesn't kick in until after you've done a year.

And this wasn't a close case for the judge. Hatch faced between three and nine months on the violation. The Government asked for six months and the Judge imposed nine, telling Hatch:

“This isn’t a complicated matter as much as you tried to complicate it,” the judge said. “As far as I can tell, you’ve made no effort to put any money into the government’s coffers.”

... the judge called Hatch’s non-compliance with his original sentence “very serious” and said that delays in his settling with the IRS are “just an effort to avoid the cold hard reality that the jury convicted you of not paying taxes.”

Donald Trump is reportedly considering a bid for the Republican nomination for President. Can he really be that clueless to think he can buy Hatch's way out of prison? And could he get any more opportunistic than to say he'd consider paying Hatch's tax debt if Hatch makes it to the finals on Celebrity Apprentice? Meaning if Hatch goes earlier, it's ok to leave him under the bus because ratings won't be affected?

Trump's sister is a federal appeals court judge in New Jersey. You'd think he'd know better. It's a little scary that he doesn't, considering his new political aspirations.