Lori Loughlin Is Officially ‘Freaking Out’ … ‘Thought The DA Was Bluffing’

WATCH: Will the college admissions scandal take down Lori Loughlin’s career?

Lori Loughlin isn’t just a criminal, she’s a dumb one.

The “Full House” star turned down a plea deal because she thought the district attorney was “bluffing.”

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Yikes. That’s… dumb, Lori. Really, really dumb.

She either has terrible lawyers, or is a terrible listener who thinks she knows better than her lawyers. Not only has she refused a plea deal because she thought the DA was “bluffing” …she has a DA who realizes she wasn’t taking any of this seriously on her hands.

Bad move, Aunt Becky.

According to Daily Wire:

“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin turned down a plea deal because she believed that the district attorney was only “bluffing” when he threatened to throw the book at her over the college admissions bribery scandal, but now she’s “freaking out” over the prospect of prison time, E! News reports.

Maybe she only just now realized laws do, in fact, apply to her.

Unlike “Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman, who was also caught up in the bribery scandal, Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli (founder of Mossimo clothing company) refused to take a plea deal over mail fraud charges connected to the bribery scheme. On Monday, Huffman pleaded guilty and issued a lengthy apology. Over a dozen other defendants ensnared in “Operation Varsity Blues” have likewise pleaded guilty, but Loughlin and Giannulli turned down the offer. Now, according to E! News’ sources, Loughlin is in “anguish,” realizing that she had failed to fully accept the seriousness of the situation.

In fact, she treated her court appearance like a red carpet, smiling from ear to ear and signing autographs for fans. Yeah… something tells me she lives on a whole different planet.

On Tuesday, Loughlin and Giannulli learned that along with charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, they were also being charged with conspiring to commit fraud and money laundering. Altogether, the couple now faces up to 40 years in prison, E! notes.

Should have taken the plea deal, huh?

“For awhile, as she rattled around the 12,000-square-foot spread they first snapped up for nearly $14 million in 2015, Lori was able to keep the worst of the ‘what ifs’ at bay,” the outlet reports. “Firm in her beliefs that surely she wouldn’t see the inside of a prison cell, a source tells E! News, she neglected to join the 13 parents (including fellow actress Felicity Huffman) and one university athletic coach who agreed to plead guilty to the charges of mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.”

“She has been in complete denial and thought maybe she could skate by,” the source told the outlet. “She refused to accept any jail time and thought the DA was bluffing. She was adamant she wouldn’t do any jail time.”

“Lori is finally realizing just how serious this is,” the source said. “She is seeing the light that she will do jail time and is freaking out.”

Good.

That’s what she gets for thinking she’s better than the rest of us.

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