Trump Hints at Potential Prosecution of Political Opponents if Re-Elected

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Former President Donald Trump has suggested that his political adversaries might face prosecution if he secures another term in office. This assertion comes on the heels of his recent conviction for falsifying business records, marking the first time in U.S. history that a former president has been criminally convicted.

 

In an interview with conservative news outlet Newsmax, Trump conveyed his displeasure with his legal predicament and implied a possible retaliatory approach if he returns to power. "It's a terrible precedent for our country. Does that mean the next president does it to them? That's really the question," Trump remarked. He added, "So, you know, it's a terrible, terrible path that they're leading us to, and it's very possible that it's going to have to happen to them."

 

Trump was found guilty last week in a New York trial of falsifying business records to commit election fraud. The case revolved around a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, which was allegedly part of a "hush money" scheme to suppress damaging stories during his 2016 presidential campaign. The jury unanimously convicted Trump on all 34 counts he faced, although he has claimed without evidence that the proceedings were rigged against him.

 

Throughout his campaign, Trump has repeatedly suggested prosecuting President Joe Biden and other political foes. In June, after being arraigned on charges related to his handling of classified documents, Trump stated, "I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of America, Joe Biden, and go after the Biden crime family." This rhetoric indicates a potentially unprecedented use of presidential power to target political opponents, which could deepen the political divide in the country. The recent guilty verdict adds complexity to the upcoming election, with Trump and Biden closely contesting the race for the White House.

 

Following his conviction in New York, Trump faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison. However, individuals convicted of similar offenses often receive shorter sentences, fines, or probation. Trump has indicated he will appeal the verdict. In addition to this case, Trump is embroiled in three other criminal investigations. He faces charges related to the January 6th, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and allegations that he illegally retained classified documents after leaving the White House. In Georgia, he is accused of criminally conspiring to overturn his narrow defeat in the state during the 2020 election. These cases do not yet have trial dates set, making it improbable they will conclude before the November election.

 

Trump is also dealing with two significant civil cases. In May 2023, a civil jury in New York ruled that Trump sexually assaulted writer E. Jean Carroll and defamed her. He was ordered to pay $5 million initially and a further $83.3 million. In February, a New York judge fined Trump $354.9 million for inflating his wealth to secure favorable bank loan terms.

 

Trump's statements and legal predicaments present a novel and fraught situation for American politics. His promise to pursue legal action against political opponents if re-elected raises concerns about the future of political norms and the impartiality of the judicial system. As the 2024 election approaches, these issues will likely play a significant role in shaping voter perceptions and the overall political landscape. Whether Trump's legal challenges will hinder or bolster his campaign remains to be seen, but they undoubtedly add a layer of complexity to an already contentious election season.

 

Credit: Sky News 2024-06-06

 

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[Tug]

That’s nothing new from trump he’s been threatening that for some time……what frightens me is the rest of the spineless republicans to terrified to call him on it!

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

Throughout his campaign, Trump has repeatedly suggested prosecuting President Joe Biden and other political foes.

Having opened the door to prosecuting a former president, the Dems can hardly complain if Biden is investigated and prosecuted if crimes are found.

Perhaps they thought that only they could do so.

[Chomper Higgot]

7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Having opened the door to prosecuting a former president, the Dems can hardly complain if Biden is investigated and prosecuted if crimes are found.

Perhaps they thought that only they could do so.

The Republicans in Congress have been spending millions looking for crimes, they found non and did no legislation while looking.

[Tug]

4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Having opened the door to prosecuting a former president, the Dems can hardly complain if Biden is investigated and prosecuted if crimes are found.

Perhaps they thought that only they could do so.

Perhaps it slipped your mind that trump got impeached for trying to extort a nation (Ukraine) for this very thing,making up evidence I think trump has tryed pretty hard allready……now they  are attempting to crucify his surviving son 

[novacova]

Good, give then a wrathful taste of their own mischievousness, including the source funders and their conduits.

Edited June 5 by novacova

[thaipo7]

Tug - What would you do if you were treated like Trump for 8 years now.  Not many people could take what Trump has taking since Sept 2016.  I know your Dear Leader could not.

[shdmn]

The convicted felon is such a snowflake.

[pomchop]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Having opened the door to prosecuting a former president, the Dems can hardly complain if Biden is investigated and prosecuted if crimes are found.

Perhaps they thought that only they could do so.

IF IF IF IF IF....what repubs don't seem to grasp is that a conviction on crimes require EVIDENCE....trump was convicted because an investigation turned up a lot of evidence of a crime...so this EVIDENCE was presented to a grand jury of regular people to review...after reviewing the EVIDENCE they said yes it was strong enough to indict.

 

Then a jury of regular people sit and look and listen to the EVIDENCE and lsiten to all the lawyers try anc convince them what they should believe and they then decide whether the EVIDENCE is sufficient beyond a reasonable dout for ALL 12 jurors to agree to convict.  It is hard to get 12 people to agree on anything so when 12 look at evidence and all 12 say yes he did it you can be pretty sure that yes he did it.

 

 

Prosecute all you want but without EVIDENCE it would be very very rare for anyone to be charged much less convicted.  Reublicans don't like to hear this but it is a FACT. They have hearing aftter hearing trying to drum up crimes but their problem continues to be that it is mostly a lot of grandstanding/conjecture/wishful thinking but in the end they do not have sufficient evidence to indict much less convict.

 

  Trumps problem was/is:

A.  He did criminal acts

B.  He and his minions left behind a trail of evidence a mile long most of it provided by his own inner circle as well as texts, emails, documents, audio and video recordings all neatly organized and corraborated by witness after witness as welll as document after document.

C Trump wants to pretend to be like a mafia DON but he has a lot to learn about how to commit crimes with no evidence left behind.

 

 

[pomchop]

2 minutes ago, shdmn said:

The convicted felon is such a snowflake.

THE WHINER IN CHIEF

[Dcheech]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

the Dems can hardly complain if Biden is investigated and prosecuted if crimes are found.

 

"If crimes are found" Good on you for adding that phrase as Trump does not. Neither does his sycophant Republican enablers. What was Trump just lying about?  ..  I never said that ----  'lock her up' .    They never did lock her up because no crimes were committed. I would not be surprised in a Trump 2nd term if they just, uh, create some. That is what fascists do.

 

 

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, novacova said:

Good, give then a wrathful taste of their own mischievousness, including the source funders and their conduits.

Is this some form of founding father's English? Bible belt maybe?

[Walker88]

41 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

Tug - What would you do if you were treated like Trump for 8 years now.  Not many people could take what Trump has taking since Sept 2016.  I know your Dear Leader could not.

Your comment makes no sense.

 

If your 8 years refer to his campaign's cooperation with Russia to affect the 2016 election, I guess the felon would have to go after Republicans, because the R-chaired SSCI issued a report after the Mueller probe detailing the meeting between felon Campaign Manager Paul Manafort and GRU asset Konstantin Kilimnik in Spain, wher Kilimnik was handed detailed internal polling data the GRU subsequently used to microtarget voters in key swing States with fake news about HRC (e.g., Uranium One, HRC's supposed bad health, etc.).

 

Also, despite his lies to Fox last weekend, the felon's #1 hit on the '16 Campaign circuit was "Lock her up", despite no indictment and no jury of her peers' conviction (like he has now).

 

His first impeachment was totally justified, as he withheld already approved aid to Ukraine by trying to pressure Zelenskyy to "find me some dirt" on Joe Biden.

 

As for what has happened since:

 

---he DID sexually assault E Jean Carroll (per the jury, having heard the evidence).

---he DID defame Ms Carroll

---he DID engage in bank fraud

---he DID engage in insurance fraud

---he DID steal thousands of classified documents, and then lie about returning them all

---he (allegedly, based on grand jury testimony by his own former staff) tried to stop election certification, tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power, and per a recorded phone call, tried to pressure the GA SecState to commit voter fraud

 

To not prosecute would be like saying, well, Jeffrey Dahmer was just hungry.

 

[Walker88]

The felon's softball 'interview' over the weekend with the Fox B-team was funny. Watch the three failed sycophants. It's quite clear there were at least two things they absolutely did not believe:

 

---his claims he never said "Lock her up" (late night TV has put together lengthy clips of him saying that repeatedly in 2016, so obviously he did lie to Fox)

 

---his claims he didn't dally with Stormy or anyone; the Foxes did not buy that for a second

 

Of particular interest was when he spoke about prosecuting opponents he said, "It's easier when you win".

 

Is that ^ finally an admission on TV that he knows full well he lose in 2020?

[shdmn]

Just now, Walker88 said:

...

 

Is that ^ finally an admission on TV that he knows full well he lose in 2020?

It's an admission by the convicted felon that he's a loser.

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

Perhaps it slipped your mind that trump got impeached for trying to extort a nation (Ukraine) for this very thing,making up evidence I think trump has tryed pretty hard allready……now they  are attempting to crucify his surviving son 

A son who, it does appear, is suffering from mental issues and drug addiction, and who might benefit more from supervised treatment than revenge driven prosecutions; fuelled perhaps by the grandstanding Vice Presidential ambitions of the wicked witch of Georgia?

Edited June 6 by herfiehandbag

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, thaipo7 said:

Tug - What would you do if you were treated like Trump for 8 years now.  Not many people could take what Trump has taking since Sept 2016.  I know your Dear Leader could not.

Trump has been "taking" all his life!

[WDSmart]

I am bracing myself for what will happen after the November elections. Neither side will accept defeat, and I fear no matter who wins, there will be blood in the streets. Of course, I'll be watching it all on CNN from my easy chair, safe in the mountains of northeastern Thailand. I just hope whoever wins, my Social Security benefits will not be affected. 

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

Trump stated, "I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of America, Joe Biden, and go after the Biden crime family."

My guess: he'll appoint Marjorie Taylor Greene, she is "real special", for real!

[herfiehandbag]

7 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

My guess: he'll appoint Marjorie Taylor Greene, she is "real special", for real!

That should ensure any such programmes will "crash and burn"!

[thaibeachlovers]

50 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Is this some form of founding father's English? Bible belt maybe?

More like something out of a university, or a government department.

[stoner]

2 hours ago, Tug said:

now they  are attempting to crucify his surviving son

 

hunter biden is filth. 

[Woof999]

1 hour ago, thaipo7 said:

What would you do if you were treated like Trump for 8 years now

 

Perhaps stop breaking the law?

[charleskerins]

Now we are talking Banana Republic.    Also the "judge" has indefinitely delayed his trial on stealing classified documents. Want to guess who appointed her to the bench?  Two tiered justice system indeed  

[charleskerins]

4 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

hunter biden is filth. 

Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty

[stoner]

Just now, charleskerins said:

Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty

 

trump is filth. 

 

next. 

[charleskerins]

27 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

I am bracing myself for what will happen after the November elections. Neither side will accept defeat, and I fear no matter who wins, there will be blood in the streets. Of course, I'll be watching it all on CNN from my easy chair, safe in the mountains of northeastern Thailand. I just hope whoever wins, my Social Security benefits will not be affected. 

"neither side will accept defeat is total BS"  

[Tug]

1 hour ago, thaipo7 said:

Tug - What would you do if you were treated like Trump for 8 years now.  Not many people could take what Trump has taking since Sept 2016.  I know your Dear Leader could not.

Well for starters I don’t rape the lady’s nor feel it’s ok to grab them by their privates then there’s the hush money to a av actress I don’t do that …..humm….i pay the folks that do work for me then there the respect I show to our vets and I certainly don’t insult pow….humm…..then there’s that weird attraction to the worst murderous leaders on the planet then there’s the attempts to steal the presidency the point being thaipo I don’t do those things so I don’t worry about it.i dare say president Biden would feel the way I do,he doesn’t do the kind of things trump does he’s not a FELON 34 times over

[charleskerins]

2 hours ago, novacova said:

Good, give then a wrathful taste of their own mischievousness, including the source funders and their conduits.

Earth to nova cova     stay out longer

[Tug]

8 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

hunter biden is filth. 

No hunter biden is a recovering addict I wish him continued success in his sobriety