Donald Trump said he would accept home confinement or jail time after his historic conviction by a New York jury last week but that it would be tough for the public to accept.

“I’m not sure the public would stand for it,” the Republican presidential candidate told Fox News in an interview that aired on Sunday. “I think it’d be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point.”

Trump did not elaborate on what he thought might happen if that point is reached. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 11, four days before Republicans gather to formally choose their presidential nominee to face Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election.

Asked what Trump supporters should do if he were jailed, Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump told CNN: “Well, they’re gonna do what they’ve done from the beginning, which is remain calm and protest at the ballot box on November 5th. There’s nothing to do other than make your voices heard loud and clear and speak out against this.”

  • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I know a lot of people talk about civil war but if that happened I think that would actually pop off a civil war.

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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      6 months ago

      It’s a contingency. There’s a lot of ways that a small number of people can destroy a generation of progress this November and rewind us to the days when America was great. When wife beating was fashionable, gay people were just “confirmed bachelors”, and you could tell what was between a person’s legs by looking at their haircut.

      For one, Trump is running for President, and somehow still has polls.

      For another, every house seat and a third of the Senate is up the year.

      Lastly, they already control the majority SCOTUS, and Mitch was nice enough to keep a not-insignificant number of lower court seats open until after Obama left office.

      So if Trump wins, he already controls the court and will do whatever he wants. Checks and balances be damned. What’s gonna happen, an impeachment? Bah.

      If Trump doesn’t win but Republicans manage to pick up a majority in the house/Senate, it’ll be a bit tougher time, but you can bet no leftist or progressive agenda will be a part of it. Unless somehow they manage a veto-proof majority, though I don’t think that’ll be possible.

      And if Trump wins and they pick up seats in Congress? Well, buckle up, it’s gonna be a hell of a ride.