Washington: In remarks that will heighten fears of political violence surrounding the US presidential election on November 5, Donald Trump warned that sending him to prison could prove to be a “breaking point” for his supporters.
Following his historic criminal conviction in a hush money trial, the former president and current Republican presidential candidate acknowledged the possibility of jail time or house arrest in an interview that aired on Fox News on Sunday.
While acknowledging that he was “not sure the public would stand for it,” Trump stated, “I’m ok with it.”
“I believe the public would find it difficult to accept. You
understand there’s a breaking point,” he continued.
The country, which is already worried about the possibility of political harassment and civil unrest in the lead-up to the November election, will take note of the warning.
Now that he is a convicted felon, Trump is running for office, and he has made it clear time and time again that if he loses to President Joe Biden, he will not accept the outcome.
In order to conceal a sex scandal involving porn star Stormy Daniels, a New York jury on Thursday found Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the closing weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Only a few days from now, on July 11, is when the former president will be sentenced for the first criminal conviction in US history.
Experts state that it is highly unlikely that the judge will impose a custodial sentence, even though each charge carries a potential four-year jail sentence.
Three additional criminal trials are pending for Trump, one of which is connected to his attempts to have the 2020 presidential election results, which he lost to Biden, overturned.
On January 6, 2021, Trump’s followers stormed the US Capitol after he gave a fiery speech exhorting the audience to “fight like hell.”
In an interview with Fox, Trump restated his claims that the hush money trial was a “scam” and that the legal system had been “weaponized” by his opponents to prevent him from winning the presidency again.
Biden has referred to Trump’s assaults on the legal system and his trial judge as “dangerous,” careless, and reckless.
Stormy Daniels broke her silence after Trump was found guilty and declared that the former president ought to go to jail.
Daniels stated, “I think he should be sentenced to jail and some community service working for the less fortunate, or being the volunteer punching bag at a women’s shelter,” in an interview that was published late Saturday by the British tabloid The Mirror.
Now that she and Trump have been trading barbs on social media for years, Daniels claims she has finally been “vindicated,” though she acknowledged that she was “shocked” by the jury’s prompt verdict.
At one point during the interview, Daniels also called the presidential candidate “completely and utterly out of touch with reality” and likened him to a child.
The former adult film director and actor’s compelling testimony—which included graphic details of what she claims was a light-hearted sexual encounter in 2006—helped bring Trump down in court.
In the interview, she said, “Being in court was so intimidating with the jurors looking at you,” but she was also relieved that it had been established that she had been “telling the truth the entire time.”
“For me, it’s not over yet. For me, it will always be here. Even though Trump is guilty, I still have to deal with his legacy.”
Prosecutors at Trump’s trial claimed the sexual encounter happened soon after his wife Melania gave birth, but Trump has persisted in denying it.
During the criminal trial, Trump claimed in an interview with Fox News that his wife was suffering. She was conspicuously absent from the court proceedings, although other close relatives were present to offer support.
“She’s fine, but I think it’s very hard for her,” Trump stated. “She has to read all this crap.”
