Former president Donald Trump said Sunday that he thought it would be a “tipping point” for the public if he were sentenced to house arrest or prison. Hush was found guilty on all counts in the money court last week.
In clips of a 90-minute interview with “Fox & Friends Weekend” that aired Sunday, Trump was asked whether presiding Judge Juan Mercana would sentence him to house arrest or prison. It will be Trump was convicted All 34 murders in New York on July 11 – just days before the Republican National Convention.
Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, said he was “okay with it” and said “it could happen,” but warned it could be “difficult” for the public.
“I don’t know if the public will tolerate it. You know, I’m not — I’m not sure the public is going to be in favor of that,” Trump said. “I think it’s going to be hard for the public to accept that. You know, there’s a tipping point at some point.”
Following Trump’s conviction in the hush money trial, Trump supporters issued a statement Violent threats against Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg In a series of posts on the same websites used by Trump supporters to coordinate ahead of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, NBC News reported. A message board known to be used by Trump supporters also tried to make public the addresses of jurors in the case.
The former president’s comments come days after a Manhattan jury convicted him on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
It is classified as the charges against which Trump is being tried Class E felony — a crime punishable by a fine, probation or imprisonment for up to four years. But some experts told NBC News they think it’s unlikely the former president will spend time behind bars because of his age, lack of criminal record and other reasons.
After the trial ended, Trump claimed that the trial was a “fraud.” Speaking to reporters and supporters at Trump Tower On Friday, the former president said: “This is a scam. There is a mock trial. He shouldn’t have been there. We should not have that judge.”
He added: “He does all these things [President Joe] Biden and his people. Washington does it. No one has seen anything like this.”
At the Trump Tower event, he also vowed to appeal the jury’s verdict, saying, “We will appeal this fraud. We will appeal to him on various issues.”
After Trump blamed Biden and Democrats for the conviction and sentence, Biden issued his own statement: He made a statement to reporters at the White House“It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible to say it’s rigged because they don’t like the verdict.”
In an interview on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Trump said he was not allowed to talk about the hush money business. partial jam command Biden repeated allegations, without evidence, that Mercha filed earlier this year and that the charge was part of an effort by the White House to interfere with his election prospects.
“I think the first presidential candidate and the leader who led Crooked Joe [Biden] much, it is not allowed to speak, perhaps they are doing me a great favor. Who knows?” he said. “But I’m not allowed to speak – my mouth is closed.”
The order barred Trump from speaking about court personnel, potential jurors and potential witnesses.
During the trial, Merchan Trump was fined thousands of dollars for repeatedly violating the order and warned that he could be arrested for violating
Dareh Gregorian, Adam Reiss and Ryan J. Reilly contributed.