Trump plans to 'double down' on war against Judge Merchan if he gets jail time: insiders
Raw StoryShould Donald Trump receive jail time as a result of his conviction on 34 felony counts in a Manhattan courtroom, he will launch a holy war aimed at Judge Juan Merchan and encourage his followers to join him. Those attacks have been somewhat restrained because Merchan has yet to rule on jail time and legal experts believe Trump's comments could lead to a harsher penalty. RELATED: Trump 'more likely now' to get jail time as 'aggravating factors' pile up: legal expert "Trump is likely to double down on his attacks against Merchan, directing his supporters at rallies and in Truth Social posts to take up their grievances with the judge, one of the sources added," Lowell wrote before adding, "Trump’s supporters have a history of making threats against judges Trump has assailed, including death threats to Tanya Chutkan, the US district judge who is presiding in his federal 2020 election interference case, and to the chambers of the New York judge who oversaw his civil fraud trial." if Merchan does actually sentence Trump to jail, the judge would be thrust forward by Trump as responsible for any fallout and any unrest from his supporters who have a history of engaging in political violence merely on the former president airing grievances."