Trump vows ‘long term prison sentences’ for people he falsely accuses of ‘cheating’ in the 2020 election
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again.” Trump said he plans to watch “the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely” and warned the ballots cast will be “under the closest professional scrutiny.” “We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON’T! They’re afraid of that more than anything else.” Also this week, in an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman released Tuesday, Trump repeated familiar election fraud claims — but also admitted that he “lost by a whisker” in 2020. And when you can’t challenge an election, you have to be able to challenge it, otherwise it’s going to get worse, not better.” Meanwhile, late last month, Trump faced a superseding indictment in the federal case over his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, after the Supreme Court ruled in July that he has some “immunity” from prosecution. Trump faces separate criminal charges for allegedly trying to cheat in the 2020 election, in part, by pressuring state officials in Georgia to “find” him enough votes to overturn his defeat.