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TRUMP WARNS OF NATIONAL ‘BREAKING POINT’ IF HE’S THROWN IN JAIL OR PLACED UNDER
HOUSE ARREST

By Ryan King

Published June 2, 2024, 10:39 a.m. ET

House arrest in Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago? Former President Donald Trump says he
wouldn’t mind.

But the 45th president warned that any form of confinement following his
historic unprecedented conviction last Thursday could bring the nation to its
“breaking point.”

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“I’m okay with it. I saw one of my lawyers the other day on television saying,
‘Oh no, you don’t want to do that to the [president],'” Trump, 77, said on “Fox
& Friends Weekend” when asked how he feels about the prospect of house arrest or
even jail time.

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Donald Trump has groused that his indictment was “rigged.” POOL/AFP via Getty
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No other former president in US history has ever been convicted of a crime. AP

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“Don’t beg for anything. It’s just the way it is.”

While he may be trying to convey a zen attitude about the specter of up to 20
years behind bars, the ex-commander-in-chief predicted the country would not
take it well, noting that prosecutors “never went all the way with the Clinton
Foundation.”

“I’m not sure the public would stand for it,” Trump contended. “I think it’d be
tough for the public to take. At a certain point, there’s a breaking point.”

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Last Thursday, a 12-member jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts related to
falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments.

He is the first former president in US history to face a criminal conviction but
maintains his innocence and has vowed to appeal it.

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“I’m fighting for the Constitution,” Trump told the network. “Take a look at who
opened the case. I’m not allowed to talk about it because I have a gag order,”
he later added.

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Donald Trump’s mugshot in the Fulton County case against him. FULTON COUNTY
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“These people are sick, they’re sick, they’re deranged.”

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On March 26, New York County Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan slapped Trump
with a gag order to restrict his ability to attack key people in the case such
as the judge’s family.

Merchan made a small donation of $15 to President Biden’s 2020 presidential
campaign and another $20 to progressive groups but was still allowed to oversee
the case.

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Judge Juan Merchan has faced scrutiny over his past donations to Democrats. AP

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His daughter has done work for Democrats and Trump has long alluded to gripes
over him being restricted from bringing it up. Trump believes he is still under
the gag order, but it appears to be in question.

After the historic conviction, Republicans experienced a fundraising bonanza
with Trump’s campaign claiming to have raked in some $53 million within the
first 24 hours.

Trump is slated to face sentencing in the case on July 11, days before the
Republican National Convention.

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He’s also facing another 54 counts spanning three other indictments, including
the Mar-a-Lago document case, the 2020 election tampering case, and the 2020
Georgia election subversion case.

None of those pending cases have trial start dates scheduled. Trump has denied
wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Meanwhile, congressional Republicans have made clear they intend to seek
testimony from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, over his
prosecution of Trump.

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Alvin Bragg took a victory lap after securing the indictment, but Republicans
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President Biden, who is set to square off with Trump in the first of this
cycle’s two scheduled televised debates on June 27, addressed his rival’s
conviction Friday and ripped into allegations that the process was rigged.

“The American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed,” the
81-year-old Biden said Friday.

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“Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself. It was a state
case, not a federal case, and it was heard by 12 citizens, 12 Americans, 12
people like you, like millions of Americans who served on juries. This jury was
chosen the same way every jury in America is chosen.”

The president’s son Hunter is set to stand trial this week over his three-count
indictment for alleged illegal possession of a firearm while addicted to illicit
drugs. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty. Jury selection is set to begin
Monday.


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