In a post on X this past weekend, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took the opportunity to promise prosecution and “long prison sentences” for “corrupt election officials”, “political operatives” and others who try to manipulate the results of the upcoming election.
“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“, he declared.
“We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON’T! Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials. Those involved in unscrupulous behavior will be sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country“, the warning continued.
CEASE & DESIST: I, together with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, am watching the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better than most, the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2024
“A disgrace to our nation”
Trump has long claimed that the 2020 election was rigged and that Joe Biden won through massive voter fraud.
“I know, better than most, the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential Election. It was a Disgrace to our Nation“, the presidential candidate proclaimed.
He has also called on the FBI to investigate absentee ballots in the key state of Pennsylvania that will soon be sent to voters, citing estimates that up to one-fifth of the state’s absentee ballots may be invalid.
It is worth noting that Trump himself is still facing charges of illegal election interference in connection with the 2020 election – and that this includes a four-count federal indictment related precisely to Trump’s alleged efforts to undermine the last election.
