{"id":2257868,"date":"2024-06-02T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shrugs-off-possible-jail-sentence-after-scam-trial-wont-beg-for-leniency\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T11:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T15:28:36","slug":"trump-shrugs-off-possible-jail-sentence-after-scam-trial-wont-beg-for-leniency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shrugs-off-possible-jail-sentence-after-scam-trial-wont-beg-for-leniency\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump dismisses potential prison term post &#8216;fraud&#8217; trial, refuses to seek mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-shrugs-off-possible-jail-sentence-after-scam-trial-wont-beg-for-leniency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2257868&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald \u2063Trump faces the \u2062possibility of a harsh sentence after being found guilty in a New York hush money trial. He rejects\u2064 seeking \u2064leniency, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;m okay with it,&#8221; and refuses a legal strategy \u200bof pleading for mercy. Despite the verdict, Trump maintains his \u2064innocence, plans\u2062 to appeal, and criticizes the trial as a scam. Public opinion \u200cand the potential for jail \u200btime are central to the ongoing situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> indicated that he would accept a harsh sentence after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conviction<\/a> last week in a New York hush money trial that he has derided as a \u201cscam\u201d and refuses to employ a legal strategy in which he grovels for mercy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m okay with it,\u201d Trump said when asked about the potential of house arrest or even jail\u00a0during a \u201cFox &#038; Friends Weekend\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MKThCqDwBnE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> that aired on Sunday. \u201cI saw one of my lawyers the other day on television saying, \u2018Oh, no, you don\u2019t want to do that to the president.\u2019 I said, don\u2019t, you know, beg for anything. It\u2019s just the way it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-too-soviet-grandsons-of-idaho-pastor-slapped-with-13-criminal-charges-for-protesting-lockdowns-with-stickers\/\" title=\"\u2018A Little Too Soviet\u2019: Grandsons Of Idaho Pastor Slapped With 13 Criminal Charges For Protesting Lockdowns With Stickers\">potential prison sentence<\/a> : &#8220;I&#8217;m ok with it&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Says he told his lawyer not to show weakness and beg the judge. This man has no fear. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/srstiQFAA7\">pic.twitter.com\/srstiQFAA7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_johnnymaga\/status\/1797266009612554431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Acknowledging it \u201ccould happen,\u201d Trump went on to say, \u201cI don\u2019t know that the public would stand for it, you know.\u201d Trump also said, \u201cI think it\u2019d be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there\u2019s a breaking point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A jury returned a guilty verdict against Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up payments in a bid to conceal a tryst with adult film star Stormy Daniels as part of a \u201ccatch-and-kill\u201d scheme to influence the 2016 election. Jail time is possible, though legal experts doubt Trump will end up behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the charges, has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/white-house-race-plunges-into-uncharted-territory-trump-awaits-july-sentencing-2024-05-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he would be \u201cappealing this scam<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a critique he repeated in the middle of the Fox News interview as he noted his competitive poll numbers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-raises-staggering-sum-of-cash-in-24-hours-since-verdict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-fundraising-arm-raises-nearly-560-million-in-2021\/\" title=\"Republican Fundraising Arm Raises Nearly 0 Million In 2021\">staggering fundraising haul<\/a><\/a> after the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople get it. It\u2019s a scam,\u201d Trump said during the interview.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Three other criminal matters on the state and federal levels hang over Trump as he seeks re-election this year, prompting the former president to say he is the victim of a politically motivated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-accuses-democrats-of-running-a-gestapo-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/a> It is unclear whether any of those will reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-announces-competitor-to-chatgpt\/\" title=\"Google Announces Competitor to ChatGPT\">trial stage<\/a> before the November election, but Trump can run despite a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Trump also lamented a gag order the presiding judge levied against him. He also said it was \u201cterrible\u201d when asked to respond to President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/01\/biden-smirk-political-prisoner-trump-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smirking<\/a> when a reporter asked him to respond to Trump calling himself a \u201cpolitical prisoner\u201d and blaming Biden \u201cdirectly\u201d for how he was being treated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Donald Trump refers to himself as a political prisoner and blames you directly. What&#8217;s your response to that, sir?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BIDEN (CONFUSED):<\/p>\n<p>*stops*<\/p>\n<p>*smirks*<\/p>\n<p>*shuffles away* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0GKm327Qy1\">pic.twitter.com\/0GKm327Qy1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1796598852780253233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump called Biden \u201cthe worst president in the history of this country, and he\u2019s a danger to the country.\u201d He added, \u201cThey have misinformation. \u2018Donald Trump is a threat to democracy.\u2019 It\u2019s just words. He doesn\u2019t even know what it means. But it\u2019s like their slogan: I\u2019m a threat to democracy. I\u2019m the opposite. They\u2019re the threat to democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-raises-staggering-sum-of-cash-in-24-hours-since-verdict\">Trump Raises Staggering Sum Of Cash In 24 Hours Since Verdict<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-President Donald Trump, post-conviction in New York hush money trial, labels it a &#8216;scam,&#8217; ready to face a tough sentence without pleading for leniency. &#8220;I&#8217;m fine with it,&#8221; Trump stated regarding the potential outcome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2257869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2155459122-scaled-e1717340151157.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2155459122-scaled-e1717340151157.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2257869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}