{"id":2259509,"date":"2024-06-04T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-preparing-for-possibility-of-trump-being-in-jail-during-convention\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:06:38","slug":"rnc-preparing-for-possibility-of-trump-being-in-jail-during-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-preparing-for-possibility-of-trump-being-in-jail-during-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC Prepares for Potential Trump Jail Time at Convention"},"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\">18<\/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%2Frnc-preparing-for-possibility-of-trump-being-in-jail-during-convention%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=2259509&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>GOP convention organizers in Milwaukee anticipate \u200cthe potential scenario of ex-President\u200b Trump facing imprisonment during the \u2063nomination. \u2062RNC&#8217;s Michael Whatley shares this preparation as sentencing looms in mid-July, strategically close \u200bto the convention start. Contingency plans are in motion, with considerations for \u2062Trump&#8217;s address\u2063 mode, including the possibility \u2063of \u200ca pre-recorded or jail-delivered speech. The legal battle involving 34 \u200dfelony counts continues\u2062 as\u200d Trump maintains his plea of innocence and plans to appeal. Sentencing date: July 11.  <\/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>Organizers for the GOP national convention next month in Milwaukee are preparing for the possibility that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> will be in jail when he receives the party\u2019s nomination, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/republican-national-committee-rnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican National Committee (RNC)<\/a> Chairman Michael Whatley.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Juan Merchan has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/judge-sets-trump-sentencing-date-four-days-before-gop-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduled<\/a> sentencing for the middle of July \u2014 four days before the start of the Republican convention \u2014 after a jury returned a guilty verdict on all counts last week in Trump\u2019s hush-money trial in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsmax-tv\/rnc-michael-whatley-trump\/2024\/06\/04\/id\/1167379\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Newsmax<\/a> on Tuesday that RNC officials \u201cexpect\u201d Trump to be in Milwaukee to accept the nomination, but are \u201cworking on\u201d a plan for if he is in jail. \u201cWe will make whatever contingency planning we need to make for it. But the fact is, he is going to be our nominee and he is going to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tees-up-a-golfball-says-hell-be-47th-president-of-the-united-states\/\" title=\"Trump Tees Up A Golfball, Says He\u2019ll Be \u201947th\u2019 President Of The United States\">47th president<\/a> of the United States,\u201d Whatley added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The RNC chief declined to get into specifics when pressed for details on the preparations, including how Trump might address the convention. Host Rob Finnerty floated the possibilities of Trump recording a speech before he is sentenced or delivering remarks from jail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything is being thought about. Everything is being considered at this point in time,\u201d Whatley said, adding, \u201cWe will have to wait and see what the courts present us with the opportunity to do, but look, Donald Trump will communicate directly with the American voters the way that he always does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The case involves <a href=\"https:\/\/manhattanda.org\/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">34 felony counts<\/a> of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up damaging information as part of a \u201ccatch-and-kill\u201d scheme to influence the 2016 election. Trump, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, said he would be <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\">\u201cappealing this scam<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing is scheduled for July 11. Legal experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/05\/29\/trump-if-convicted-hush-money-trial-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doubt<\/a> the 77-year-old Trump will end up being placed behind bars given that he had no criminal record prior to the conviction, though the Secret Service has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/secret-service-prepares-for-possibility-of-trump-going-to-jail-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> coordinated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-meets-with-new-york-jail-officials-as-trump-trial-draws-to-a-close-report\/\" title=\"Secret Service Meets New York Jail Officials Amid Trump Trial Conclusion: Report\">local jail officials<\/a> just in case.\u00a0Possible alternatives to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-quick-verdict-in-trump-hush-money-trial-as-jury-is-dismissed-after-first-day-of-deliberations\/\" title=\"Trump Hush-Money Trial Jury Dismissed Without Quick Verdict\">imprisonment include probation<\/a> or community service.<\/p>\n<p>Three other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-alfa-bank-hoax-is-looking-a-lot-like-crossfire-hurricane\/\" title=\"The Alfa Bank Hoax Is Looking A Lot Like Crossfire Hurricane\">criminal matters<\/a> 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 trial stage before the November election, but Trump can run despite a conviction.<\/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=1717600807642000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0p0QhZmpsXnlsBawMxYkBF\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden is also running for a second term this election cycle. Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrats-plan-virtual-nomination-for-biden-ahead-of-chicago-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly planning<\/a> to nominate him virtually weeks before their August convention in Chicago as part of a shuffle that could avoid complications that could leave Biden off the ballot in Ohio and avoid embarrassing protests by critics.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley guessed Democrats also fear Biden being on the air for an \u201cextended period of time.\u201d He added, \u201cThey want to try and hide him. That\u2019s their entire campaign plan \u2026 they\u2019re going back to the basement like they did in 2020. He just is not able to communicate directly with the American people, so they\u2019re going to do it as a studio production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP convention organizers in Milwaukee ready for scenario where ex-President Trump is imprisoned during nomination. 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