{"id":2269330,"date":"2024-06-17T07:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T11:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailing-trump-before-rnc-convention-would-seal-red-victory-gop-predicts\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T07:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T11:54:01","slug":"jailing-trump-before-rnc-convention-would-seal-red-victory-gop-predicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailing-trump-before-rnc-convention-would-seal-red-victory-gop-predicts\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP predicts that imprisoning Trump before the RNC convention would guarantee a Republican win"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fjailing-trump-before-rnc-convention-would-seal-red-victory-gop-predicts%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=2269330&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>Republicans are cautioning Democrats against creating \u2062conditions that would prevent former President Donald Trump from physically attending the Republican National Convention\u2062 (RNC), following his recent conviction for falsifying business records. Trump,\u2063 found guilty by a jury \u2063on 34 counts related to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-subpoenas-prosecutor-who-resigned-from-manhattan-das-office\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan Subpoenas Prosecutor Who Resigned From Manhattan DA's Office\">hush money scheme<\/a>, faces\u2063 potential sentencing outcomes including fines, probation, up to four years in prison per count, or home confinement. \u2063His sentencing is set by \u2062Judge Juan Merchan \u200cjust four\u2062 days prior to the RNC&#8217;s convention on July 15.<\/p>\n<p>Republican representatives, including Derrick Van Orden\u200d and Blake Moore, argue that preventing Trump from attending the convention would galvanize the Republican base and possibly sway independent voters, leading to a significant electoral backlash \u2063against Democrats in the \u200b2024 elections. They express concerns over what they perceive as political persecution and interference by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and warn of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheney-compares-herself-to-abe-lincoln-after-loss\/\" title=\"Liz Cheney Compares Herself to Abe Lincoln After Loss\">potential political consequences<\/a> of a perceived unfair treatment of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is intensifying political tensions, with Trump maintaining a narrow lead in polls over President Joe Biden,\u2062 and his conviction unexpectedly\u200b boosting Republican fundraising efforts. GOP members believe \u2062that any restriction on Trump&#8217;s \u2063freedom to\u200d campaign could provoke widespread anger and\u200d dramatically impact the upcoming election.  <\/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<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> are warning Democrats that if former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s sentence in his New York criminal case prevents him from attending the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a> convention, it will guarantee a red wave for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Four days before the GOP gathers for the RNC\u2019s convention on July 15, Judge Juan Merchan will sentence the former president after he was convicted of falsifying business records. <\/p>\n<p>In the wake of a 12-member jury finding him guilty of 34 criminal counts tied to a hush money payment scheme during the 2016 election, Trump faces a fine, probation, or up to four years in prison per count. Home confinement is also an option after the historic conviction last month. <\/p>\n<p>But Republicans are already telling Democrats to tread carefully, or else they will all but ensure that the GOP takes back the White House this November. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the Democrat Party better be very cautious because if the [past] sitting president of the United States can\u2019t attend the convention in person, they are essentially electing Donald Trump as president,\u201d Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans have blasted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s case against Trump as political persecution and election interference from the Democratic Party. <\/p>\n<p>If Merchan\u2019s sentencing forces Trump to miss appearing at the convention physically, the move would \u201cenergize\u201d Republicans, according to Van Orden. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019ll fire up the Republican base to the point where it\u2019ll be unstoppable,\u201d the Wisconsin Republican said. \u201cAnd I think independent folks, like I just said, are going to say, \u2018We don\u2019t want this. This is not the United States of America that we want to live in. We want to be able to have free and open discourse between political parties without having to worry about being jailed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Blake Moore (R-UT) anticipated Trump attending the convention in person. However, he warned, \u201cIt would be a bad idea for the Democrats if they tried to manipulate it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard Porter, a national committeeman from Illinois, echoed the lawmakers, saying he is \u201cnot concerned\u201d with the prospect that Trump won\u2019t be in attendance in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>But, Porter added, \u201cIf that judge compounds the unfairness of the trial with a jail sentence or that otherwise restricts his freedom to campaign, righteous anger at the injustice will wash away Biden and the corrupt establishment in November.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Unlike any other presidential candidate in American history, Trump has an uncanny penchant for overcoming political adversity. <\/p>\n<p>A few weeks after the unprecedented conviction, Trump narrowly leads President Joe Biden, 45.4% to 44.6%, according to a polling composite from <em>Real Clear Politics<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/05\/upshot\/polling-trump-conviction-voters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post-verdict survey<\/a> from the <em>New York Times<\/em>-Siena College of 2,000 people showed Trump besting Biden, 47% to 46%. The lead was a decrease from when Trump led Biden, 48% to 45%, in April and May. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s conviction also proved to be a fundraising boon for Republicans, with the former president and congressional campaign arms announcing they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3024111\/republicans-trump-record-fundraising-guilty-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cshattered\u201d fundraising records<\/a> in the days after his guilty verdict.<\/p>\n<p>While it is still unknown what path Trump\u2019s sentencing will take, the RNC has denied it is preparing for the possibility that Trump would be forced to attend the convention remotely.<\/p>\n<p>The denial comes after an NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/republican-national-committee-convention-trump-may-not-attend-rcna156838\">re<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/republican-national-committee-convention-trump-may-not-attend-rcna156838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>p<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/republican-national-committee-convention-trump-may-not-attend-rcna156838\">ort<\/a> detailed that preparations are being made at Trump\u2019s Florida home at Mar-a-Lago and in Milwaukee, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>, the site of the convention, should the former president need to make an appearance from afar or cannot attend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt no time has convention planning involved any option other than President Trump in person to accept his formal nomination as President,\u201d Brian Hughes, the Trump campaign\u2019s senior adviser, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, some strategists and legal experts argue it would be to the RNC\u2019s detriment not to have plans in place for the event Trump would need to call into the convention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be malpractice not to plan for what Trump himself seems to think is a distinct possibility: that he is sentenced to behind bars before the convention,\u201d a Republican strategist told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine the spectacle of him delivering an acceptable speech from the visitor room at a jail or prison,\u201d the strategist added. \u201cTrump probably wants this to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans caution that if Donald Trump&#8217;s sentencing in his New York case bars him from the July 15 Republican National Committee convention, it could ensure a GOP surge in the 2024 elections. 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