{"id":2338329,"date":"2024-09-07T23:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T03:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-legal-action-jail-time-for-those-who-cheated-in-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-07T23:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T03:48:30","slug":"trump-threatens-legal-action-jail-time-for-those-who-cheated-in-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-legal-action-jail-time-for-those-who-cheated-in-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens legal action, jail time for those who &#8216;cheated&#8217; in election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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-threatens-legal-action-jail-time-for-those-who-cheated-in-election-washington-examiner%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=2338329&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 Trump has threatened to\u2062 take legal action and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-seek-jail-time-for-former-trump-officials-held-in-contempt\/\" title=\"House Votes To Seek Jail Time For Former Trump Officials Held In Contempt\">seek jail time<\/a> for individuals he claims &#8220;cheated&#8221; in\u200d the 2020 election if he\u200b is victorious in\u200c the upcoming November election. In \u200ca post on Truth Social, he accused Democrats of &#8220;rampant cheating and skullduggery&#8221;\u200b during the previous election and\u2063 stated \u200cthat\u200c he would pursue prosecutions to\u200c the fullest\u2063 extent of the law, \u200bpotentially leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-will-not-seek-charges-against-some-people-it-arrests-instead-taking-them-to-social-services\/\" title=\"LAPD Will Not Seek Charges Against Some People It Arrests, Instead Taking Them To Social Services\">long prison sentences<\/a>. \u2064Trump\u200d emphasized that\u200c the 2024 \u200celection will be closely \u200bmonitored \u200band promised \u200dstrict scrutiny, asserting that anyone involved in election misconduct, including lawyers, political operatives, and illegal voters, will face consequences.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump threatens legal action and jail time for those who &lsquo;cheated&rsquo; in election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748874\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> threatened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-deadlocks-on-becerra-nomination\/\" title=\"Senate Committee Deadlocks on Becerra Nomination\">pursue legal action<\/a> and jail time for those who &ldquo;cheated&rdquo; in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> if he wins in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113098755955857290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on Saturday, Trump decried alleged &ldquo;rampant cheating and skullduggery&rdquo; in the 2020 election and said he would pursue prosecutions of those who allegedly cheated &ldquo;to the fullest extent of the law,&rdquo; including &ldquo;long term prison sentences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CEASE &amp; 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 Election. It was a Disgrace to our Nation,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Therefore, the 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, 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,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Trump went on to add that the scope of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-suburb-backs-down-from-ban-on-abortion-clinic-protesters\/\" title=\"Seattle Suburb Backs Down From Ban on Abortion Clinic Protesters\">threatened legal action<\/a> would extend to &ldquo;Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, &amp; Corrupt Election Officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The comments come after Trump held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-trump-speaks-at-campaign-rally-in-central-wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rally\">rally<\/a> in Mosinee, Wisconsin, in which he made his oft-repeated claim that the 2020 election was stolen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We got to stop the cheating. If we stop that cheating, if we don&rsquo;t let them cheat, I don&rsquo;t even have to campaign anymore we&rsquo;re going to win by so much. In the meantime, too big to rig, too big to rig,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have also made illegal voting a priority this election season, leading to the House of Representatives passing the SAVE Act in July, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3076713\/trump-backed-election-integrity-bill-barring-noncitizens-voting-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"seeks\">seeks<\/a> to prevent noncitizens from voting by requiring proof of citizenship before registering to vote. That bill was introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) after Johnson met with Trump to discuss election integrity concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748874\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748874\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump warns of legal consequences and imprisonment for those who &#8220;cheated&#8221; in the election. Former President Donald Trump stated that he would seek legal action and jail time against individuals he claims cheated in the election if he is victorious in November. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump criticized what he described as &#8220;rampant cheating and skullduggery&#8221; during the 2020 election, asserting that he would pursue prosecutions to the fullest extent of the law, potentially leading to lengthy prison sentences. He emphasized his vigilance regarding the integrity of the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election, stating, \u201cI know better than most about the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery by Democrats in 2020.\u201d He added that once votes begin to be cast for 2024, there will be intense scrutiny over the process. If elected, Trump vowed to prosecute those involved in cheating\u2014including lawyers, political operatives, donors, illegal voters, and corrupt election officials\u2014to ensure such injustices do not recur. His remarks followed a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin where he reiterated his belief that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Additionally, Republicans have prioritized addressing illegal voting this election season; they recently passed the SAVE Act aimed at preventing noncitizens from voting by requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration\u2014a bill introduced after House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Trump regarding concerns over election integrity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2338330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-file-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32360,32142,3634],"class_list":["post-2338329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-fraud","tag-legal-action","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-file-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338329","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}