Trump Steps Up Threats To Imprison His Foes

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 6:21pm

“Donald Trump has long used strongman-style threats to prosecute people he vilifies as a campaign tactic, dating back to encouraging his 2016 rallygoers to chant ‘lock her up’ about Hillary Clinton. And during his term as president, he repeatedly pressed the Justice Department to open investigations into his political adversaries,” the New York Times reports. “But as November nears, the former president has escalated his vows to use the raw power of the state to impose and maintain control and to intimidate and punish anyone he perceives as working against him.” “After Democrats replaced President Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris as their 2024 nominee — and Mr.

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