Kamala Harris Tears Into Trump ‘Hinting At Violence’ If He Gets Sent To Prison Over Felony Convictions
Vice President Kamala Harris tore into former President Donald Trump over his remarks “hinting at violence” if he’s sent to prison over his felony convictions.
The question of prison for Trump has been top of mind since the jury in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial returned “guilty” verdicts on all 34 felony counts last Thursday — and Judge Juan Merchan scheduled sentencing for July 11.
Trump came under fire when he told Fox News “I don’t know that the public would stand it, you know? I’m not sure the public would stand for it … I think it would be tough for the public to take. At a certain point, there’s a breaking point.”
VP Harris was the keynote speaker at the Michigan Democratic Party Legacy Dinner on Saturday night, during which she took aim at Trump over those remarks.
The Democratic Party released previously unseen video from the event in which the VP went off on Trump over the trial, as well as for planning to “take peoples’ freedoms away”:
“Donald Trump openly tried to overturn the last election. And now he openly attacks the foundations of our justice system. Following his conviction in New York last month, Trump has been claiming the whole trial was rigged. False. Just look at the facts. Over the course of six weeks, a jury of 12 Americans reviewed the evidence. His defense attorney actively participated in selecting that jury, and actively his attorney made decisions about which witnesses to call and how to cross examine those witnesses. And the jury came back with a unanimous decision. Guilty on 34 counts. He complains because the reality is cheaters don’t like getting caught.
“And since the verdict, he attacks the judge and the witnesses. He suggests the case would be a ‘breaking point’ for his supporters, hinting at violence. He spread lies that our administration is controlling the case, when everyone knows it was a state prosecution. And he says that he will use a second term for revenge.
“So what does all of this tell us? Simply put, Donald Trump really thinks he is above the law. He really does. And this should be disqualifying for anyone who wants to be president of the United States.”
“Consider this: Donald Trump openly vowed if reelected that he would be a dictator on day one. Well you know what dictators do? They take peoples’ freedoms away. The freedom to vote. The freedom to love who you love openly and with pride. The freedom to live safe from the horror of gun violence and from the horror of bigotry and hate.”
Watch above via The Democratic Party.
