for his everything Donald Trump, who has eschewed transparency and instead offered a steady stream of lies, has always been brutally honest about one thing: his penchant for revenge.
This lust has taken on a special twist over the years. When possible, Trump often enjoyed stepping up to the microphone and implying that his enemies should be investigated, prosecuted and arrested by the government he wants to lead. These enemies include a seemingly endless list of people, from James Comey to Joe Scarborough.
It is not surprising that threats of retaliatory political prosecution have escalated since Trump’s conviction. He and his colleagues now appear intent on beginning investigations into all their perceived enemies. The Republican Party has made it clear that if Trump returns to the White House, political persecution could occur due to the government’s core role.
Here’s an incomplete, actionable list of everyone Trump has said he should prosecute if a second term is possible:
President Biden and the ‘Biden Crime Family’
Like several others here, Trump’s call to investigate Joe Biden and his family could make a list of its own. You can get a glimpse of the logic here. In a Truth Social post last year, Trump wrote that if he were re-elected, he would “appoint a real special “prosecutor” who will go after the most corrupt president in history.” America, Joe Biden, the entire Biden crime family and everyone else is complicit in destroying our elections, our borders and our country itself!” (President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is currently on trial for possession of a firearm while using drugs.)
And earlier this year, Trump wrote, “If I don’t get a waiver, Crooked Joe Biden doesn’t get a waiver either.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
Bragg is the first prosecutor to obtain a criminal conviction against Trump. Trump acolyte Steve Bannon told Axios, “If Trump is re-elected, (Bbragg) should and will be jailed, of course.” And it’s just a coincidence that Bragg is also indicting Bannon in a money laundering and conspiracy case that will go to trial in September.
Hillary Clinton
There seems to be no end to the number of times Trump, like Biden, wanted to investigate and prosecute Clinton. But let’s take a closer look when Trump said: fox and friends He said he could change course and indict the former secretary of state. “I could do it. But I felt it would be a terrible thing. And this happened to me. So I might feel differently about it.”
Mediate referenced an interview in which Trump hinted at similar thoughts.
And wouldn’t it really be as bad as, say, Hillary tapping her phone and everything else she’s done? Wouldn’t it be terrible to throw in the president’s wife and the former secretary of state? Among them, the former Secretary of State is the President, but the President’s wife is in prison. Wouldn’t that be truly terrible? But they want to do it. I mean, I think the path they’re leading us down is a terrible, terrible path. And it’s very likely that it will happen to them too.
pro-Palestinian protesters
Trump has made clear his disgust for pro-Palestinian protesters. At a rally last month, he told supporters he planned to “immediately expel” pro-Palestinian supporters from college campuses.
“When I become president, I will not allow our universities to be taken over by violent radicals,” he said. “And if you come here from a violent country and try to bring jihadism, anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism to our campus, we will expel you immediately. “You will be kicked out of that school.”
Adam Schiff
Congressman Adam Schiff illegally created a bogus and damning statement, pretended it was the most important part of his phone call to the President of Ukraine, and read it aloud to Congress and the American people. It has nothing to do with what I said on the phone. Arrested for treason?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2019
Barack Obama
Where do I start? There are countless instances where Trump called for his predecessor to be imprisoned. But the succinct explanation for these calls is that Trump mistakenly believed that Obama had illegally spied on him.
sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Trump, then a Republican presidential candidate, said his then-candidate rival Marco Rubio should have been “indicted” on allegations that he improperly used a corporate credit card for personal use.
Huma Abedin
Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aide, Huma Abedin, has been accused of ignoring basic security protocols. She gave her confidential passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Do you remember the photo of the sailors on the submarine? prison! Should the Deep State Justice Department finally act? Also in Comey et al.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
james comey
There was a time when Trump would not stop falsely claiming that the former FBI director had mishandled classified information and lied to Congress.
Now Comey is admitting he was wrong. Wow, but he’s only doing that because he got caught. In fact, he was caught a long time ago. So what are the consequences of his illegal actions? Could he spend years in prison? Where’s the apology for me and others, Jim?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2019
john kerry
President Trump has called for the former secretary of state to be indicted on charges of inappropriately communicating with Iran in violation of the Logan Act.
Joe Scarborough
President Trump repeated the outrageous conspiracy theory that the MSNBC host was responsible for the death of a former employee and said Scarborough should be investigated for murder.
Liz Cheney
Trump attacked Cheney, a longtime Republican critic, and called for her to be indicted on baseless charges. federalist That she and other January 6 committee members concealed key evidence.
Andrew McCabe
In another, more damning example beyond the investigation, Trump, as president, told John Kelly that he wanted the Internal Revenue Service to go after James Comey’s former deputy, McCabe.
representative. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)
This is ugly. Trump suggested the Justice Department investigate Omar, repeating the conspiracy theory that the Minnesota congresswoman married her biological brother and immigrated to the United States illegally.
Oranges”
In an apparent attempt to utter the word “origin,” Trump urged investigators to look into the “oranges” of the Mueller investigation.
representative. Nancy Pelosi (D-California)
… .This makes Nervous Nancy just as guilty as Liddle’s Adam Schiff of high crimes and misdemeanors, and even treason. I think that means they should all be impeached immediately, along with everyone else who evilly “colluded” with them!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2019
tax day protestors
In 2017, President Trump expressed disdain for the protesters, saying “someone” should investigate protesters demanding the release of Trump’s tax returns.
anonymous new york times author
Following comments from an individual claiming to be part of the “resistance” within the Trump administration, Trump demanded: new york times “Hand him/her over” to the government. (Anonymous identified as Miles Taylor.)
This is a developing story and will be updated. If Trump says or implies he wants to send someone else to jail.
