President Trump has said several times that he will run his campaign from prison if he has to. That is true, but once he is elected, he could pardon himself and take up residence in the Oval Office. This would be justice for all of the indictments are bogus, but he could be found guilty in any trial in Washington DC. A Washington jury found a Proud Boy guilty of destroying government property at the Capitol. One problem though. He was not in Washington when the property was damaged.
Slater asked Joel Pollak of Breitbart News whether he thought the “fever dream” of the left, that Trump could be detained before any of his trials come up, and did Pollak thought it was possible they could accomplish that.
“There’s a distinct possibility that you could see a scene where Trump is in jail, or in prison, wins the election, the Chief Justice goes to the prison, administers the oath of office, Trump pardons himself, and leaves.”
Pollak appeared on the show in the wake of Tuesday’s indictment of Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith for four charges relating to the former president’s effort to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election. He pointed out that the indictment depends on “mind-reading,” because it lacks evidence that Trump subjectively believed he was lying about the election being stolen. He also noted that one of the four charges, “conspiracy against rights,” carries with it a potential death penalty.
Pollak also noted that Smith had claimed, in his press statement, that Trump’s alleged lies about the election led to the January 6 riot at the Capitol, but that the Special Counsel had somehow declined to charge the former president with incitement. He mocked Smith’s claim that Trump had created “mistrust” in the election, noting that the left and the media had already sowed mistrust, through rioting, censorship, and voting rule changes. “The mistrust was everywhere; it wasn’t Trump’s doing.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELIn addition, Pollak argued, if false claims of election theft were federal crimes, the Department of Justice should have prosecuted Hillary Clinton and the other participants in selling the false “Russia collusion” hoax to claim that Trump had stolen the 2016 election.
Pollak also argued further that the indictment might be unconstitutional under the Double Jeopardy Clause, because Trump had already been tried for similar crimes during his second impeachment trial in the Senate in early 2021, and he was acquitted.
There is one major silver lining in this case. Trump and his lawyers can admit all of the evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election. And he will have subpoena power and can force anyone they want to testify. This could be one long drawn-out trial. But, will the Obama-appointed judge block Trump from presenting evidence of fraud?”
