Trump warns of 'problems' like 'we've never seen' if he's indicted

[libertybele]

I think this is wishful thinking on Trump's party -- it's not going to happen.

Trump warns of 'problems' like 'we've never seen' if he's indicted

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday the nation would face "problems ... the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen" if he is indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, an apparent suggestion that such a move by the Justice Department could spark violence from Trump's supporters.

The former president said an indictment wouldn’t stop him from running for the White House again and repeatedly said Americans “would not stand” for his prosecution.

“If a thing like that happened, I would have no prohibition against running,” Trump said in an interview with conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt. “I think if it happened, I think you’d have problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before. I don’t think the people of the United States would stand for it.”

Hewitt asked Trump what he meant by “problems.”

“I think they’d have big problems. Big problems. I just don’t think they’d stand for it. They will not sit still and stand for this ultimate of hoaxes,” Trump said.

It’s not the first time Republicans have hinted at potential civil unrest if the DOJ indicts Trump. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham made headlines last month when he said there would be “riots in the street” if “there is a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information.” Graham’s comments were slammed as “irresponsible” and “shameful.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, without naming the South Carolina senator, said these comments from “extreme Republicans” were “dangerous.”

Hewitt appeared to see Trump’s comments as a nod toward potential unrest, asking the former president how he would respond when the “legacy media” accuses him of inciting violence.

“That’s not inciting. I’m just saying what my opinion is,” Trump said. “I don’t think the people of this country would stand for it.”

On Capitol Hill, senior FBI and DHS officials briefed members of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees Thursday on the uptick in threats against federal law enforcement in the aftermath of the Mar-a-Lago search. Senators said the briefers didn’t specifically pinpoint a politician or political party when it comes to the threats, but they said the trend was clear.

“It was stunning the number of threats that have been cataloged since the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago,” Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said after the briefing, specifically mentioning the gunman who tried to enter an FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the days following the search. “It’s a much more dangerous environment because of the political statements made by some individuals since Aug. 8 — it’s alarming to me.”..............

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-warns-problems-weve-never-145023687.html

[libertybele]

Maybe a @corbe poll.  Will Trump be indicted?  If so will there be the backlash that he thinks will happen??

[catfish1957]

And this juncture, if I were DJT, I'd stay low key, and let the real criminals at DOJ/FBI hang themselves after the Special Master determines this was a needless witch hunt, and documents in question were trivial.

[rustynail]

They got him now.  Sounds like Trump is inciting an Insurrection.

[libertybele]

They got him now.  Sounds like Trump is inciting an Insurrection.

Maybe not inciting an insurrection but voicing what he thinks will happen if indicted sounds threatening.

The leftists have been pushing for a major insurrection and are already probably prepared for one.

[DefiantMassRINO]

"problems ... the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen" ... that's a veiled threat of violence in an attempt to intimidate the DOJ.

Trump's power comes from his enablers.

The DOJ can declaw and defang Trump by prosecuting, convicting, and sentencing his enablers to prison for their crimes.

There won't be "problems" if the DOJ prosecutes the lawyer that signed the affadavit stating there were no documents with Classification markings at Mar-a-lago.

The DOJ needs to proceed like they are conducting R.I.C.O. investigations, prosecutions, and convictions against Trump, his capos, his soldiers, and his associates.