Former President Donald Trump told nationally syndicated radio host and Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck Tuesday that he ultimately won't need to run his campaign from a prison cell because his case is strong and the charges against him are flimsy.
As for the impact of the four indictments he has been slapped with, Trump did not appear remotely skittish, intimating they are just more of what he has already withstood and that there will be a reckoning at the ballot box because the "public gets it."
Beck noted early in the interview, "You've seen the deep state. We now all know what you saw was true and deeper than I think any of us knew. They've weaponized everything. They are serious about trying to put you in prison."
Trump has been indicted for allegedly: falsifying business records; retaining classified national defense information; conspiring to defraud the U.S. and to violate civil rights; and for alleged false statements and racketeering, all amounting to 91 counts.
The corresponding felony charges together carry potential prison sentences adding up to a maximum sentence of 717.5 years behind bars, reported Forbes.
In light of the real possibility Trump could end up facing something far more consequential than a monetizable mug shot, Beck pressed Trump on whether he would continue his campaign in prison.
Trump stressed, "I don't think that's ever happening. We have a great case. Every case is a scam," then likened his four indictments to the Democrat-led Russian collusion hoax.
"Remember, I was dealing with Russia, Russia, Russia. Then, all of a sudden, ... the Mueller report said there was no collusion, and everyone had a heart attack. And then they started on Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine," said Trump. "These are bad people. These are sick people."
Trump suggested that rather than a jail cell, his recent indictments have instead landed him ahead in the polls, noting the inverse relationship between the Washington establishment's loathing for him and his popularity with the American public has been around since the day he came down the escalator on June 16, 2015.
According to the latest Harris/Messenger poll, Trump leads the second-top Republican, Gov. Ron DeSantis, by 45 points, and is in a dead heat with the Democratic frontrunner, President Joe Biden.
"I think the fake indictment that they did in Georgia was very helpful," continued Trump. "The public is smarter than anyone can imagine because they understand what's happening. ... I was doing very well before this stuff, but it's really driven my poll numbers up."
While Trump indicated the various efforts to preclude him from running again have prompted a boost in the polls, he said that his staying power is the result of the abundance of "love of what we stand for," including a great economy and strong borders.
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Glenn calls Donald Trump “the most persecuted man in ... American history,” and it’s no wonder since the former president has been indicted four times and now arrested.
Rumors have been circulating about how Trump would run his 2024 presidential campaign if he’s behind bars, but he joins Glenn to explain why he thinks that scenario is highly unlikely.
“They are serious about trying to put you in prison,” says Glenn. “Can I ask, will you and can you run a campaign from a jail cell?”
“Well, I don’t think that’s ever happening. We have a great case,” Trump explains, adding that all the charges brought against him are “a scam.”
The former president also notes that he has “the biggest lead [he’s] ever had,” especially after the Tucker interview that garnered 261 million views, “which is an all-time record,” he tells Glenn.
There’s also the mug shot to consider. In most contexts, a mug shot would tank someone’s reputation and career, but in Trump’s situation, it became instantaneously “iconic” and only served to inflate his popularity.
“I was doing well before this stuff, but it’s really driven my poll numbers up,” Trump says.
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