Mary Trump says her uncle "absolutely" should go to jail
After Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in Manhattan on Thursday, his estranged niece has said he should "absolutely" go to jail.
The former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 election campaign. Trump, who pleaded not guilty, and his allies have repeatedly called the case a form of election interference and, following the jury's verdict, condemned prosecutors and Judge Juan Merchan.
Now Mary Trump—daughter of Fred Trump Jr.—has weighed in on the situation. She is a frequent critic of the former president and has publicly criticized him over everything from his potential second term to his family history.
Wouldn't being convicted for election fraud in some way stop you from actively participating in elections?
Maybe, but I have 34 reasons to believe he doesn’t care about election integrity
Constitutionally? No. But in a normal world the Republican party wouldn't be part of a cult, and would disqualify him themselves (being law and order and whatnot).
I'm not sure if this is state by state or not, but can he vote for himself now? That's technically stopping him from participating in a certain way.