Former President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened legal attacks against Democrats over his 2020 election loss if he wins the presidential election in November, making one of his clearest campaign pledges yet to attack an opponent.
Trump has repeatedly claimed the 2020 election was fraudulent and rigged. No evidence He accused Democrats of widespread fraud and “riddled with fraud and conspiracy” in the 2020 election and said the 2024 election “will be under close scrutiny from experts.”
“If I win, those who cheated will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, including long prison sentences, to ensure this perversion of justice never happens again,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
He suggested lawyers, political activists, donors, voters and election officials could all be subject to prosecution.
“Those involved in immoral activities will be searched for, arrested and prosecuted at a level never before seen in our country, unfortunately,” he added.
Trump has repeatedly alleged widespread fraud in the 2020 election, which he lost to President Biden. He has challenged the results in court, but his claims have been dismissed for lack of standing and a lack of evidence. Rejected Various election issues.
The former president faces criminal charges in Georgia for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and also faces federal indictment in Washington, D.C., for attempting to overturn the election results and remain in power.
“Donald Trump has said since day one that he wants to be a dictator. He wants to abolish the Constitution,” Amar Moosa, a spokesman for VP Harris' campaign, posted on X. “Now he's vowed to jail his political opponents. And now he has the blueprint and the Supreme Court to do whatever he wants. Take him seriously.”
