Former FBI Director James Comey said Sunday that he believes it is “clearly possible” to jail former President Trump, despite some logistical obstacles.
During an interview on “Inside with Jen Psaki” on Sunday, Comey was asked about public concerns about the logistical challenges that could arise if law enforcement were to try to jail Trump, who was convicted last week of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a scheme to conceal potentially damaging information before the 2016 presidential election.
Asked whether he agreed with those concerns, Comey said, “No.”
“They confined him to a double-wide on the grass near the fence, where he ate, showered, exercised, as Danya Perry said, away from the general prison population,” Comey continued, quoting lawyers for Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer who served time in prison for related crimes.
“But it’s clearly doable,” Comey added.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11 and will not be held in custody until then. Comey said it was unclear whether Trump would have to wear the ankle bracelet after that point or whether he would go to prison.
“I don’t know. It’s unlikely,” Comey said when asked if either scenario was possible, “but I’ve never seen a defendant begging for it to this extent — attacking the judge, attacking the jury, attacking the witnesses.”
“In determining what the appropriate sentence is, a judge looks at: ‘Do you regret your actions? Do you respect the system?’ This defendant is running away.”
Trump violated the gag order 10 times, resulting in a $10,000 fine. After the trial, Trump blasted the judge and district attorney and repeated many of the claims he has made to the public for years.
“As far as the trial itself goes, it was very unfair,” Trump said Friday.
“You all know what happened to the witnesses who were on our side. They were literally crucified by this man, who looks like an angel but is actually the devil,” Trump added, referring to Judge Juan Marchan.
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