CNN host Caitlan Collins said Monday on “Anderson Cooper 360” that former President Donald Trump is currently in prison because he doesn’t want to violate a gag order in a New York business record trial. said he is being cautious.
“I just want to read what the judge actually said to Mr. Trump today. He said, ‘Mr. Trump, understand that I never want to put you in jail.’ That’s important. You’re a former president of the United States, and you’re probably the next president. There are many reasons why incarceration is really a last resort for me. Taking that step would disrupt these procedures. I think they want to get this done as quickly as possible because it’s going to happen.” But politically speaking, Caitlan, what does this mean? ”
“So this argument connects to the court what President Trump has been saying every day that he’s being politically persecuted here and the First Amendment can’t be applied,” Collins said. “It means we can do it, and we’re going to enjoy this discussion.” right. ”
She went on to say, “The idea that Donald Trump would actually want to go to prison is ridiculous. Anyone who knows him knows that when he goes on foreign trips that he doesn’t plan to stay in as president, he goes to hotels. I know he doesn’t even like staying there. It was really hard to get him to stay overnight in different places.”
Collins added: “So the idea that he actually wants to do this from an optical standpoint, when you talk to his inner circle and allies, they say that’s completely outlandish.” Dew,” he added. Do they think it will work in their favor? Maybe it’s a political thing, but I think the fact that Donald Trump pays attention to this is something that Donald Trump would never do, and it’s actually a word. And he continues to admit that every time he enters a courtroom, he is careful about what he can and cannot do, even if he is lying about what is actually said in the gag order. ”
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