U.S. election officials decry Trump's threat to jail them if he returns to White House

U.S. election administrators and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign condemned on Monday threats by Donald Trump to jail "corrupt" election officials if he wins on Nov 5, accusing him of intimidation and inciting potential violence.

And yet there is no evidence of "corrupt" election officials. This is just Trump preparing another attempt at stealing the election again.

he just wants some company when he’s there.

For starters, there was no fraud and there will not be any fraud. American elections are incredibly transparent and secure.

The idea that there was some vast conspiracy to defraud Trump and only Trump, not the down ballot Republicans who won on the same ticket is logistically so implausible as to call into question the basic cognition and sanity of anyone dumb enough to postulate it.

And while Trump could direct his DOJ to prosecute as a tool of vindictiveness, charges would have to be issued by a grand jury, not thrown out by a judge and then unanimously agreed to by a jury after a trial with witnesses and testimony where Trump himself could be called as a witness.

Good luck with that.

The real danger here is his band of self-styled citizens militia and their willingness to follow his wink and nod to commit acts of political violence on his behalf.

And he knows it. We have seen him do it before. He thinks he got away with it last time.

So he is doing it again.

The idea that there was some vast conspiracy to defraud Trump and only Trump, not the down ballot Republicans who won on the same ticket is logistically so implausible as to call into question the basic cognition and sanity of anyone dumb enough to postulate it.

For me, that’s the end of the story. Any further discussion is not only unnecessary, but utterly ludicrous.

The only ""corrupt election officials " the U.S. has ever had is the Candidate himself.

Trump wrote: "We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON'T!

MAGA is turning the US into a 3rd world autocracy.

And GOP state legislators are the are the main ones who have run, and are planning to run election interference for Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/politics/republican-election-campaign-2024.html

Trump is all about projection, and the more he rants about election interference it means that is his Plan number 1.

Trump will go down in U.S. history as one of the most "corrupt" X Presidents if not the most.

Nobody fear insecure Trump but Republican

Trump will get sabotaged by his own people. As long as he gets elected, all the other wannabes like Pompei, Rubio, Cruz, Cotton, DeSantis etc have no future.

And yet there is no evidence of "corrupt" election officials.

Actually, that isn't true. A number of officials related to elections in some states have been charged and brought to trial for attempted election fraud. They weren't anyone that Trump or his team suggested, however.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arizona-alternate-electors-indictment/

Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani are also charged with a number of election related crimes.

https://apnews.com/article/giuliani-2020-election-georgia-defamation-moss-freeman-6f6446c4f5224f521db8ff7763fb12d1

A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment.

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/13/nx-s1-5072977/colorado-clerk-found-guilty-of-giving-election-deniers-access-to-voting-equipment A county clerk in Colorado too. She was found guilty.

So it seems the only proven election fraud was from Trump fanatics and they've been caught.

For the most part, attempts at election fraud were prevented by honest people who oversee the elections at the state level. The smart ones knew they wouldn't get away with it, Precinct results aren't counted directly by the state in most states. They were honest and refused Trumps significant efforts get get them to break their oath of office. That's what happened in Georgia.

the fu nailed it.

the people indicted and charged in election crimes have all been republicans.

mic drop.

U.S. election officials decry Trump's threat to jail them if he returns to White House

My, my, that's quite the 'Little Dictator" talk, even for Trump...

So he's going to "jail" people without their Constitutional right to trial by their peers and conviction based on evidence...

Just another example that MAGA-world wants to mirror Putin-world...he is a "genius" according to them...

For starters, there was no fraud and there will not be any fraud. American elections are incredibly transparent and secure. 

Yeah, no one believes that anymore, the only people with the mic will push the narrative because they want a one-sided political narrative, everywhere else that is not the case and the voices, witnesses and testimonies say something different. The left cannot force feed or bully people into accepting a political view that they think you should accept, sorry.

The idea that there was some vast conspiracy to defraud Trump and only Trump, not the down ballot Republicans who won on the same ticket is logistically so implausible as to call into question the basic cognition and sanity of anyone dumb enough to postulate it. 

Uh-huh..lol

And while Trump could direct his DOJ to prosecute as a tool of vindictiveness, charges would have to be issued by a grand jury, not thrown out by a judge and then unanimously agreed to by a jury after a trial with witnesses and testimony where Trump himself could be called as a witness. 

Good luck with that. 

If Trump wins, luck won’t have anything to do with his DOJ looking into this and the left can’t and won’t stop it.

The real danger here is his band of self-styled citizens militia and their willingness to follow his wink and nod to commit acts of political violence on his behalf. 

No, the REAL danger is the left trying desperately to avoid being transparent and to be forthcoming with all the political hit jobs and hit list they used to go after their political opponents and the biggest threat to their authoritative establishment empire.

And he knows it. We have seen him do it before.

Just like the Dems summer of so called peaceful protests that costed the nation $1 billion and $2 billion in insured losses. This makes it the costliest civil unrest in U.S. history, surpassing the damages from the 1992 Los Angeles riots.These numbers only account for insured damages, meaning the total economic impact, including uninsured losses, business disruptions, and lost revenue. They affected multiple cities across the U.S. over several months, further compounding the overall costs and who suffered the most small minority businesses, businesses that many will never see return.

He thinks he got away with it last time. 

So he is doing it again.

The left as well.

Trump speaking like a dictator claimed he wanted to be from day one. The election fraud came from Trump's team.

bass4funk

If Trump wins, luck won’t have anything to do with his DOJ looking into this and the left can’t and won’t stop it.

It's not Trump's DOJ. The DOJ work for the people and Trump can't use it to bully his enemies.

Just like the Dems summer of so called peaceful protests that costed the nation $1 billion and $2 billion in insured losses.

What democrat demonstrations are you referring to?

The left as well.

Zzzzzz...

Trump /MAGA better bring a better game to the debate tomorrow.

I hope Harris has it in her to not back away, but to address the Trump attacks in all their absurdity.

And she has a lot of material with this election interference.

Trump speaking like a dictator claimed he wanted to be from day one. The election fraud came from Trump's team.

The real dictators are the people with the mics trying to silence the opposition. That is the biggest fear to democracy to not allow any dissension when it comes to the civil discourse.

It's not Trump's DOJ. The DOJ work for the people and Trump can't use it to bully his enemies.

It's the deep state's DOJ, and they go after whoever threatens the deep state.

What democrat demonstrations are you referring to?

Huh??? Oh, dear lord…

It's not Trump's DOJ. The DOJ work for the people and Trump can't use it to bully his enemies.

Hmmm..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-biden-doj-continues-its-war-on-christian-americans/ar-BB1iL6HG

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-doj-collects-list-of-every-person-who-followed-retweeted-or-mentioned-donald-trump-on-twitter/ar-AA1kJUTw

The Democrats did not organize any demonstrations during 2020. Your claim is make-believe.

Zzzzzz...

The left will wake up and not too happy either.

Trump /MAGA better bring a better game to the debate tomorrow. 

I think you mean Harris. She’s going to focus so much on not making a mistake it will cause her to make mistakes

I hope Harris has it in her to not back away, but to address the Trump attacks in all their absurdity. 

50 days without a single conference and one interview with her sideman Walz doesn’t give a lot of hope.

And she has a lot of material with this election interference.

Her star is losing its shiny luster.

Kamala vs Trump is like AIDS vs Cancer..

LOL

It's the deep state's DOJ, and they go after whoever threatens the deep state.

Lol, what feebleness. How does Hunter Biden's conviction fit into your pretend illuminati world?

The Democrats did not organize any demonstrations during 2020. Your claim is make-believe.

Non of the rioters that rioted, looted in the major blue states were not Trump supporters

bass4funk

The Democrats did not organize any demonstrations during 2020. Your claim is make-believe.

Non of the rioters that rioted, looted in the major blue states were not Trump supporters

Do you have any evidence that the Democrats and the Democrat Party organized the demonstrations?

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"The BLM movement has remained overwhelmingly non-violent.

Approximately 94% of all pro-BLM demonstrations have been peaceful, with 6% involving reports of violence, clashes with police, vandalism, looting, or other destructive activity.

In the remaining 6%, it is not clear who instigated the violent or destructive activity. While some cases of violence or looting have been provoked by demonstrators, other events have escalated as a result of aggressive government action, intervention from right-wing groups or individual assailants, and car-ramming attacks.

In contrast, demonstrations involving right-wing militias or militant social movements have turned violent or destructive over twice as often, or nearly 14% of the time."

A Year of Racial Justice Protests: Key Trends in Demonstrations Supporting the BLM Movement

https://acleddata.com/2021/05/25/a-year-of-racial-justice-protests-key-trends-in-demonstrations-supporting-the-blm-movement/

Wick's pencil

It's not Trump's DOJ. The DOJ work for the people and Trump can't use it to bully his enemies.

It's the deep state's DOJ, and they go after whoever threatens the deep state.

There is no such thing as "the deep state". That's more of a Q thing...

Non of the rioters that rioted, looted in the major blue states were not Trump supporters

...equals they were all Trump supporters. You stand corrected.

And another of our now daily Trump mental meltdowns....they get worse each day...

"In a recent gaffe-filled, nonsensical speech, 78-year-old Donald Trump seemed to imply that 80-year-olds are incapable of signing important documents. Speaking in the battleground state of Wisconsin on Saturday, Trump suddenly poked fun at the elderly, during a rant about Georga District Attorney Fani Willis.

“Great patriots have been indicted by Fani and her boyfriend, and it’s a disgrace. You had people that are in their eighties, ‘Uh would you sign here?’” said Trump, with no real explanation of how the two thoughts connected.

It’s unclear which 80-year-olds he is ridiculing: whether that be his great “innocent” patriots or some cabal of elderly people in cahoots with Willis. What is clear, however, is that Trump’s offhand comment only throws himself under the bus. In case Trump has forgotten, he will turn 80 in 2026. And he is running to serve a four-year term as president, during which he would presumably be signing documents” quite often."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-78-accidentally-skewers-himself-203530889.html

The Moron disses the elderly - which includes himself...

Keep reminding everyone you're too mentally gone to sign your own documents Donald...

Idiot...

Voters should question Trump's mental state.

bass4funk

It's not Trump's DOJ. The DOJ work for the people and Trump can't use it to bully his enemies.

Hmmm..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-biden-doj-continues-its-war-on-christian-americans/ar-BB1iL6HG

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-doj-collects-list-of-every-person-who-followed-retweeted-or-mentioned-donald-trump-on-twitter/ar-AA1kJUTw

None of this has anything to do with the White House. The DOJ is working independently.

Non of the rioters that rioted, looted in the major blue states were not Trump supporters

Ok.

If you say so.

The Democrats did not organize any demonstrations during 2020. Your claim is make-believe.

Non of the rioters that rioted, looted in the major blue states were not Trump supporters

Do you have any evidence that the Democrats and the Democrat Party organized the demonstrations?

Yes, Trump supporters were in the Capitol and Cali the protesters there as well as Chicago, Philly, Portland and Seattle those are not Trump supporters

"The BLM movement has remained overwhelmingly non-violent.

And that movement is under scrutiny for not having done much of anything to help blacks, but they amassed a lot of money though

Approximately 94% of all pro-BLM demonstrations have been peaceful, with 6% involving reports of violence, clashes with police, vandalism, looting, or other destructive activity.

And what positive things are they doing for the community,

In the remaining 6%, it is not clear who instigated the violent or destructive activity.

They know

https://youtu.be/eRC9Iuy4gPQ?si=7cEV7C6bbjuq2cr-

Peaceful??

https://youtu.be/NH8nhqQbd28?si=PGF5QGOOYsaUXz-9

In contrast, demonstrations involving right-wing militias or militant social movements have turned violent or destructive over twice as often, or nearly 14% of the time."

Where? What damage exactly. The Capitol sprayed with graffiti? What’s the jail record of Trump supporters rioting and looting? Take your time Wallace.

A Year of Racial Justice Protests: Key Trends in Demonstrations Supporting the BLM Movement

https://nypost.com/2022/02/06/black-lives-matter-is-imploding-in-scandal-a-lesson-about-causes-deemed-beyond-question/

bass4funk

Non of the rioters that rioted, looted in the major blue states were not Trump supporters

Hundreds, even thousands of rioters and looters were extreme right-wing Trump supporters.

A Year of Racial Justice Protests: Key Trends in Demonstrations Supporting the BLM Movement

https://acleddata.com/2021/05/25/a-year-of-racial-justice-protests-key-trends-in-demonstrations-supporting-the-blm-movement/

What democrat demonstrations are you referring to?

The one that you(dem) encouraged and supported in the summer of 2020.

And yet there is no evidence of "corrupt" election officials. This is just Trump preparing another attempt at stealing the election again.

Let's go in chronological order and you provide the evidence that he stole the 2016 election.

DaDude

And yet there is no evidence of "corrupt" election officials. This is just Trump preparing another attempt at stealing the election again.

Let's go in chronological order and you provide the evidence that he stole the 2016 election.

He didn't. Trump won the 2016 presidential election.

Hundreds, even thousands of rioters and looters were extreme right-wing Trump supporters.

Not in the blue states where all the businesses were destroyed and by the way, why was it that none of the msm lib networks interviewed these business owners (mostly people of color) and listened to their stories and pain? Now why is that? I wonder.

A Year of Racial Justice Protests: Key Trends in Demonstrations Supporting the BLM Movement

And now they’re under the investigation loop for a multitude of crimes, and again, what specifically has the group done to better the lives of Black people? Can you share that with us?

If those election officials don't act corruptly then they don't have to worry about anything.

Although the rampant corruption in the Democratic Party is something to be concerned about.

The Capitol sprayed with graffiti? What’s the jail record of Trump supporters rioting and looting? 

Many J6 rioters received sentences over 10 years. 22 years is the longest.

890 participants have been found guilty of federal crimes connected to that day.

The Ripper!

If those election officials don't act corruptly then they don't have to worry about anything.

Yup.

Although the rampant corruption in the Democratic Party is something to be concerned about.

No need to be concerned because it doesn't exist.

Many J6 rioters received sentences over 10 years. 22 years is the longest.

And when Trump gets back in office that will end

890 participants have been found guilty of federal crimes connected to that day.

That as well, yes.

The Ripper!Today 08:41 am JST

If those election officials don't act corruptly then they don't have to worry about anything.

We have attorney generals for such things, not losers jumping up and down on streets or at Mar-a-Lardo.

He didn't. Trump won the 2016 presidential election.

So you swear you never once in your life said it was a hoax....ever?

I guess all the dictator talk is just a cover-up for his latest business failure...

"The value of former president Donald Trump's Truth Social meme stock has cratered — in a drop that's wiped out a whopping $4 billion of Trump's personal 114.75 million share stake before he's even free to sell the dodgy stock.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group hit an all-time low last week, dropping below $18. That's a tiny fraction of what they were worth after the company merged with a blank check acquisition company in March, when they initially spiked to nearly $70 per share.

The company's recent slide was expedited by a number of executives selling off millions of dollars worth of shares, including CEO Devin Nunes, COO Andrew Northwall, and CFO and treasurer Phillip Juhan.

The company has yet to find a viable business plan and is bleeding money at an alarming rate, raking in a mere $4.1 million in revenue last year while losing a staggering $58 million over the same period.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-loses-4-billion-truth-204543962.html

So Trump has taken his social media stock price from $70 down to $18, and has only made $4.1 million in profits while having expenditures of $58 million....that's a net $53.9 million loss...

This incompetent idiot couldn't run a curbside lemonade stand...

Many J6 rioters received sentences over 10 years. 22 years is the longest.

And when Trump gets back in office that will end

Neither of those things will happen mr law and order.

Neither of those things will happen mr law and order.

Well, you won't be able to make that decision, but when he is President, he will, so just relax and take it in. But like you said, Mr. Law and order.

The question is not whether anyone will vote for Trump, but rather, whether enough people will vote for him to win the election. It was Trump's election to lose, but now the tide is turning in a different direction.

threats by Donald Trump to jail "corrupt" election officials if he wins

So... Is he going to start by sending himself to jail for the crimes he committed against democracy back in 2020-21?

The Democrats are lucky to be going head to head with Trump. His amusing rants and threats keep young Democrats engaged with the party, when the Vietnam-style US-backed bloodshed in Gaza would normally have seen them leave it in droves.

Bass4, Trump has no authority over the Justice department,not even Biden,if the President tell not prosecute a case,that call obstruction of Justice,a charge Trump is under

Wow, this is a major takedown - using his own handpicked, "best-ever" team member's words against him...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6oQXN2WNtU&t=59s

The question is not whether anyone will vote for Trump, but rather, whether enough people will vote for him to win the election.

So far it looks like he will win the EC the way things are going.

It was Trump's election to lose, but now the tide is turning in a different direction.

Kamala had a bump, a honeymoon which is over and now it is losing steam.

Well, you won't be able to make that decision, but when he is President, he will, so just relax and take it in. 

If it happens I will stand corrected. But it won’t happen.

Will you stand corrected?

If it happens I will stand corrected. But it won’t happen. 

Which you won't be because you won't be President, ever. 

Will you stand corrected?

Yes, without a doubt when he wins.

For starters, there was no fraud and there will not be any fraud. American elections are incredibly transparent and secure. 

Yeah, no one believes that anymore,

As I said, it makes one question the cognitive function and or sanity of anyone who thinks there was fraud.

It didn’t happen.

Only the Electoral College will enable Trump to plunge the country into further chaos. Most votes will go to Harris. The safety of the republic now lies in the hands of judges, Merchan, Chutkan, McAfee and the replacement for the incompetent and corrupt Cannon.

If it happens I will stand corrected. But it won’t happen. 

Which you won't be because you won't be President, ever. 

Huh?!

With all of Trump's unhinged rants and mental meltdowns over the past several months - each one more worse than the previous one, it's interesting that Nikki Haley is STILL taking such a prominent public role...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-says-trump-vance-need-change-way-speak-women-rcna170225

She's doing interviews on all the Sunday political shows and major newspapers....almost LIKE A CANDIDATE...

It's quite the contrast - Trump self-imploding and her providing a calm, stabilizing self-portrait...

It's almost as if Repub senior leaders know their guy is going down in flames and have the backup all set and ready to go...

I don't compliment Repubs often but in this case I'll give them a kudo for smart planning...

No need to be concerned because it doesn't exist.

Good old Democratic denial.

You don't follow actual news it seems.

'A bad look': Shocking Menendez scandal casts a shadow over Democrats in 2024

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/menendez-bribery-charges-democrats-resign-2024-election-rcna117399

As I said, it makes one question the cognitive function and or sanity of anyone who thinks there was fraud. 

It didn’t happen.

That's ok, you won't change our minds so....

I would like fair elections in the USA like in any part of the world.

I can read and see what seems proofs that some inhabitants can vote without ID showing a potential voter is a US citizen. If so, of course vote results can be corrupted with the million immigrants flowing in the USA.

Any opinion on that concerning matter ?

That is the biggest fear to democracy to not allow any dissension when it comes to the civil discourse.

fear to democracy? what does that mean? you mean threat?

oh, the irony of trump and civil discourse in the same sentence.

you know what? i want to see trump called out on his lies tomorrow.

and harris saying something to the effect that people are tired of it and presidents of the untied states should have wisdom, be thoughtful, act in the best interest of the nation and last, but not least, not act and speak like a 12-year old spoiled brat.

That's ok, you won't change our minds so....

Trump can't change the minds of state court juries

As I said, it makes one question the cognitive function and or sanity of anyone who thinks there was fraud. 

It didn’t happen.

That's ok, you won't change our minds so....

I wonder if Rupert Murdoch has changed his mind on election fraud after he had to pay out $787 million when his network lied to YOU saying there was fraud...

Or if Rudy Giuliani changed his mind after losing a suit and having to pay $148 million for wrongly claiming the Georgia election workers were engaged in fraud...

Too bad some of the posters here can't be similarly sued for spreading clearly false and misleading election fraud fairy tales...

Jonathan PrinToday 10:25 am JST

I would like fair elections in the USA like in any part of the world.

I can read and see what seems proofs that some inhabitants can vote without ID showing a potential voter is a US citizen. If so, of course vote results can be corrupted with the million immigrants flowing in the USA.

Any opinion on that concerning matter ?

They'd have to have the name of a citizen they want to vote for and hope that person doesn't show up as well. And it would be a felony. Just not worth it for a single vote.