Trump threatens lawyers, donors and election officials with prison for ‘unscrupulous behavior'
Donald Trump, who has falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen, threatened in September 2024 to prosecute election officials, lawyers, donors and others he said might cheat in the 2024 election, promising long prison sentences if he won.

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Trump threatens prosecution of 2024 election officials who ‘cheated’ if he wins presidency
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3 viewpointsTrump threatens to prosecute those he claimed ‘cheated’ in election if he wins in November
Trump threatens prosecution of 2024 election officials if he wins presidency
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2 viewpointsTrump threatens to jail those who ‘cheated’ in election despite no evidence of voter fraud
Trump threatens legal action, jail time for those who 'cheated' in election