Trump campaign says he believes 'anyone convicted of a crime' should be jailed
Trump was convicted this year in his New York hush money case. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 18.
From Donald Trump’s perspective, his upcoming sentencing in the New York hush money case should include jail time.
A spokesperson for his 2024 campaign commented this week on reports of a Trump clemency recipient being convicted of a domestic violence-related charge by saying, "President Trump believes anyone convicted of a crime should spend time behind bars.”
The statement from Trump’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, to The New York Times was in response to a new conviction of Jaime A. Davidson, whose sentence Trump commuted in 2021.
Trump was convicted in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 18.
Leavitt and another campaign spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday about Trump's view on jail time for convicts as it relates to his own conviction.
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