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Related: About this forumHere’s the statute that could land Trump in prison if officials deemed it a serious threat
Here is the federal criminal code that could theoretically be used to prosecute Trump if officials were to deem his remarks a true threat.
(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon - (1) a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President; (2) a member of the immediate family of the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, or the Vice President-elect; (3) a major candidate for the office of President or Vice President, or a member of the immediate family of such candidate; or (4) a person protected by the Secret Service under section 3056(a)(6); shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) As used in this section - (1) the term "immediate family" means - (A) with respect to subsection (a)(1) of this section, the wife of a former President during his lifetime, the widow of a former President until her death or remarriage, and minor children of a former President until they reach sixteen years of age; and (B) with respect to subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, a person to whom the President, President-elect, Vice President, Vice President-elect, or major candidate for the office of President or Vice President - (i) is related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or (ii) stands in loco parentis; (2) the term "major candidate for the office of President or Vice President" means a candidate referred to in subsection (a)(7) of section 3056 of this title; and (3) the terms "President-elect" and "Vice President-elect" have the meanings given those terms in section 871(b) of this title.
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Here’s the statute that could land Trump in prison if officials deemed it a serious threat (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2016
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livetohike
(22,165 posts)1. Lock him up. Let his lawyers beg for mercy. n/t
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)2. Will never happen.
Hillary need's to do what she does. Win! November will be here soon.
cheyanne
(733 posts)3. Unforturnately I don't think that Trump can be charged because
he himself is not threatening her . . .
But this is like yelling fire in a crowded building . . .
LoverOfLiberty
(1,438 posts)5. This is like saying
I don't think that this building is on fire, but it certainly could be. I'm just saying.....
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)4. Thanks for sharing ....
Thanks for sharing ......its dangerous whoever made the statement a lot people are unstable in this country with so much gun violence ,never know how one minds work......