Politico reports:
Donald Trump vowed Saturday to continue running for president even if he were to be convicted as part of the 37-count federal felony indictment that was issued against him this week. “I’ll never leave,” Trump said in an interview aboard his plane. “Look, if I would have left, I would have left prior to the original race in 2016. That was a rough one. In theory that was not doable.”
Trump is not legally prohibited from running for president from prison or as a convicted felon. But such a bid would nevertheless provide a massive stress test for the country’s political and legal systems. Trump predicted he would not be convicted and said he did not anticipate taking a plea deal, though he left open the possibility of doing so “where they pay me some damages.”
Read the full article. Nobody who takes a criminal plea deal gets paid damages.
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Former Pres. Trump vows to stay in presidential race even if he is convicted by federal grand jury, spokesperson confirms. https://t.co/QuyYl5WQAx
— ABC News (@ABC) June 11, 2023