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Trump vows to 'never' drop out of 2024 presidential race even if convicted
Just the News ^ | Updated: June 11, 2023 - 8:45am | Madeleine Hubbard

Posted on 06/11/2023 6:19:32 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Former President Donald Trump says he will "never" drop out of the 2024 presidential election even if he is convicted on any of the criminal charges that have been brought against him in multiple probes. 

"I’ll never leave," Trump told Politico on Saturday. "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's comments come after he was indicted last week on 37 federal felony counts related to allegations he retained classified documents, violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice. 

The former president was also indicted in a Manhattan court on 34 counts in April related to allegations that he falsified business records in connection his alleged role in a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal before the 2016 election.

Trump has said he is not guilty on all charges.

When asked whether he would pardon himself should he win the 2024 presidential election, Trump told the D.C.-based outlet: "I don’t think I’ll ever have to. I didn’t do anything wrong."

He also acknowledged that the indictment is an unwelcome development even as his fundraising and poll numbers skyrocketed following the first indictment.

"Nobody wants to be indicted,” Trump said. "I don’t care that my poll numbers went up by a lot. I don’t want to be indicted. I’ve never been indicted. I went through my whole life, now I get indicted every two months. It’s been political."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: politico; trump; trump2024; trusttheplan
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1 posted on 06/11/2023 6:19:32 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Rock and roll boss.


2 posted on 06/11/2023 6:21:20 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I don’t often vote, but when I do it’s for Trump!


3 posted on 06/11/2023 6:21:21 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Being convicted would actually add to his bona fides. A badge of honor.

Trump campaigning from a jail cell would be disastrous. For the democrats.


4 posted on 06/11/2023 6:23:14 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Between RFK Jr. & Donald Trump they are really rockin’ the boat.


5 posted on 06/11/2023 6:23:36 AM PDT by mware
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good!


6 posted on 06/11/2023 6:27:56 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: mware
Between RFK Jr. & Donald Trump they are really rockin’ the boat.

I wonder when the CIA has scheduled them to be assassinated by "White Supremacists?"

7 posted on 06/11/2023 6:28:30 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

This would be very very bad.

But you know that.


8 posted on 06/11/2023 6:30:07 AM PDT by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Left are foaming at the mouth over Trump’s legal possession of documents.

They claim Trump is akin to Hitler and must be stopped to “protect Democracy”, but after 7+ years of weaponizing all levers of government and private enterprise against him… this is the best they…— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) June 10, 2023


9 posted on 06/11/2023 6:47:56 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: Responsibility2nd

China openly invading USA:

This is published today by LA Consulate General. It called Chinese people who lost passports entering U.S. “in abnormal ways” to apply for new passports in the LA Consulate General.
Very suspicious. Why does CCP help people get passports to leave…— Michael Yon Jungle (@Michael_Yon) June 11, 2023


10 posted on 06/11/2023 6:49:12 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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11 posted on 06/11/2023 7:01:11 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Damn straight. President Trump WILL be President again!

It seems that there are some “conservatives” here who think Trump should just roll over and step aside to crown RDS as our 2024 nominee.

NUTS to that!


12 posted on 06/11/2023 7:04:27 AM PDT by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender! )
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To: VictoryGal

After Rhonda Snakis has revealed himself as a GOPe ally at best,
and a fool at worst, I’d bet he forfeited most of the goodwill he
once has with MAGA voters - and will never win a Presidential election.

Very sad.


13 posted on 06/11/2023 7:08:45 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: combat_boots

The Executive Branch decides what’s classified, and the President is in charge of the Executive Branch.

But they want to pretend that affirmative action administrative state bureaucratic parasites decide what is classified.


14 posted on 06/11/2023 7:10:47 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

getting out front of a possible trial & conviction in DC

reelection then pardon himself???

that’s gotta worry the swampers?


15 posted on 06/11/2023 7:17:38 AM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That’s my President!


16 posted on 06/11/2023 7:33:53 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Jesus is LORD and Savior! And Donald Trump is President of the United States of America.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I heard that as I listened to both his speeches yesterday. A bit odd I thought that he’d bring that up. Raises more questions.


17 posted on 06/11/2023 7:56:12 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better! I am a Veteran Supporting Veteran DeSantis.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And wear it like a badge of honor!


18 posted on 06/11/2023 7:56:34 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Marxists aren’t sleeping well of late and it’s a good thing.


19 posted on 06/11/2023 8:00:17 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: Reno89519
I heard that as I listened to both his speeches yesterday. A bit odd I thought that he’d bring that up. Raises more questions.

It's a DC court. DC votes exclusively Democrat. Of course he's going to be convicted. They'd convict a ham sandwich if it had an (R) beside its name.

We can either call the corrupt legal system out and fight it every step of the way or roll over and let them destroy us because fighting back is so unseemly.

I take it you prefer option 2.

20 posted on 06/11/2023 8:09:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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