Donald Trump, embroiled in two criminal trials concerning accusations of election interference, recently issued a cautionary message about potential electoral fraud from Democrats in the upcoming November elections.
In a post on Truth Social, the former president and current Republican presidential hopeful expressed his intent to closely monitor the integrity of the 2024 Presidential Election, asserting that he is well aware of the cheating he believes marred the 2020 election.
“CEASE & DESIST: I, along with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, will be watching the sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better than most, the rampant cheating that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential Election,” he wrote.
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Trump has persistently claimed that widespread fraud affected his loss to President Joe Biden in 2020, leading him and his allies to file 62 lawsuits related to the election results, 61 of which were dismissed. One case gained initial traction but was later overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
“It was a disgrace to our nation! As votes begin to be cast for the 2024 election, it will be under the closest scrutiny, and when I win, those who cheated will face justice, potentially resulting in long prison sentences to ensure this injustice doesn’t happen again,” Trump stated.
He added, “We cannot allow our country to devolve into a Third World Nation, and we won’t! Be aware that this legal accountability extends to lawyers, political operatives, donors, illegal voters, and corrupt election officials. Those engaging in unethical behavior will face unprecedented consequences.”
While Trump continues to allege electoral misconduct by Democrats and President Biden, he himself is facing two criminal cases regarding purported election interference—one at the federal level and another in Georgia. He denies all allegations and claims he is the target of a political witch hunt.
The federal case centers around accusations that Trump was part of a scheme to send fake electors to the Capitol in an attempt to falsely claim victory in specific states. He allegedly pressured former Vice President Mike Pence to count these alternative electors during the election certification process.
In the Georgia case, the focus is on a phone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 2, 2021, where he reportedly urged him to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn the election results in that state. Prosecutors allege that Trump and 18 others participated in a criminal enterprise aimed at illegally altering the electoral outcome.