Riots in the Streets

Trump and his allies have resorted to threats of mob violence in a desperate attempt to avoid criminal prosecution.

Trump is facing multiple criminal investigations including obstruction of justice, mishandling classified documents, attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and financial fraud. In an attempt to avoid accountability, Trump and his allies are summoning the MAGA Mob. On Fox News, Lindsey Graham threatened that if Donald Trump is prosecuted,"there’ll be riots in the streets.”

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on May 25. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg News)

Lindsey Graham’s vile ‘riots’ threat gives away Trump’s game, Washington Post | 8/29/2022

By Greg Sargent

Underlying Graham’s threat is another attack on the rule of law, one that more Trump propagandists will resort to when their man’s legal perils deepen. It’s an effort to discredit the idea that the law can be applied to the former president at all.


Video: Lawrence: Sen. Graham Hits Rock Bottom With ‘Riots’ Threat Over Trump, MSNBC | 8/29/2022

Lawrence O’Donnell condemns Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s claim that if Donald Trump is indicted for the trove of classified documents he held at his Florida home, there would be “riots in the street.”


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