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    The Dual Threat of Donald Trump

    Bad things happen when political candidates fear personal consequences of an electoral loss.
    by David A. Graham Nov 29, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: Jim Bourg / Getty

    Bill Clinton sometimes joked that the White House was “the crown jewel of the federal penitentiary system,” a sentiment shared by a few other presidents. In the 2024 presidential election, the winner will be remanded to the facility. But in a unique set of circumstances, the loser—whether it’s Donald Trump or Joe Biden—might also face incarceration, in a real federal prison.

    Trump is up to his ears in legal troubles that he’d like to make disappear, and winning reelection would likely allow him to dispense with at least the federal cases against him. Former Representative Will Hurd made this point last summer, when he was running against Trump for the Republican nomination. “Donald Trump is not running for. “Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison.”

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