Trump's Opponents Want Him 'Dead' And 'Murdered Somewhere In Jail,' Lawmaker Claims
Donald Trump's opponents allegedly are hoping he dies or gets "murdered" in jail if he is convicted in the four criminal cases he currently faces, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed.
Greene, who has promoted wild conspiracy theories in the past, made the unfounded claim on Alex Jones' "Infowars" Monday as the pair discussed how a large number of conservatives appeared to have become complacent and now assume that Trump is surely going to win the 2024 presidential election.
The lawmaker said Trump is "not invincible" and is forced to face alleged attacks from Democrats, "rigged" trials, and an "unbelievable perversion of our justice system" all while trying to run for a second term as president.
"And the Democrats aren't sorry about it," Greene claimed in a clip shared by Jones on X, formerly Twitter. "They aren't gonna back off of what they are doing. They literally want him dead."
Greene cited the legislation recently proposed by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi that would remove Secret Service protection from anyone convicted of a felony and sentenced to prison as proof of how "serious" Democrats are in their efforts.
"They want President Trump dead," Greene alleged. "They want to lock him up in jail for the rest of his life, so that he dies in jail, and they want to take away his Secret Service protection so that he is murdered somewhere in jail, possibly."
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Democrats Want To Kill Trump pic.twitter.com/uZ4VNCR8GV
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) April 22, 2024
Greene's claims came amid Trump's hush money trial in New York that centers on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
The charges are tied to the former president's alleged role in a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence on an alleged affair with Trump.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied ever having an affair.
After the hush money case wraps, Trump is expected to face three more criminal trials.
The real estate mogul also faces four federal charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and 40 felony counts related to his handling of classified documents at his Florida home Mar-a-Lago.
Trump was also charged with 13 counts, including felony racketeering and conspiracy, in Georgia in connection with alleged efforts to overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory in the state.
Trump also pleaded not guilty to these charges.
He potentially faces up to 712 years and six months in prison if convicted of all 91 charges, according to the New York Post.
Trump's hush money trial -- which marked the first ever criminal trial for a former American president -- kicked off last week with the selection of the jurors who will weigh whether the ex-president's alleged efforts to conceal an affair were illicit.
Prosecutors and Trump's lawyers gave their opening statements Monday, with the prosecution calling the hush money payment "election fraud."
Trump's attorney, however, maintained that his client "did not commit any crimes."
The court also heard from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who outlined Tuesday an alleged agreement with Trump and his then-lawyer Michael Cohen to suppress negative stories about the former president during his 2016 campaign, CNN reported.
Pecker is expected to testify further when the trial resumes on Thursday.
Trump has made it clear that he plans to continue his campaign during his trial, announcing a rally in North Carolina last week.
However, he was forced to cancel the event due to a storm Saturday evening, NPR reported.
Trump later apologized to supporters and promised he would hold a "bigger and better" rally in the state "as quick as possible."
