Mary Trump, who is former President Trump’s niece, said it is “absurd” to think that her uncle would voluntarily go to prison if the judge ordered him to do so for breaking the rules of his gag order.
“I think it’s absurd that anyone would think that they would voluntarily go to prison for even a night, even an afternoon, honestly,” she told MSNBC’s Alex Witt on Saturday.
Judge Juan Merchan ruled that Trump violated the gag order in his criminal gag case, fining him $9,000, $1,000 for each violation at the time.
Trump’s comments came a day after the former president said he would be “very proud” to go to prison for violating his gag order.
Trump insisted he was exercising his free speech rights, but the gag order restricts him from speaking about jurors, prosecutors, witnesses or Merchan’s family members after posting online targeting them.
Merchan said Trump could face prison time for future violations.
Mary Trump said she hopes that if he is arrested, “it will be for real.”
“It’s not like he’s going to get a suite in a fancy hotel that’s guarded. He is in a cell, without a phone, just like any other American would be,” she said, highlighted by Mediaite.
She thinks that if her uncle were arrested for the rape, he would turn out to be a changed man.
“Honestly, I just don’t think he could handle it. He would love martyrdom, but I don’t believe for a second that he would be willing to go to jail for real. No way.”
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