President Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon predicted Thursday that President Trump will go to prison if a Democrat wins back the White House in 2028.
“God forbid we don’t win in ’28, President Trump is going to prison,” Bannon, who was Trump’s adviser in his first presidency, said Thursday during an appearance on Real America’s Voice.
“And people are sitting around — still with the glow of Nov. 4 and all the inaugurations and all the balls. We’re at war, and things that’ve happened in the last 72 hours — if you don’t understand we’re in political warfare, you’re not awake,” he said in remarks highlighted by Mediaite.
Trump’s flurry of executive actions since taking office in January has spurred myriad legal cases. Courts have repeatedly paused actions such as mass firings of federal workers and sweeping moves on immigration.
Trump and his allies have gone on the attack against judges standing in their way, fueling concerns about a constitutional crisis if his administration starts ignoring court orders.
Trump’s outstanding criminal cases were effectively halted when he returned to the presidency.
Last year, special counsel Jack Smith dismissed his two cases after Trump’s electoral victory, referencing Department of Justice policy that prohibits prosecuting sitting presidents. A fourth case in Georgia remains technically open, though it is effectively inactive. He was convicted on 34 felony counts in a hush money case in New York.
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Bannon did not specify what charges Trump might be sent to prison for. He also warned Democrats would seek to remove Trump from office if they win back the House next year.
“We are kidding ourselves if we don’t think that Democrats are pulling all stops out to stop President Trump, to take the House through any means necessary to impeach Trump,” he said.
