In the debate where he made 33 false claims, Trump promised to prosecute his opponent for lying too much.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 10, 2016
Trump: i want to jail my opponent
pundits: he seemed more focused
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 10, 2016
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This particular stunt got a little lost in today’s commentary, but the professionals agree it’s literally one for the history books…
Trump threatened to throw Clinton in jail. He threatened to name a prosecutor to investigate her. WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE?
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) October 10, 2016
Trump says to Clinton, if he was in charge, “you’d be in jail.”
This is an overt subversion of democracy. It is very hard to overstate this
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) October 10, 2016
Trump's pledge to jail Clinton – which Pence just defended today – was literally one of the articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon: pic.twitter.com/CjTbC8OHGz
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) October 10, 2016
We're the people who've studied how other governments work – and how they fail. And when we see the early warning signs, you should too. /2
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 10, 2016
Think of political scientists this morning as oncologists who've just told you that they don't like the looks of that lump on your neck. /4
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 10, 2016
I want you to imagine what Trump's media would say if Hillary promised to investigate and jail Trump.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 10, 2016
Late Night Horrowshow Open Thread: Speaking of GOP Criminality…Post + Comments (94)