Trump threatens prosecution and prison for lawyers, donors, and election officials over 2024 vote

In a Truth Social post on September 7, 2024, Trump threatened that if he won the election, those he deemed to have "CHEATED" would face prosecution and "long term prison sentences," explicitly extending the threat to "Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials." He wrote that those involved in "unscrupulous behavior" would be "sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country." Observers noted it was among the most wide-ranging prosecution threats he had made since his 2020 defeat, aimed at participants in the ongoing election rather than only past adversaries; the Harris campaign said it showed he would "use his unchecked power to prosecute his enemies." The post preceded his pattern, documented after taking office, of directing law enforcement against political opponents.

“WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again.” Quote verified against source