Trump Says He Would Prosecute Those Involved in ‘Unscrupulous Behavior’ in 2024 Election

Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “The 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, 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.”

The Details: "Please beware, that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials. Those involved in unscrupulous behavior will be sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country," Trump added. He also called on the FBI to investigate mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania.

For Context: Early voting starts as soon as September 16 in Pennsylvania. 

How the Media Covered It: Outlets on the right and left mentioned Trump's ongoing cases related to election interference charges. CNN (Lean Left bias) said Trump "regularly spreads conspiracy theories" about the 2020 election, which was "highly secure." The Washington Times (Lean Right bias) referred to Trump's claims around election fraud in 2020 as "unproven" adding, "Election integrity is a key issue for Republican lawmakers and voters, particularly after Democrat-led states used the coronavirus pandemic to relax rules around voting methods such as drop boxes and mail-in ballots in 2020." The New Republic (Left bias) said Trump was "still setting the stage to claim a stolen election in November."