In addition to Donald Trump ultimately jumping on the “Lock her up” bandwagon (that, again, he had a hand in starting, even if he didn’t use those exact words at first), he also made a very bold claim closer to the election. As part of his contributions to his second presidential debate against Clinton, he didn’t mince his words. “If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation,” he threatened. Sounds a little like advocating for his opposition to go to jail — but maybe we’re just missing something.
Notably, Trump didn’t end up going after Clinton after he won the election. In fact, speaking to The New York Times, he actually seemed a little contrite over the situation. “I don’t want to hurt the Clintons, I really don’t … The campaign was vicious,” he said. That was something he seemed to double down on in his Fox News interview. “I could have done it, but I felt it would have been a terrible thing,” he claimed.
That’s a pretty clear admission of making a promise to supporters he never intended to keep, but we digress.
