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Donald Trump Worried About Jail Time: Ex-Aide


Donald Trump Worried About Jail Time: Ex-Aide


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Alyssa Farah Griffin, former staffer in the administration of ex-President Donald Trump, suggested on Tuesday that her onetime boss "honestly is
worried that he will end up in jail."

Trump is the leading candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination as
he seeks to retake the White House, but also faces four criminal
indictments at the federal and state level, with a total of 91 criminal charges. While Trump has pleaded not guilty to all of these charges and
accused prosecutors of attempting to harm his political prospects, polls
have suggested that a conviction on even just one of them could see
potential voters shift away from supporting him in large numbers.

During a CNN appearance on Tuesday, Griffin discussed the fear of these criminal cases that she believes is driving Trump. Griffin served in
various roles during her time in the Trump administration, including
director of strategic communications, but has emerged as a prominent
critic of her former boss' conduct since leaving the White House in late
2020.

During her appearance, the former aide claimed that Trump fears Department
of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Jack Smith "in a big way" and is
genuinely afraid of ending up in jail. Her comments came in response to
Trump's recent Christmas Day social media post in which he said of Smith
and others aligned against him, "may they rot in hell."
griffin trump jail comments
Former Trump White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin is pictured. Griffin
on Tuesday said that ex-President Donald Trump is "honestly" concerned
about the prospect of going to jail. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

"It's kind of vintage Donald Trump," Griffin said. "He is known for these
kinds of unhinged holiday rants and then he follows up with a clip of him
on Home Alone II. Listen, it shows that Jack Smith lives in his head in a
very big way. He is very concerned about the DOJ investigation into the
events around January 6th. This is the driving force behind his political campaign."


She continued: "As much as his campaign advisers would want it to be the economy, jobs, foreign policy, he keeps going back to the fact that he
honestly is worried that he will end up in jail. He needs to get elected president to pardon himself. So kind of his true colors are showing when
he makes it all about Jack Smith and then puts a bow on it with the old
'rot in hell' at the end."


In the past, Trump has pledged that he will continue to campaign from
prison if convicted of any charges. While the former president can be
barred from seeking elected office by courts or Congress if they determine
that he has engaged in insurrection, he would be allowed under law to
continue seeking the presidency from jail if found guilty of other
criminal charges

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