Trump denies saying 'lock her up' about 2016 rival Clinton
Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday that he did not call for former election rival Hillary Clinton to be jailed, telling Fox News: «I didn't say 'lock her up'.»
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Trump, who is facing sentencing — and possible prison time — after becoming the first US president to be convicted of a felony, repeatedly demanded Clinton be put behind bars during their 2016 election battle.
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The «lock her up» chant was notorious at his rallies during the campaign and for years after, and he stated that he agreed with it or called for her jailing on multiple occasions.
During the interview aired Sunday, Fox host Will Cain asked the 77-year-old about the call, which refers to Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
«You famously said, regarding Hillary Clinton, 'Lock her up.' You declined to do that as president,» Cain said.
«I beat her,» Trump replied. «It's easier when you win. And they always said 'lock her up,' and I felt — and I could have done it, but I felt it would have been a terrible thing. And then this happened to me. And so I may feel differently about it.»
He went on to deny joining in the chant.
«I didn't say 'lock her up,' but the people said lock her up, lock her up,» Trump said.
«Then, we won. And I say — and I said pretty openly, I said, all right, come on, just relax, let's go, we've got to make our country great.»
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