Federal prosecutors have told a federal judge that if Donald Trump had bought a gun earlier this week during a campaign stop, he would be violating his release conditions as a criminal defendant and breaking the law, according to a Friday court filing.
A campaign spokesman for Trump had posted on social media that Trump bought a Glock in South Carolina on Monday, then removed the post and clarified to CNN the former president hadn’t purchased the firearm.
Prosecutors pointed to the moment, as well as the former president’s recent attacks on departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, in asking a federal judge to place more restrictions on Trump, particularly on what he can say, as he awaits trial in Washington, DC, on federal charges of 2020 election interference.
From what I’ve heard, it’s a statute that’s rarely prosecuted unless it’s part of some larger group of charges. Basically, if Hunter Biden and Donald Trump were just Joe Nobodys and did the exact same thing, they likely wouldn’t face any charges. But Hunter is facing a major federal case over this rarely enforced law so people are wondering if Trump will be treated the same as Hunter.