Megyn Kelly warned of dark times ahead for the nation if former President Donald Trump is convicted and jailed ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
The SiriusXM radio host recapped her time moderating the fourth Republican primary debate this week during her show on Thursday but warned that the “country will burn” if Democrats are successful in getting Trump behind bars.
“I don’t think anybody thinks anything really changed as a result of last night so once again, Trump won because if nothing changed, he’s the winner, he’s 50 points ahead,” the host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” said as she spoke with National Review‘s Rich Lowry and Jim Geraghty.
“So now what, guys? Andy McCarthy had an editorial on National Review saying he thinks Judge [Tanya] Chutkan might not let Trump go free on bond when he is likely convicted in that federal case in D.C.,” she continued.
“There will be riots, the country will burn if she sends him to jail prior to November 2024, and Andy, he’s the smartest guy we all know, is saying ‘don’t rule it out.’ So where do we go from this day to that?” Kelly asked her guests.
Geraghty thought that “[Ron] DeSantis and [Nikki] Haley should form a unity ticket, either Haley-DeSantis, DeSantis-Haley, I don’t have a particularly strong preference one way or the other.”
“But that’s the one way you could get most Haley supporters to jump on board with DeSantis and vice versa,” he added, noting that both of the GOP hopefuls have “fought for a very distance second-place” so far in the race.
“If Trump’s the nominee, we’re in totally uncharted waters,” he told Kelly. “And I would say based on history, don’t doubt Andy McCarthy.”
In the column that was being referenced, McCarthy drew attention to District of Columbia Tanya Chutkan and her ruling that Trump “is not immune from criminal prosecution, for his role leading up to J6, could determine the viability of Trump’s 2024 presidential bid.”
“Let’s say Trump is convicted by the jury in Washington, D.C. — a distinct possibility,” McCarthy continued. “While I believe Judge Chutkan would exercise her broad authority to allow him to remain at liberty pending sentencing (usually three months after trial), that is no sure thing.”
“If Trump is convicted and sentenced to prison,” he added, “I would not bet on Chutkan’s granting him bail pending appeal. If she were to order him remanded, the former president would have to try to convince the D.C. Circuit to overrule Judge Chutkan and allow him to remain at liberty as the 2024 campaign ensued.”
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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