Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee, said today that the party has a “contingency plan” for how convicted felon Donald Trump will formally accept the 2024 GOP presidential nomination if he happens to be incarcerated when the party chooses him in July at their Milwaukee convention.
Appearing on Newsmax, Whatley was asked if the GOP had discussed the possibility that Trump might be forced to give his acceptance speech from a facility where he’s serving time.
“We’re working on that now. I’m actually going up to Milwaukee this week and we’re going to have a series of conversations,” he replied.
“We expect that Donald Trump is going to be in Milwaukee and he’s going to be able to accept that nomination.”
“If not, we will make whatever contingency plan we need to make for it,” he added.
Trump will appear before New York judge Juan Merchan for sentencing on July 11 after being convicted of 34 felonies last week in Manhattan. The disgraced ex-president was found guilty of falsifying business records to hide an extramarital affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Prosecutors with the office of Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg also allege that Trump’s actions to hide his affair constitute election fraud.
The 2024 Republican convention begins on July 15, just four days after Trump will be sentenced.
