RNC Making Backup Plans for Presidential Nomination If Trump Is Sentenced to Prison

‘We’re working on that right now,’ RNC chair Michael Whatley said about contingency plans in case President Trump can’t accept the GOP nomination in person.
RNC Making Backup Plans for Presidential Nomination If Trump Is Sentenced to Prison
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is introduced by North Carolina Republican Party chairman Michael Whatley before speaking at the North Carolina GOP convention dinner in Greenville, N.C., on June 5, 2021. Jonathan Drake/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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With former President Donald Trump facing the possibility of being sentenced to prison just days before the Republican National Convention, GOP officials are formulating backup plans in case the former president isn’t able to receive the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in person.

“We'll be thinking about it, and we’re working on that right now,” Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley told Newsmax in an interview on June 4, when asked whether the Republican Party is preparing for the possibility that the former president can’t attend the convention because he’s behind bars.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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