RNC Co-Chair Tells Newsmax Republicans Are Planning For Possibility of Trump Addressing Convention From Prison

Republican National Committee Co-Chair Michael Whatley told Newsmax’s Rob Finnerty on Tuesday that the GOP is indeed preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could address the Republican National Convention from prison.

“The convention happens next month and your nominee could be sentenced to actual jail time. Four days before everything kicks off in Milwaukee. Have you planned for that at the RNC?” Finnerty asked Whatley.

“Yeah, we’re working on that right now. I’m actually going up to Milwaukee this week and we’re going to have a series of conversations. But look, we expect that Donald Trump is going to be in Milwaukee and he’s going to be able to accept that nomination. And if not, we will make whatever contingency planning we need to make for it. But the fact is, he’s going to be our nominee and he’s going to be the 47th president of the United States,” Whatley replied.

“Can you talk about those contingency plans?” Finnerty pressed.

“I think that right now we’re in the process of putting everything together for us having a great convention. It’s going to be an opportunity to roll out his vision for America,” Whatley responded with a standard talking point.

Trump was convicted last week on all counts in his historic porn star hush money trial, in which a jury of his peers found he forged business documents to hide the hush money payments in order to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Finnerty pressed further asking, “Let’s say Trump is behind bars. And again it is a possibility. Would he make a speech from from prison? Would he make a speech before sentencing day. Just something that you could play during the RNC. Are those contingencies being thought about, considered and planned for?”

“Everything is being thought about. Everything is being considered. At this point in time, we will have to wait and see kind of, what the courts present us with the opportunity to do. But look, Donald Trump will communicate directly with the American voters the way that he always does,” Whatley replied.

Finnerty concluded, “Believe me, Mr. Chairman, I, I can feel the audience right now upset that I’m asking these questions, but I have to ask them just because we are in such uncharted territory.”

NEWSMAX: Would Trump make a speech from prison?

RNC CHAIR WHATLEY: Everything is being considered at this point in time pic.twitter.com/iEPwVUjO8u

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