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# Straight to jail
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/straight-to-jail/
- Published: 2024-08-28T13:50:42.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-28T13:50:42.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, Politics, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Oliver Darcy on his new, excellent Status newsletter: [Zucker-Bucks Under Pressure](https://www.status.news/p/mark-zuckerberg-gop-trump-pressure?ref=birchtree.me)

> Notably, Zuckerberg's GOP-friendly behavior comes after Trump publicly threatened to target him, should he find his way back into the **Oval Office**. In early July, Trump [warned](https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mark-zuckerberg-sent-prison-elected-truth-social-2024-7?utm%5Fsource=www.status.news&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=zucker-bucks-under-pressure) on **Truth Social** that if he is elected, he will "pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time.”  
>  
> “We already know who you are," Trump wrote. "DON'T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!"

I just have to say I think it’s notable when a former President, and potential future President, threatens you with prison time if you don’t bow to his demands. Zuck is a powerful guy, but if POTUS says he may throw you in prison for breaking no laws…that’s at least a little concerning for anyone.

Of course we got [this gem](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-restrict-first-amendment-1235088402/?ref=birchtree.me) from former President Trump this week:

> “I wanna get a law passed \[…\] You burn an American flag, you go to jail for one year. Gotta do it — you gotta do it,” Trump said.  
>  
> “They say, ‘Sir, that’s unconstitutional.’ We’ll make it constitutional.”

It sure seems like a lot of the Trump platform this election cycle is about taking away people’s rights.