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Trump threatens long prison sentences for those who 'cheat' in the election if he wins

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66% Informative

Former President Donald Trump threatens to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” in the 2020 election.

“Those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law ,” he wrote late Saturday .

Trump 's message represents his latest threat to use the office of the presidency to exact retribution if he wins a second term.

Bauer reported from Madison and Colvin from New York . Associated Press writer Josh Boak in Pittsburgh contributed to this report. Support Provided By: Learn more Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm..

VR Score

70

Informative language

68

Neutral language

37

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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