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Former President Donald Trump is facing the possibility of serving his sentence for his hush money conviction at the same time that he is officially nominated by the GOP for president. As a result, the Republican National Committee is reportedly planning for a scenario in which Trump does not attend the convention in person — or at all.
The RNC is erecting convention-themed staging at Mar-a-Lago, as well as a large screen at the Milwaukee venue in case Judge Juan Merchan orders house arrest for the former president, according to NBC News. After NBC published its report, however, Trump campaign senior adviser Brian Hughes issued a statement saying, “At no time has convention planning involved any option than President Trump in person to accept his formal nomination as president.
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