Quotes by Donald Trump on Paying His Violent Supporters’ Legal Fees
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Feb - March 4, 2016
March 15, 2016
#DonaldTrump 2/1/16: "If ❲somebody’s about❳ to throw a tomato knock the crap out of them…I promise you I will pay for the legal fees." » #Trump 3/15/16: "I didn’t say I was going to pay for the fees." Click To Tweet
Quotes by Donald Trump on Paying His Violent Supporters’ Legal Fees
THEN
Feb - March 4, 2016
- Feb 1, 2016
Trump campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Business Insider, Feb 1, 2016
Donald Trump tells his fans to 'knock the crap out of' any protesters about to throw tomatoes at him
- March 4, 2016
Trump campaign rally in Warren, Michigan
USA Today, March 15, 2016
Fact check: ‘Temperature’ at Trump rallies
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March 2016
March 13, 2016 -
Meet the Press interview
NBC News, March 13, 2016
Donald Trump Discusses Violence at Campaign Rallies
March 15, 2016 -
Good Morning America interview
ABC News (via Fox News), March 15, 2016
Donald Trump: 'Never said' I would pay supporters' legal fees
#DonaldTrump 3/4/16: "Get him out. Try not to hurt him. If you do, I’ll defend you in court, don’t worry about it." » #Trump 3/15/16: "I never said I was going to pay for fees." #Civility Click To Tweet
Context
At a Trump campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina on March 9, 2016, a Trump supporter sucker-punched a protestor in the face.1NPR, March 10, 2016
Trump Rally Attendee Charged With Punching Protester In The Face
(retrieved 7/23/18) Donald Trump initially said “I’ve actually instructed my people to look into” paying for the supporter’s legal fees;2NBC News, March 13, 2016
Donald Trump Discusses Violence at Campaign Rallies
retrieved 7/23/18 two days later however he said “I didn’t say I was going to pay for the fees” and that “maybe” he wouldn’t.3Fox News, March 15, 2016
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retrieved 7/23/18 There is no indication that he did.
