Donald Trump threatens to jail Hillary Clinton

Clinton: Good that someone with Trump's temperament isn't in charge of US law

Trump: "Because you'd be in jail" https://t.co/PMz2LDYPiy

— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016

REACTION:

So @realDonaldTrump will ORDER his AG to take certain actions-When Nixon tried that his AG courageously resigned. Trump is dangerous/unfit

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) October 10, 2016

Wow. Trump just said that if he wins, he is going to prosecute his political opponent. Welcome to Third World, America. #debate

— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) October 10, 2016

This is crossing a Rubicon in US politics. It's unprecedented in modern debates. https://t.co/nWvPWYZZbp

— Alex Howard (@digiphile) October 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/785290215976005632

Only time I've ever heard a candidate threatening to jail his opponent was in the Congo. He lost & was later convicted of war crimes.

— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) October 10, 2016

Nothing is scarier than the "you'd be in jail" line from Trump. What opponents wont he try to jail?

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/785289741541502977

Even Nixon didn't threaten to use his attorney general to jail his political opponents.

— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) October 10, 2016

Let's be clear: a candidate for president promised to put his opponent in jail if he wins. Everything else is secondary.

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/785291726189498373

Only 5 important words tonight: "Because you'd be in jail." They make clear who and what Trump is. That's all that matters.

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 10, 2016

Trump says if he were in charge, Hillary Clinton would be "in jail." Donald, in America, we defeat election opponents, we don't jail them!

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) October 10, 2016

Also that heavy-sniffing "because you'd be in jail" clip is really, really horrifying to watch.

— Rebecca Traister (@rtraister) October 10, 2016

Looking for precedent for Trump's promise to put Hillary in jail if he wins?

Yanukovych (a past @PaulManafort client) did it to Tymoshenko.

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) October 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/johnwoodRTR/status/785319827636260864

Guys, Manafort clients always jail their opponents.

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) October 10, 2016

CNN's Dana Bash: Trump's “stunning” threat to put Clinton in jail is what happens in countries with dictators https://t.co/LWM1HDgm00

— Media Matters (@mmfa) October 10, 2016