Democratic congressmen unveil bill to rename a federal prison after Trump [View all]

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Source: NBC News

By Sahil Kapur and Dareh Gregorian
April 5, 2024, 10:48 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Three Democratic congressmen unveiled legislation Friday to rename a federal prison in Miami after former President Donald Trump. The bill, offered by Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and John Garamendi, D-Calif., comes in response to a measure introduced by a group of House Republicans to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after Trump. The Democrats' bill would rename the Miami Federal Correctional Institution in Florida the "Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution."

"When our Republican colleagues introduced their bill to rename Dulles after Donald Trump, I said the more fitting option would be to rename a federal prison," Connolly said in a statement. "I hope our Republican friends will join us in bestowing upon Donald J. Trump the only honor he truly deserves."

Trump is facing multiple federal criminal charges in Florida for allegedly mishandling sensitive government, including willful retention of national defense information, false statements and representations, conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record and corruptly concealing a document. He has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting a new trial date in that case.

Trump is also facing state criminal charges in New York, where he's been accused of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 presidential election. He's pleaded not guilty in that case, which is scheduled to begin jury selection on April 15.

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