Trump: Terrorists’ Family Members ‘Know What’s Happening’ When They Attack

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump speaks during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that he would “go after” family members of terrorists because they “know what’s happening” when their loved ones commit acts of terrorism.

Trump said on CBS’ “Face The Nation” that he would’ve gone after the wives of the terrorists in the World Trade Center attacks because they knew it was going to happen.

“At least I would certainly go after the wives who absolutely knew it was happening, and I guess your definition of what I’d do, I’m going to leave that to your imagination,” Trump said.

Trump also discussed the shootings in San Bernardino, California that left 14 people dead. Trump said he didn’t believe the shooter’s sister, Saira Khan, when she said she couldn’t fathom how her brother Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik could’ve committed the mass shooting.

“I probably don’t believe the sister,” Trump said. “I would go after a lot of people and find out whether or not they knew. I’d be able to find out. Cause I don’t believe the sister.”

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  1. United States Constitution, Article III:

    Clause 2. The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

    Can’t “go after” families in the way you would like, Drumpf

  2. “At least I would certainly go after the wives who
    absolutely knew it was happening, and I guess your definition of what I’d do,
    I’m going to leave that to your imagination,” Trump said.

    ………………………………………

    Is Trump aware of the details of what happened in San
    Bernadino? Farook’s wife WAS WITH HIM. The surviving “family member” that Trump
    would then want to waterboard is a 6 month old baby. Or does he want to
    waterboard the Grandma and Grandpa?

    My son lives 120 miles from us. Were he to do something
    monumentally stupid that I know nothing about, would Trump want to waterboard
    me? But then I’m white so I guess I get let off.

    So, which of the 9/11 bombers was married? And where do
    these women live Trump? Bet’cha not here in the US of A. So are you saying you
    would endorse kidnapping and rendition? Do we go down that road yet again? Do
    we employ torture for sadistic reasons? Do ya wanna watch video of the “interrogation”
    Donnie?

  3. This ras clot does not care about the Constitution. He wants to be CEO (dictator) of the US. Donnie has never worked for someone else. As CEO he has never answered to anyone…ever. So he has zero idea what working with the courts or Congress is like. He thinks they’ll lay down to him. He’s a frigging clear and very present danger to the country.

  4. I want a real journalist to ask Trump what “go after” means. Are they just going to question her? Ok, that sounds reasonable. Is he going to waterboard her? Ask the hard questions, fourth estate!

  5. “Just like my family knows everything that goes on in my boardroom. You don’t want to know what that would have cost me in legal fees without pre-nups.”

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