Hillary For Prison

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About

"Hillary for Prison" is a mock campaign slogan perpetuated by critics of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, asserting that she should be sent to prison for various crimes, most notably surrounding an ongoing political scandal involving her use of a private email server while she served as Secretary of State.

Origin

In February 2014, the "Hillary Clinton For Prison 2016" Facebook page was launched, which gained over 26,000 likes over the next three years.

Spread

In June 2015, the site HillaryforPrison.net^[1] was launched, which sells merchandise printed with the slogan "Hillary for Prison 2016" (shown below).

On August 30th, the New York Post^[3] published an interview with Amagansett, New York resident Andy Sabin, who claimed he had to install an electric fence to protect his "Hillary for Prison" signs from being torn down by vandals.

On March 16th, 2016, the /r/HillaryForPrison^[2] subreddit was launched, describing itself as a "sub for everyone who wants to keep Crooked Hillary out of the Oval Office." Over the next four months, the subreddit gathered upwards of 52,000 subscribers. During the 2016 Republican National Convention in late July, several news sites reported that "Hillary for Prison" movement had gained significant traction among attendees.^[4]^[5]^[6] On July 20th, Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie performed a mock prosecution against Clinton at the convention, in which he listed various alleged offenses and asked the crowd if she was "guilty, or not guilty" (shown below).

#HillaryForPrision

On October 31st, 2016, #HillaryForPrision began trending on Twitter, following the news that the FBI was reviewing Clinton emails related to Weinergate. The hashtag intentionally misspells "prison" due to speculation from Trump supporters that Twitter intentionally suppressed #HillaryForPrison from trending.^[7] It was popular among Trump supporters who celebrated how it allowed them to get around the perceived censorship, and among liberals who thought it was an example of Trump supporters being unable to spell. The hashtag became the second most popular trend on Twitter that day, behind "Happy Halloween."