Video Resurfaces of Trump Saying a President Under Felony Indictment Would Create 'Constitutional Crisis'

Days before the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump said that someone involved in a federal investigation should be disqualified from the presidency, to avoid creating a "constitutional crisis."

Trump is now convicted of 34 felony counts for hiding an unlawful scheme to corrupt that election, remains under felony indictment in three other cases, and is continuing to campaign for another term in the White House.

Shortly after a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty in his first criminal case on May 31, TikTok user Lauren Lane resurfaced footage from the former president's 2016 speech in Reno, Nev., delivered three days before the election.

The video reminded people of Trump's now-ironic 2016 campaign strategy in the race against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

At the Reno campaign rally, Trump addressed an FBI investigation involving Clinton, to determine whether classified information was improperly handled on her email servers during her time as secretary of state.

"Folks, folks, folks, she shouldn't be allowed to run," he said at the time. "If she were to win this election, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis. In that situation, we could very well have a sitting president under felony indictment and, ultimately, a criminal trial. It would grind government to a halt."

He continued: "Her current scandals and controversies will continue throughout her presidency and will make it virtually impossible for her to govern and lead our country."

Federal investigators concluded in July 2016 that Clinton's handling of classified information did not warrant criminal charges.

But just 11 days before the election — in a surprise announcement that earned criticism for arriving while people were heading to the polls — FBI Director James Comey revealed that he had reopened the investigation.

Two days before the election, the FBI closed its investigation again, reaching the same conclusion as before that Clinton should not be charged.

Today Trump, who is expected to earn the Republican presidential nomination in July, faces possible prison time as a result of his recent conviction. He will undoubtedly be plagued by scandal if elected to a second term, as three remaining criminal cases remain in limbo.

One of Trump's criminal indictments, brought by the Department of Justice after a lengthy investigation, alleges that he violated the Espionage Act by mishandling classified intelligence documents after leaving the White House.

PEOPLE asked Trump's campaign about his decision to stay in the 2024 race, despite previously suggesting that a president under felony indictment would not be able to properly govern.

Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung responded by brushing off Trump's charges and pointing to an unfounded conspiracy theory that his legal issues were manufactured by President Joe Biden.

"The difference is that these are lawless witch-hunts concocted by Crooked Joe Biden and his Department of Justice against his main political opponent in order to influence an election," Cheung said in an email.

"Hillary Clinton BleachBit her servers, destroyed phones, lied about her actions, and was still not prosecuted," he claimed. "Further, Hillary Clinton was never elected President and will never serve as President."