The scope of this indictment is more sweeping than the others — and, for many of former President Trump's critics, more disqualifying. Yet in the short term, it may not have much political impact.
by overturning the 2020 election and disenfranchising lawful votes. It is the third indictment Trump is facing and comes after months of investigation that included grand jury testimony from a range of witnesses, including former Vice President Mike Pence.
“He was not expecting the drama of the previous indictments,” the source said. “I think it was very expected. It just had a different flavor.” The political reaction has fallen along predictable lines. Pence, whom Trump pressured to block certification of the 2020 election results and whose life was threatened by Jan. 6 rioters, once again said that anyone who puts themselves “Vivek Ramaswamy, who has run as a Trump ally, called the indictment “un-American” and doubled down on his promise to pardon Trump if he is convicted on any federal charges.
“The president can’t get a fair trial in D.C., and it’s clear this judge has had very partisan behavior,” said a Trump adviser with direct knowledge of the former president’s thinking. Bob Burns, a onetime congressional candidate in New Hampshire whom Trump backed in last year’s midterms, said the indictment won’t matter one bit, especially with Republicans.
A close Trump ally doubled-down on the idea that the former president is simply being targeted by Biden’s Justice Department: “Clearly he was taking governing lessons from his Communist paymasters the last few years.” The staggering sum is starting to get attention from those who Trump hopes will help continue to finance his political efforts.Trump “may be way ahead in the polls,” the person added. “But it’s not going to matter if you don’t have any money and donors don’t open their wallets.”
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