Former President Trump on Friday was defiant in his first speech since being arraigned on federal criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, claiming his legal troubles only helped to boost his 2024 reelection campaign. “Any time they file an indictment, we go way up in the polls,” Trump said during…
It is unprecedented for a former US president to be facing federal criminal charges. It is unthinkable that, as a result, Donald J Trump could spend the rest of his life in prison. And it is ridiculous that, from behind bars, he could still contest the presidential election in 2024 – and have a chance of winning.
Donald Trump is reaching into his familiar playbook as he fights the first federal criminal charges ever lodged against a former US president.In fighting the classified documents charges, Trump is waging a battle on two fronts in a Miami courtroom and in the court of public opinion, analysts said.