may disagree with one another, they will unite against a common enemy, the out-group. research shows out-group threat has been identified as an important driver of in-group cohesion among humans. humans tend to display a certain intolerance toward out-group behavior, such as policies. so in our example, politics, the in-group will more easily justify or rationalize their wrong, meaning trump s indictments, as long as it advances their agenda, i.e., power and prestige because they re biassed in favor of trump, who holds sway over their constituent base. although the domestic violence victim in this analogy, republicans, would like nothing more than to part ways with trump, that family member, trump, still comes first.
the competition for power between groups will foster group cohesion. so in our example, politics, the in-group will more easily justify or rationalize their wrong, meaning trump s indictments, as long as it advanced their agenda, i.e., power and prestige because they re biassed in favor of trump, who holds sway over their constituent base. although the victim would like nothing more than to part ways with trump, trump still comes first. sure, we ve had our differences, but blood is thicker than water. i m always here for you no matter what. makes sense, right, at least to me as an explanation as to why, having been indicted four times, donald trump has seen his position strengthened among
jamie, you re hearing from republicans. we got statement from former appellate court judge michael l ludig who became well known for testifying for the january 6th committee, he played a critical role in advising former vice president mike pence he could not delay congress. let s just remember before i read this statement, he is one of the most conservative republicans out there, and he says, there is not an attorney general or special counsel of either party who would not bring charges against the former president for his efforts on january 6th to overturn the 2020 presidential election. he goes on, he, meaning trump, has dared, taunted, provoked and goaded doj to prosecute him for his offenses on and relating january 6th for 2 1/2 years. the former president has left jack sth no choice but to bring charges, less the former president make a mockery of the
a caps lock-heavy statement arguing being the target of an investigation isn t that big of a deal. quote, nobody has told me i m being indicted and i shouldn t be because i ve done nothing wrong, but i ve assume under years i m a target of the weaponized doj and fbi. as trump rants why he shouldn t be charged, we re learning more what if might look like if he is. the washington post was first to report today if trump is indeed criminally charged in the mar-a-lago investigation, the bulk of the indictment against him would be brought in south florida, according to people familiar with the matter. up until now special counsel jack smith has been running most of this investigation out of washington, d.c., but as the guardian reports prosecutors have conclude from the evidence he was still present when classified documents were moved to mar-a-lago, meaning trump s unlawful possession only started in florida.
donald trump is being attacked by democratic prosecutor democrat prosecutor in new york he no. he s been indicted right , but the indictment thus far of trump in the stormy daniels related case has been a political advantage for donald trump. so it s like they don t want to hit him too hard with the fact that he s it s crazy when you stop and think about it. they don t want to hit him hard for being indicted because that has bolstered his fundraising, meaning trump s fund. raising it was. it s interesting. just also what happened over the weekend at this donor retreat, and i think you know georgia governor brian kemp s interview with jake and state of the union yesterday was also really telling in terms of essentially saying move on right move on republican party focused on the issues and then governor christie noodles saying about trump. i don t think he can win in 2024. well i think that a lot of the major donors are keeping their powder dry right? they probably would like to move on