TRUMP USES HIS INDICTMENT TO UNIFY GOP

Yeah, that really did happen. A former president is being prosecuted for the first time

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Several sources close to former President Donald Trump revealed to NPR on Thursday

The Trump GOP machine then got to work, releasing a political playbook designed to protect the outgoing president among his supporters.

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This is Political Persecution and Electoral Interference at the greatest level in history.

The indictment was referred to as a “extraordinary abuse of authority” by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Politically speaking, an indictment differs greatly from a conviction, and there are uncertainties surrounding Bragg’s actual case.

This all contributes to the atmosphere of resentment. Trump, a billionaire from New York,

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In his remarks on Thursday evening, Trump returns to that tired cliché:

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