'Really damning day': Maggie Haberman's blistering assessment of Donald Trump’s criminal referrals
20 December 2022
New York Times’ Maggie Haberman recently weighed in with her assessment of the January 6 House Select Committee’s criminal referrals targeting former President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, December 20, Haberman –author of "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America"— appeared on the panel of CNN's "This Morning."
According to Mediaite, the group held a discussion about the House committee’s decision to vote in favor of referring the former president to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on charges of "inciting an insurrection, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make a false statement, and obstruction of an official proceeding."
When Haberman was asked about Trump's fiery reaction to the criminal referrals on Truth Social as she noted how members of TrumpWorld have reacted:
"There was some prediction there might be some kind of rally-around-Trump effect, which we saw right after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in August. I’m not seeing a lot of signs of that yet. It’s possible it will come, but, look. Everything with Donald Trump gets measured by ‘Do I actually get charged? Is this actually facing criminality?’ This is unprecedented. This was a really damning day for him, but does it move him closer to being indicted? I don’t think we know yet," said Haberman.
CNN's Kaitlan Collins also asked Haberman what she believes the referrals will mean for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Per the news outlet, Haberman insisted Trump appears “distracted." According to Haberman, the former president's 2024 campaign launch has been relatively “'lackluster,' and there are 'clear signs that his influence in the party is waning.'”
She said, “There is no question that Trump is a more diminished figure than at any point we’ve seen him since 2015. People are just sick of kind of running to defend him all the time.”
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