The ongoing probes 'have the meat': Analysis explains how Trump’s investigations could help his opponents
A new analysis explains how former President Donald Trump's mounting legal woes might be a glimmer of hope for Never-Trump Republicans as the 2024 presidential election season approaches.
In an article published by AP News, Eric Tucker and Steve Peoples broke down Trump's legal challenges and how they could impact his presidential campaign.
"As probes in Washington and Atlanta proceed, Republican critics of Trump see an opportunity for intensifying legal woes to take away his frontrunner mantle in the 2024 presidential race in a way that an earlier indictment in New York failed to do," Tucker and Peoples wrote.
As Trump's presidential campaign picks up steam, some Republican leaders and lawmakers believe his momentum may be reduced if he continues to face legal woes.
Those legal shortcomings are actually areas other Republican presidential candidates can target and possibly benefit from.
Speaking to the news outlet, Bobbie Kilberg, a Republican donor with a long history of supporting the political party, weighed in on the ongoing investigations. According to Kilberg, the investigations “are the ones that have the meat.”
”It’s very, very serious,” said Kilberg, now a deep critic of the former president. “It ought to have a real impact on the American people. And if it doesn’t, all I can do is shake my head in bewilderment.”
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But despite the speculations of turbulence in the near future, the writers also explained how Trump's recent indictment appears to have helped his campaign instead of hurting it.
"Though a blow legally, the indictment seemed a boon for Trump in the Republican Party’s evolving presidential primary contest ahead of the 2024 election," they wrote. "Trump’s standing in the GOP had been slipping until he was charged, when suddenly, Republicans across the political spectrum rushed to defend him against what they framed as a questionable, politically motivated prosecution."
The writers added, "Today, polling suggests that Trump is the dominant frontrunner in the GOP’s growing 2024 field."
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