In days of yore — also known as pre-2016 — a US presidential candidate being indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents would have dealt a fatal blow to their campaign. But this is Donald Trump, a man who was recently found liable by a jury for sexually abusing the writer E Jean Carroll in 1996.
Consequently, it is difficult to imagine any eventuality that prevents Mr Trump from winning the Republican Party nomination and securing at least 200 electoral votes, with the presidency of a deeply polarised nation hinging on swing states. In response to the charges, Mr Trump posted a four-minute video in which he described the allegations as a “hoax” — a favourite word of his — adding: “I will fight this, just like we’ve been fighting for several years.” No doubt he will, a master practitioner of grievance politics.
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