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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lloyd Green

Trump’s indictment will probably hurt him with the electorate. But how much?

‘Congressional Republicans have steadfastly refused to address the substance of the latest charges.’
‘Congressional Republicans have steadfastly refused to address the substance of the latest charges.’ Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

On Thursday, Manhattan prosecutors indicted Donald Trump. The charges against him stem from $130,000 in hush-money paid to an adult film star, Stormy Daniels.

The question now looms whether the nation will face Trump-incited violence as a result. The former president threatened “death and destruction” if charged. In a now infamous social media post targeting the Black district attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump depicted himself brandishing a baseball bat at the DA, and called him as an “animal” and “degenerate psychopath”.

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