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Hugo Lowell in New York

Trump says he’s not upset over possible indictment while attacking ‘fake’ case

Former President Donald Trump walks to the stage to begin his Make America Great Again Rally in Waco, Texas, Saturday.
Former President Donald Trump walks to the stage to begin his Make America Great Again Rally in Waco, Texas, Saturday. Photograph: Sara Diggins/AP

Donald Trump repeatedly insisted on Saturday night he was not upset by expected criminal charges that might arise from the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into his role in paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels as he returned from a campaign rally in Waco, Texas.

But the manner of Trump’s responses to questions suggested worries about potential damage to his image, and he came across as someone angry that his good vibrations with his “Make American great again” base in Texas could be interrupted by the reality of a possible indictment as soon as this week.

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