Kaylee McGhee White wonders if Trump’s indictments are meant to distract him from 2024 run
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The Washington Examiner’s Kaylee McGhee White wonders if the indictments former President Donald Trump is facing are intended to be a distraction from his 2024 presidential run.
White’s statement Wednesday comes after Trump was indicted for a third time this year by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., this time on four new charges related to the Jan. 6 protest on Capitol Hill in 2021 and alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Hours before the indictment, a poll showed that President Joe Biden and Trump were tied in a general election face-off.
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“I also wonder if part of it is to drown Trump’s campaign in distractions and debt so that he can’t focus solely on campaigning,” said White during an appearance on Fox News. “There was a report earlier this week that Trump’s campaign has had to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight these legal battles. That’s a serious handicap for his campaign.”
Kaylee McGhee White (8/2/2023)
White added that the continued indictments are also something 2024 Republican candidates need to be concerned about because indicting Trump multiple times has opened a “Pandora’s box.” Since Trump can be indicted multiple times, White pointed out, the same thing will happen to any other Republican candidate.
“All of their names are on the list at this point,” said White.
In the wake of the third indictment, several Republicans have spoken in support of the former president, including Trump ally and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who claimed that the indictment is a violation of Trump’s rights. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) also denounced the newest indictment, saying it was a “sad day for the rule of law.”
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Several of Trump’s competitors in the 2024 race have spoken on the indictment on Tuesday, with former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson using it to fundraise in order to meet the donor requirements for the first GOP primary debate later this month. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Trump’s closest competitor, claimed that as president, he would “end the weaponization of government, replace the FBI Director, and ensure a single standard of justice for all Americans.”
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who is also running for president in 2024, said on Tuesday that he was concerned about “the weaponization” of Biden’s Department of Justice and its “immense power used against political opponents.” Scott claimed that the DOJ continues “to hunt Republicans, while protecting Democrats.”