October 6, 2023 6:30 am

Trump’s Courtroom Campaign

The former president’s various indictments, arraignments, and court appearances have given him an entirely new way to blot out the sun.

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Former president Donald Trump speaks outside the court room at a Manhattan courthouse, during the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization, and others in a civil fraud case brought by state attorney general Letitia James in New York City, October 2, 2023.

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Donald Trump is getting indicted and tried all the way into a third Republican presidential nomination, and perhaps a second term in office.

Trump’s court dates and legal entanglements aren’t a distraction from his campaign, as some observers predicted; in large part, they are the campaign.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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Donald Trump is getting indicted and tried all the way into a third Republican presidential nomination, and perhaps a second term in office.

Trump’s court dates and legal entanglements aren’t a distraction from his campaign, as some observers predicted; in large part, they are the campaign.