He’d have no real defense against an indictment — but bringing one would also likely rob Democrats of the nominee they’d prefer Biden to face in 2024.
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Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, September 17, 2022.
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Maybe we should call the latest Mar-a-Lago machinations “Stop the Steal II.”
The first time around, there was a telltale sign that then-president Donald Trump’s stolen-election story line was sheer nonsense — “bullsh**,” as his former attorney general Bill Barr later succinctly put it. We detailed it here, day after day, as November trundled into December 2020, as adult Republicans resigned themselves to the coming Biden presidency, and as Trump’s courtroom losses mounted into the dozens.
About the Author
Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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Maybe we should call the latest Mar-a-Lago machinations “Stop the Steal II.”
The first time around, there was a telltale sign that then-president Donald Trump’s stolen-election story line was sheer nonsense — “bullsh**,” as his former attorney general Bill Barr later succinctly put it. We detailed it here, day after day, as November trundled into December 2020, as adult Republicans resigned themselves to the coming Biden presidency, and as Trump’s courtroom losses mounted into the dozens.
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About the Author
Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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