Donald Trump¡¯s indictment on charges related to the payments of hush money to a porn star breathes new life into his favorite campaign tactic ¡ª running as the aggrieved victim of a Democratic-run deep state hellbent on keeping him and his supporters out of power.
Just when Republicans were beginning to believe that Trump was vulnerable if he ran a campaign about all the people he believes are out to punish him, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg gave the one-term ex-president no reason to change his tune.
Charges ¡ª and even a criminal conviction ¡ª don¡¯t legally stop Trump from running, or even serving as president. It¡¯s all up to his opponents to make or break Trump¡¯s political future if prosecutors can make a charge stick.
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