Fear and Bravado: Inside Trump’s Reaction to the Indictment

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After Donald J. Trump was indicted over his role in paying hush money to a porn star during the 2016 presidential campaign, he called the move an act of political persecution.

But his impending arrest could actually make Mr. Trump a stronger candidate for 2024, the Times correspondent Maggie Haberman explains.

Guest: Maggie Haberman (https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman), a political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading:


Many of Mr. Trump’s potential opponents snapped into line behind him (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/us/politics/trump-desantis-republicans-2024.html), showing just how hard it may be to persuade Republican voters to choose an alternative.
Mr. Trump reacted to his indictment by returning to his time-tested legal strategy: attack and delay (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/nyregion/trump-bragg-legal-defense-strategy.html).
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