Key takeaways:
- GOP leaders have preemptively condemned any potential indictment of Trump as politically motivated.
- Trump world social media influencers and acolytes have raked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over virtual coals for his silence.
- Republican leaders have demanded documents from Bragg and referred to the grand jury probe as a “circus”.
The Republican Party’s ongoing loyalty to former President Donald Trump has been made abundantly clear in recent days, as GOP leaders have rushed to preemptively condemn any potential indictment of Trump as politically motivated.
The political world was waiting over the weekend for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to weigh in on the possible indictment of Trump, but he remained silent. In response, Trump world social media influencers and acolytes raked DeSantis over virtual coals, pointing to his silence as complicity in — or at least indifference to — New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s pursuit of Trump, the GOP’s top leader.
Behind the scenes, Trump aides fanned the flames, targeted the Florida governor in news releases and cheered as the Trump world influencers slammed him on Twitter and Truth Social.
Republican leaders in the House have quickly moved in the opposite direction, demanding documents from Bragg and promising to investigate the investigators. They have referred to the grand jury probe as a “circus” and to George Soros, a major donor to the Democratic Party, as a “bogeyman.”
The events of the past few days have been a reality check for those in the party who believed, or at least hoped, that Trump’s influence would wane after leaving office. It is clear that the former president remains the center of the GOP universe.
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