Privately, the fear is that a third indictment, even if it’s the most serious one yet, will once again help Trump.
Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he expects to soon be a thrice-indicted candidate is forcing GOP candidates to fully contend with the fundamental question of the 2024 presidential primary.The early responses suggest the field remains uncomfortable going after Trump directly over Jan. 6, but, instead, would attack him around the edges.
“This is the kabuki dance they’re going to be doing for months — it ain’t going to be the first time and it ain’t going to be the last time,” said Mike Madrid, the Republican strategist and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project. “The kabuki dance is trying to have it both ways while they try to wait for dust to settle on his legal problems.”
And former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson went further than his past remarks about Trump’s first and second indictments, declining to pad his statements with references to “presumption of innocence” and the need to “wait on the facts.” But aside from that trio, the rest of the field is landing in a proverbial no-man’s land on the question of Trump’s conduct on Jan. 6. Their reticence underscores how hard they continue to believe it is to hit Trump without looking squishy to the base.
“If you’re looking for an anti-Trump lane, it’s a fool’s errand,” said Madrid. “You’re looking for the fountain of youth. It doesn’t exist. What you may be trying to do is hoping that you can occupy a lane that opens up if he is put on trial and thrown in jail before the election.”
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