Possible Trump indictment forces another moment of choosing for GOP

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his first presidential campaign, a searing question has hung over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump?

Elected Republicans have wavered at times — whether it was Trump’s condemnation of John McCain’s war record, his racist attack against a Mexican-American judge, his sexually predatory language caught on video, his alleged extramarital affairs, his decision to side with Russian President Vladimir Putin over U.S. intelligence, his promotion of false allegations of election fraud and his incitement of a violent mob that threatened the lives of lawmakers in both parties.

But after almost eight years of near-constant scandal, Republicans have ultimately rallied behind Trump over and over and over again.

Now, on the eve of a new presidential campaign season, that loyalty is being tested anew as Trump prepares for the possibility that he may soon become the first former U.S. president charged with a crime. New York prosecutors are wrapping up their probe into whether Trump engaged in an illegal hush money scheme involving a porn actress.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-republican-desantis-2024-ecba40f2ec9f56732ff0476f3842e23a

[drray23]

1. oh they have chosen already.

McCarthy is totally behind Trump. Jordan is even trying to sick his commitee on Alvin Bragg.

[underpants]

3. They went over the edge a long time ago

He could very easily win their nomination with 20-30% in early primaries.

[republianmushroom]

2. decision, decision, decisions

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4. Don't even bother asking anymore

The GOP has made its decision, and they're not going back. Their standard bearer, their party leader, their god is Donald J. Trump, beside whom there is no other.

[captain queeg]

5. In a way trump is going to win. He's always wanted to be famousr to

He’ll go down in history books for sure. The worst president in history. And the death of the Republican Party as a legitimate political entity.