If former President Trump is to be believed, his indictment and arrest are imminent on charges related to paying off adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. We don’t know how an indictment might impact Trump’s electoral chances, but looking at how Republicans reacted to Trump’s stolen-election claims and his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, gives us a pretty good idea. The aftermath of those events indicate that the base stands by its man.
What could be different this time is whether Fox News follows Trump’s cues in framing an investigation or indictment as a “witch hunt.” The network still has a large and growing cable-news audience, which comes with tremendous agenda-setting power. CONTINUED
Natalie Jackson, National Journal
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