Trump Indictment Puts Republicans in An Impossible Situation

Former President Donald Trump's indictment is likely to give him a boost in the polls, sending him even further ahead of the Republican 2024 pack than he already is, but it could come back to bite him if he gets the GOP nomination.

On Thursday, Trump became the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges after a grand jury in Manhattan hit him with about 30 charges in relation to the alleged hush money payments he made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

While the indictment is less than positive from a legal standpoint, political experts say it's not all bad news for the former president. Trump has already portrayed the years-long investigation from the Manhattan's district attorney's office as a politically motivated "witch hunt" and urged his supporters to protest his arrest. An official indictment will give Republican voters, even those who aren't staunch Trump fans, a reason to rally behind Trump.