Trump indictment puts 2024 rivals in thorny position
Posted on AllSides June 10th, 2023
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The indictment of former President Donald Trump in connection with his handling of classified government documents is forcing his 2024 primary rivals into an awkward position: defending the man they’re trying to defeat.
Within hours of the indictment news, several of Trump’s Republican challengers rushed to his defense, accusing President Biden and his Justice Department of weaponizing the legal system in an effort to take out one of his chief political opponents and the ostensible head of the Republican Party.
It’s a difficult predicament for the ever-growing field of Republican...
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