There are signs that Trump’s latest legal troubles could provide the basis for widespread negative attacks from his competitors, ZeeshanAleem writes.
“the weaponization of federal law enforcement.” He also then complained about unfair standards: “Is there a different standard for a Democrat secretary of state versus a former Republican president?” DeSantis said. “I think there needs to be one standard of justice in this country. Let’s enforce it on everybody and make sure we all know the rules. You can’t have one faction of society weaponizing the power of the state against factions that it doesn’t like and that’s what you see.
A have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too pattern is emerging. These 2024 hopefuls are simultaneously arguing that the justice system is rigged against Republicanssaying that in this case the system is bringing forth legitimate charges. It’s an attempt to acknowledge the MAGA worldview about deep state conspiracies while also arguing that it looks increasingly like Trump may have done something wrong.
This is far from the strongest version of the argument that Trump’s challengers can advance against him, and it’s unclear if it will work. After all, if in one breath a politician is calling the criminal justice system worthless and then in the next calling that system’s investigations legitimate, how seriously will the base take them?
Yet one can see a potential synergy developing between Trump’s intensifying legal challenges and an increasingly emboldened Republican field. Perhaps some candidates will argue that Trump would suffer from an “electability” issue in the general election even if one thinks he’s innocent of all charges. But this will come down to voters: who they believe, what they trust. The Republican establishment failed to stigmatize Trump even during its best opportunity — the immediate aftermath of the Jan.
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