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    This Is Not Great News for Donald Trump

    Despite what some Republicans are saying, getting indicted is generally a poor political strategy.
    by David A. Graham Mar 20, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty

    Prominent Republicans disagree about a lot these days, but on one point they have found consensus: Getting charged with a crime would be great news for Donald Trump.

    After the former president predicted that he will be arrested in Manhattan tomorrow—a forecast that seems questionable, though an indictment from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg does seem to be imminent—conventional wisdom quickly developed on the right that Trump would be the big winner.

    “The prosecutor in New York has done more to help Donald Trump get elected president than any single person in America today,” Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said. “Mr. Bragg, you have helped Donald Trump, amazing.”

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