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What Trump’s indictment means for his political future — and his party’s

Former President Donald Trump speaks at an election campaign event on Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is the first former president in history to face a criminal indictment. Here’s what Trump’s indictment might mean for his political future — and his party’s.

—No, a prosecutor in New York did not just hand Trump the election.

Some Republicans have claimed that indicting Trump will only aid his effort to regain the White House in 2024.

“Most people on our side think it’s a never-ending effort to take a wrecking ball to Trump,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said on “The Daily Show” this

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