Robin Abcarian: The Republican Political Paradox — can't win if you don't attack Trump, can't win if you do
One of the reliably perplexing things about attempts to bring former President Donald Trump to justice is the enduring loyalty of his MAGA Republican base. In the days following his third and most consequential criminal indictment, which alleges he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 free and fair election, a stream of stories underlined that his supporters' confidence in him simply ...
by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
Aug 07, 2023
3 minutes
One of the reliably perplexing things about attempts to bring former President Donald Trump to justice is the enduring loyalty of his MAGA Republican base.
In the days following his third and most consequential criminal indictment, which alleges he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 free and fair election, a stream of stories underlined that his supporters' confidence in him simply cannot be shaken.
Trump's defenders, including dozens of elected officials who have sworn to uphold the Constitution, put forth various theories about his current legal predicament, all
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