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Emergency Podcast: Trump's Indictment, The Sequel

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The Spin Is the Same, the Facts on the Ground Are Different

I feel like the fact that Americans as a whole think that this case is more serious probably means this is a bigger danger than the New York case. But obviously there's so much uncertainty. I mean, Biden is not in any way directing this. We should be super clear about that. And we know that in situations like this, the combination of Republican elites and conservative media will go a long way in dictating how the public sees it. It could see Trump's sort of performance with Republican voters even improve after this. Like he's more of the victim. He's more in the news cycle.

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