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Trump Thinks His Presidential Campaign Will Shield Him From Indictment, And He's Wrong

Trump Thinks His Presidential Campaign Will Shield Him From Indictment, And He's Wrong

Donald Trump is running a sham campaign in a bid to avoid criminal indictment.

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Dec 17, 2022
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Donald Trump thinks that by announcing his presidential campaign he is avoiding indictment, but the former president couldn’t be more wrong.

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Maggie Haberman recently said on CNN:

I think it is gotten off to a lackluster start for a number of reasons and think the main run frankly is the relatively poor performance of Republicans in the midterms. Compared to the red wave that Republicans and some non-Republicans have been predicting was coming but Trump is focused on anything but his presidential campaign. 

I have been told by multiple people close to him that he sees a campaign as a shield against potential DOJ action or action there in Georgia in the form of an indictment against him. I don't think that has changed and think that you will see him continue over the next couple of weeks as Gloria predicted, as events unfold. 

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