It has become a cliche to say nothing ever sticks to Donald Trump Yet Trump’s appearance in court this week to answer 37 charges over the retention of classified documents – some recovered from a bathroom – might be a different case ✒️ AndrewBuncombe
Often, that has proved to be the case. Neither scandals such as the Access Hollywood tapes, or impeachment, or allegations of sexual assault from up to 20 women, appeared to dent his appeal to the Republican base. When he was charged over a hush money payment to a former porn star, his re-election campaign amassed millions of dollars in just days.
“They’ve launched one witch-hunt after another to try and stop our movement, to thwart the will of the American people,” he told a rally over the weekend. “In the end, they’re not coming after me. They’re coming after you.” Yet others were more guarded. Trump’s former vice-president, Mike Pence, who recently announced his own run to be the next president, said he hoped charges would not be filed. However, he added: “Let me be clear. No one is above the law. The handling of classified materials of the United States is a serious matter.”
What is missing from those most recent polls, however, is the large swathe of Americans – including a third of Republicans – who do not want want to vote for Trump.
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