The ex-president is often strongest when under attack - that's a problem for his Republican rivals.
Donald Trump's indictment played out in two courts on Tuesday afternoon - a federal courtroom in Florida and the court of public opinion.
It looked and felt like a typical meet-and-greet for a campaigning politician in a key battleground state. It was a visible sign that, for Mr Trump, his bid for the White House is marching forward, indictments be damned. Ron DeSantis, the closest to Mr Trump in the polls, has directed his fire at federal prosecutors. It is perhaps a reflection that the Florida governor is particularly wary of angering Trump supporters, whom polls show frequently view him as their second choice.
"We're not going to stand for it," Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said of the indictment. Republicans in the chamber are promising an aggressive investigation of the Justice Department's handling of the case. In Mr Trump's first indictment, in New York, the motive seems clear. Who wouldn't to avoid an embarrassing allegation of an adulterous affair with an adult film star surfacing right before election day? The charged business fraud crimes, however, involve what legal experts see as an unusual interpretation of state law.
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