The House Select Committee delving into the Jan. 6 protest/riot/violence has the ex-President on the rope’s….
His inside helpers seem to be singing like birds to the public of Trump’s misdeeds….
EVERYBODY is waiting to see if the US Attorney general Garland with take the hint for the committee and go to a grand jury for a criminal indictment handed down to ex-President Donald Trump for a whole LOT of things….
Trump’s gamble?
Announce he’s running early?
Oh, and this isn’t just about AG Garland….
It HAS TO BE clear that Trump IS bleeding political support and capitol from the hearings and Trump’s continuous crying about losing his job…..
And?
Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis IS catching and could be actaully passing Trump in the polls….
Trump would also try to leavage politics against any criminal investigations or charges related to the Jan.6 protest/violnce/effort to stop the 2020 election certification …
Republicans are bracing for Donald J. Trump to announce an unusually early bid for the White House, a move designed in part to shield the former president from a stream of damaging revelations emerging from investigations into his attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election.
While many Republicans would welcome Mr. Trump’s entry into the race, his move would also exacerbate persistent divisions over whether the former president is the party’s best hope to win back the White House. The party is also divided over whether his candidacy would be an unnecessary distraction from midterm elections or even a direct threat to democracy.
Mr. Trump has long hinted at a third consecutive White House bid and has campaigned for much of the past year. He has accelerated his planning in recent weeks just as a pair of investigations have intensified and congressional testimony has revealed new details about Mr. Trump’s indifference to the threat of violence on Jan. 6 and his refusal to act to stop an insurrection….
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The timing of a formal announcement from Mr. Trump remains uncertain. But he recently surprised some advisers by saying he might declare his candidacy on social media without warning even his own team, and aides are scrambling to build out basic campaign infrastructure in time for an announcement as early as this month.
That timing would be extraordinary — presidential candidates typically announce their candidacies in the year before the election — and could have immediate implications for Republicans seeking to take control of Congress in November. Mr. Trump’s presence as an active candidate would make it easier for Democrats to turn midterm races into a referendum on the former president, who since losing in 2020 has relentlessly spread lies about the legitimacy of the election. Some Republicans fear that would distract from pocketbook issues that have given their party a strong advantage in congressional races.
“Republicans want to win badly in 2022, and it is dawning on many of them that relitigating the 2020 election with Trump’s daily conspiracy diatribes are sure losers,” said Dick Wadhams, a Republican strategist and former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party.
The former president’s team remains divided over whether he should even run again. Those opposed to a third White House bid have expressed concerns ranging from doubts about Mr. Trump’s remaining political potency to questions about whether he can articulate a clear rationale for running and avoid a repeat of 2020….