"How Much Will Trump's Indictment Likely Affect His Popularity among Voters? | Analyzing by Lloyd Green"

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Donald Trump was indicted by Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday. He's being charged for paying $130,000 in hush-money to adult film star, Stormy Daniels.

The looming question is whether the country will experience violence incited by Trump's actions. Trump made a threat of "death and destruction" if he was charged. He became infamous for a post on social media where he showed himself holding a baseball bat and targeting the Black district attorney Alvin Bragg. He called Alvin an "animal" and a "degenerate psychopath".

Certain individuals have described the indictment as a collection of minor violations related to maintaining accurate records, which has been nicknamed the "zombie case" that Bragg initially chose not to pursue. Mark Pomerantz, a former attorney who worked under Bragg, asserted in his book People vs Donald Trump that these specific charges lacked legal merit.

However, the recent outburst is expected to harm Trump's reputation among the wider population, even though Joe Biden is grappling with a banking crisis and ongoing inflation. The New York Post, under Murdoch's control, declares that Trump's unchanging behavior is a testament to his inability to succeed. Nonetheless, it's unlikely that Fox News will alter its stance.

A group of high-ranking Trump advisors and members of his administration, such as Mark Meadows, the former chief of staff, may soon be called upon to testify due to a ruling by the court.

The situation persists. Trump is set to undergo a legal trial next month for allegations of sexual assault and defamation. Specifically, the charges come from a civil lawsuit filed in New York by E Jean Carroll. In contrast to his supposed affair with Daniels, this case pertains to acts of rape and humiliation.

According to Carroll, Trump assaulted her in a dressing room of a store located in Manhattan about twenty-five years ago. The former president claimed that Carroll was not his preference. However, during a recent interrogation, he confused her with his second spouse, Marla Maples. This mistake calls his trustworthiness and cognitive abilities into question.

The upcoming Trump and Carroll encounter will offer another chance for the nation to explore the past. Carroll's legal representatives will likely present the well-known Access Hollywood recording, where Trump can be heard saying, "When you're famous, they let you do anything. You can do whatever you want."

In other news, a judge in New York has declined to postpone a $250 million lawsuit for civil fraud against Trump, his three eldest children, and the Trump Organization, their family-run corporation. Judge Arthur Engoron declared that the set date for the trial in October 2023 is firm and unchangeable.

It has been over twenty years since Bill Clinton, who was under the control of Republican-led House of Representatives, was impeached due to his involvement in the Lewinsky scandal.

During the Clinton impeachment trial, Lindsey Graham played the role of a manager, serving as a congressman. Nowadays, the senator from South Carolina can be heard rambling about how Democrats will face severe outcomes, all in the hopes of getting to play a round of golf with Trump.

Senator Rand Paul, who identifies as a libertarian, is advocating for the arrest of Bragg. Marjorie Taylor Greene is insisting that George Soros, who is not originally from the US and supports Bragg, should have his US citizenship taken away.

In the meantime, McCarthy, who is the head of the House, directed the members of the Republican Party to promptly look into whether or not government funds are being utilized to undermine our democratic system by carrying out politically oriented trials that interfere with the elections. When faced with a request from Republicans in Congress for records and witness accounts, Bragg declined to give in.

The District Attorney responded by stating that their message was sent after Donald Trump gave the false impression that he would be apprehended. He also mentioned that this wasn't a valid reason for congress to investigate. Jim Jordan and his colleagues, however, were not content with this reply and persisted. Eventually, Bragg rejected their plea on Saturday evening.

Republican lawmakers are currently considering passing a law that would protect previous and current presidents from being targeted by prosecutions that are influenced by political bias. Ironically, this move seems to contradict the party's previous rallying cry to have a certain individual "locked up". The political party that prides itself on being tough on crime is now interfering with an ongoing criminal inquiry.

The former host of a television program that was not a scripted show ended the week by holding a public gathering to promote their political campaign in Waco, Texas, where a violent confrontation between the Branch Davidian religious group and government authorities resulted in multiple deaths in 1993. The extended period of fighting resulted in the loss of more than 80 individuals associated with the cult, in addition to the deaths of four law enforcement officers.

Trump's comments were affected by a sense of personal injustice. He likened the ongoing investigations against him to the horrors witnessed in Stalinist Russia. Trump strongly criticized Bragg for what he referred to as prosecutorial wrongdoing.

Following the protest, there have been reports that Trump insinuated that Bragg had dismissed the Daniels lawsuit. However, this claim is completely untrue.

Lloyd Green worked as a lawyer in New York and held a position in the US Department of Justice between 1990 and 1992.

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