I just, I can’t speak to that," DeSantis said. "I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair. ![]() DeSantis portrayed Bragg as a pawn of liberal billionaire George Soros, but he also made sure to specifically mention the allegations about a porn star, an affair and hush money. Ron DeSantis, waited to weigh in until he was asked a question at a news conference Monday. A second source who is close to Trump said he understands all that an arrest would entail in terms of his public image and the distraction an arraignment and trial would create for his campaign.Īt the same time, all of the sources said, Trump is keenly aware of the political opportunity created by a fight with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.īut Trump's leading rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. One of the sources, who spoke with Trump in the last week, said any suggestion Trump wants to be indicted is false. Aides have been "slammed," these sources said, as they respond to - and work to turn - the possible indictment into a political boon. ![]() ![]() Former President Donald Trump doesn't want to be indicted, but he believes Republicans will rally around him if a grand jury in New York City charges him in the case involving a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, according to four people familiar with the sentiments of Trump and his team.Ī "war room" mentality now permeates Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida, nerve center of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, said two people who recently spent time there.
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