Why it matters: Trump, after becoming the first president to be impeached twice, now has the added distinction of being the first ex-president to face criminal charges.
- The specific charges aren’t public.
- CNN analyst John Miller — a former NYPD deputy commissioner with enviable law-enforcement sources — reports Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud.
- Each count could refer to a single document or even a single accounting entry, CNN analysts noted.
State of play: Most Republicans think this helps Trump in the short run — and could even provide a glide path to the ’24 Republican nomination, Axios’ Zachary Basu notes.
The long run: For the general election, with suburban women as a potentially decisive bloc, it’s a totally different story.
- An indicted (at least) standard-bearer isn’t a great look for attracting swing voters.
Trump didn’t seem to get much sleep. He posted at 2:46 a.m.: “WHERE’S HUNTER?”