Republicans privately bracing for Trump to be INDICTED after the midterm elections: Report
Republicans on Capitol Hill are bracing for Donald Trump to be slapped with federal charges sometime before the 2024 election cycle, a new report claims on Monday.
Members of the former president's party predicted he could be indicted as soon as 60 to 90 days after the November 8 midterm elections, GOP aides reportedly told The Hill.
It comes as Trump finds himself embroiled in a litany of state, federal and Congressional inquiries - ranging from fraud allegations against his family real estate empire, to his handling of classified records, to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
'A couple of weeks after the election, I assume that [Attorney General Merrick Garland] will indict Trump,' one person described as a 'veteran aide' said.
Though he hasn't formally declared, Trump has dropped countless hints that he's considering a third White House campaign and has even been on the attack against potential Republican primary rivals.
But any fears Trump may have had about fading from relevance once he left office are likely quashed by the publicity surrounding the federal investigations that he's at the center of, the aides said.
'People have been talking about splintering support and dampening enthusiasm among Republican voters for him,' the second source said.
'An indictment could actually galvanize and reunify Republicans around him.'
The said it could end up 'helping' Trump 'politically.'
Already, Trump's allies and even others within the GOP who have distanced themselves from him have coalesced around his cause.
They've accused Garland and President Joe Biden of weaponizing the Justice Department against a likely 2024 rival.
Garland has dismissed accusations of partisanship and insists that he will follow the letter of the law - and has been shown to be meticulous and deliberate in his steps thus far.
So far, Trump has not been charged in any of the current high-profile cases against him or the Trump Organization.
But there's two federal probes that could result in an indictment if Garland decides to bring one.
Trump is being investigated for his handling of classified documents sought by the National Archives, an inquiry that was widely criticized after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago mansion in search of top secret records he's accused of improperly storing.
Among the potential violations the ex-president is being investigated for there is running afoul of the Espionage Act.
The Justice Department also widened its earlier probe of attempts to steal the 2020 election to include Trump's actions on and around January 6 in July, NBC reported at the time.
Trump, for his part, has denounced both investigations as 'witch hunts' and continues to maintain his innocence.
Reference: Elizabeth Elkind, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com -