The Implications of a Trump Indictment and Risky Call for Protests.

Former President Donald Trump's potential indictment over an alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels could have huge political and national implications. Trump's legal team has been preparing for the possibility of an indictment, and his attempt to discredit attempts to call him to account has already worked as his top allies in Republican House leadership attack Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. An indictment would test the truism of the Republican Party in the age of Trump, and potentially upend the 2024 Republican presidential primary. The situation is even more fraught because Trump is already an active candidate for the 2024 White House race and has already rooted his campaign in a narrative of persecution.