Trump's Criminal Case and Campaign Intersect in Mar-a-Lago Speech.

Former President Donald Trump is attempting to conflate his political and legal campaigns by applying political pressure to prosecutors while revving up support for his campaign by portraying himself as a victim of Democratic persecution. Trump's legal calculation is that his pressure campaign against the Manhattan district attorney will lead to his acquittal and deter other prosecutors from seeking additional indictments. Politically, Trump's strategy is to paint himself as a victim of Democratic persecution, generating sympathy and good will to aid his campaign for a third consecutive Republican presidential nomination.