Biden’s Plan to Not Touch a Trump Indictment With a 130,000-Foot Pole
If, as expected, a Manhattan grand jury follows through and indicts Donald Trump, he’d become the first former U.S. president ever to face criminal charges.
That fact would be sufficiently unprecedented on its own. But there’s another one waiting for the history books: President Joe Biden would likely become the first presidential candidate whose main rival is challenging him from underneath the dark cloud of a criminal proceeding.
Ahead of the release of potential charges—which stem from allegations that Trump illegally paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 through his business to remain quiet about an alleged affair—many have speculated over how the ex-president would navigate the legal morass while trying to win a second term in the White House in 2024.