Whether former President Donald Trump has bitten off more than he can chew legally remains to be seen, but there is one way the growing number of indictments plays to his advantage.
In the Republican primary, at least, "us" would be those who have doubts about the 2020 election, see the justice system as having been “weaponized” against conservatives in a way it would never be against President Joe Biden or his family, and therefore think the indictments are bogus.
The people on the other side of those issues are “them.”
Presidential politics in the 21st century is a Hatfields vs. McCoys feud. Few understand this better than Trump.
So Trump’s rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination can side with “us” but then not have a particularly compelling way of distinguishing themselves from the front-runner.
Or they can more forthrightly and directly challenge Trump on these issues and become one of “them.”
