Alan Dershowitz floats that Trump should use his mugshot as 2024 campaign poster as allies rush to defend former president
- Attorney Alan Dershowitz said on Thursday that former President Donald Trump could use his mugshot as a poster for the 2024 presidential campaign
- Dershowitz is close to the former president and was one of his lawyers during Trump’s first impeachment trial
- “He will be shot at and fingerprinted. There’s really no escaping that,” the attorney said, though he said Trump could use it to his political advantage
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Attorney Alan Dershowitz said Thursday that former President Donald Trump could use his mugshot as a poster for the 2024 presidential campaign as the ex-president’s allies and enemies reacted to news of the indictment.
Dershowitz, who is close to the former president and was one of his attorneys during his first impeachment trial, appeared on former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s Newsmax program Thursday night.
“He will be shot at and fingerprinted. There is really no escaping that,” said the prominent lawyer.
Dershowitz then floated that Trump could use the footage to his political advantage.
Trump allies and supporters have speculated in recent weeks that an indictment would actually boost the ex-president’s 2024 campaign.
Attorney Alan Dershowitz said Thursday that former President Donald Trump could use his mugshot as a poster for the 2024 presidential campaign as the ex-president’s allies and enemies reacted to news of the indictment
“He will be shot at and fingerprinted. There is really no escaping that,” said the prominent lawyer. Dershowitz (left) then floated that Trump could use the footage to his political advantage.
Polls earlier this month showed that nearly 75 percent of likely American voters believed Trump would not be hurt if he was indicted for his role in Stormy Daniels’ hush money scheme ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
An investigation by the Trafalgar Group of likely U.S. voters polled last week found that 37.5 percent believed an indictment would have no effect, while another 36.8 percent thought a criminal indictment would give the former president a political boost.
About one in four 25.7 percent said it would hurt Trump’s presidential run.
Sentiment was divided along party lines, with Republicans more likely to believe an impeachment would ultimately help the ex-president. Democrats were more likely to believe that impeachment would hurt Trump’s chances of retaking the White House.
So far, Trump remains ahead of other GOP primary rivals by leaps and bounds.
According to the Real Clear Politics poll average, he has 45.7 percent support among GOP voters.
Former President Donald Trump stands on a rally stage in Waco, Texas, on Saturday. Nearly three-quarters of likely U.S. voters suggested impeachment wouldn’t hurt the ex-president politically, with Republicans more likely to say so
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is second, but with 28.9 percent.
In third place is former Vice President Mike Pence — who toured Iowa yesterday as he scouts for a presidential run — with 6.3 percent support.
Despite criticizing Trump on other counts, DeSantis, Pence and other hopefuls have drawn the party line and suggested the New York prosecutor is politically motivated.
“This is the thinnest suitcase, this is the most stretched suitcase I’ve ever seen,” Dershowitz also said on Thursday, this time to Newsmax’s Greta Van Susteren.
Dershowitz shook his head as he explained that the politics look now — with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, leading the case, and Bragg “intends to vote for Biden again if he turns against Trump.” ‘.
“It’s time for the banana republic,” the lawyer scoffed.
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