GREGG JARRETT: Trump the victim, not villain, as lawfare war against him crumbles
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Together with the four criminal indictments against Trump, the collective goal was to bankrupt the former president, jail him and stop him from regaining reelection in 2024.
This case should never have been filed to begin with. It was the definition of lawfare. Together with the four criminal indictments against Trump, the collective goal was to bankrupt the former president, jail him and stop him from seeking re-election in 2024. Gregg Jarrett is a Fox News legal analyst and commentator, and formerly worked as a defense attorney and adjunct law professor. His recent book, "The Trial of the Century," about the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial" is available in bookstores nationwide or can be ordered online at the Simon & Schuster website. Jarrett’s latest book, "The Constitution of the United States and Other Patriotic Documents," was published by Broadside Books, a division of HarperCollins on November 14, 2023. Gregg is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book "The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump." His follow-up book was also a New York Times bestseller, "Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History."
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