House GOP are divided over whether to throw support behind top contenders Trump or GovRonDeSantis, with the former president testing party support as a possible indictment looms. Some Republicans are avoiding choosing sides at all.
While most Republicans have condemned Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's investigation focusing on hush money payments Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, made to Stormy Daniels in 2016, an indictment may drive Republicans to decide to support Trump's reelection bid or to support a less scandal-ridden candidate in 2024.Rep. Chip Roy , who endorsed DeSantis for president, took aim at Trump on Monday in an interview with commentator Glenn Beck for his latest legal battle.
Some Republicans who have endorsed Trump for 2024 are sticking by his side and are trying to use DeSantis's lackluster comments against him. Rep. Elise Stefanik , chairwoman of the House GOP Conference, criticized DeSantis for his comments regarding Trump's connection to a porn star. DeSantis said he did not"know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair.
Luna said in a statement to the New York Times that Bragg was “trying to cook up charges outside of the statute of limitation against Trump” and that the investigation “is unheard-of, and Americans should see it for what it is: an abuse of power and fascist overreach of the justice system.” Still, Stefanik said Bragg's investigation should be a"unifying message" for all Republicans and that support for Trump will only grow.
McCarthy offered some coverage for Republicans who were publicly supporting other candidates, stating that the investigation was about more than Trump.
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