What happens to the Republican Party if Trump is indicted?

[kentuck]

Do they remain on the Trump bandwagon? Do they continue to defend him?

Or will it give them the freedom and opportunity to finally separate themselves from the chains of the cult leader that took over their Party?

Will they feel brave enough to not defend the criminal actions?

Will they tell their supporters to let the justice system work?

Or, even if Trump is indicted, they will not have the courage to rescue their Party from the dark forces of Trumpism?

Is the Republican Party of the past gone forever?

They will be the Party of Trump or they will be nothing?

[True Dough]

1. Business as usual

Because they are lemmings. Lemmings who love guns and oppose abortion.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Um, wasn't he already indicted on 34 felonies?

They don't care. He is indicted on 34 felonies for paying off a porn star to keep quiet about their affair during his 2016 campaing. He wsa just found in court to have sexually assaulted a woman. They don'y care.

But the caviat is that DeSantis is about to start using it against him.

[rampartc]

5. do you think trump does not have a file on desantis?

because "kompromat is one trick he learned from cohn, epstein, and putin.

[FarPoint]

3. They overall despise tRump yet fear his power over the base...

He can verbally destroy an individual at this time....that said...it is becoming less effective as a few have turned on him such as Bill Barr....a softball turn, but a turn against tRump to try and save his own hide..

The GOP will drop him in a nano second as soon as they can ....

[bucolic_frolic]

4. GOP Party of cutthroat capitalism will dissolve as humanism rises

It will take decades, but it has economic foundations. There are no more virgin resources to plunder. Economic activity is of the mind now. Capital is not scarce, resources are, but recycling helps feed the system. 100 years out, no one wants to serve this monster anymore. Greed is gone, sharing and enjoying is in. The melting of conflict will blunt the hard edges.

[FSogol]

6. In their tiny brains, that's just means he's innocent! The evil Biden admin and the deep state

are cruelly attacking America's most pious leader! What about Hunter Biden's laptop? What about Obama's birth certificate?
It's just like Nelson Mandela or Jesus H. Christ!

[Ray Bruns]

8. Benghazi!

Sorry. I got carried away.

[FSogol]

12. and But Her Emails! Spot on!

[Mysterian]

7. Portray it as a liberal conspiracy to sully their god-emperor

Just like they always do.

[emulatorloo]

18. They are calling all Democrats "communists" now.

[BlueKota]

9. They will just find another insane slime bucket

to take his place. It's not like they don't have plenty to choose from.

[Tetrachloride]

10. Lets not give them advice

[Walleye]

11. The GOP in Congress will try to retroactively change the lost protected

[lark2]

13. The fascists and fascists lite will stand by him, he's their guy.

Right leaning but not crazy Independents and maybe even some (partially) sane R's will RUN for the door. This is NOT winning.

[hlthe2b]

14. Well, Chris Licht apparently will be carrying his water along with those he hasn't yet fired at CNN

INDEFINITELY, it would appear.

I would assume SOME R's would join John Cornyn in backing away. The majority? Doubtful. Insurrectionists are going to sedition.

[kentuck]

15. In my opinion, this is an existential argument Repubs will have behind closed doors.

As a Party, they will not criticize Trump for the Stormy Daniels indictments or the defamation case against E Jean Carroll, but they might if there are Federal indictments?

Many may look at it as the last chance to save their Party.

They may simply say, "Let the system work", which would be devastating for Trump.

[Lovie777]

16. Example...................

George Santos(R) in the House, ethical problems. The Dems needed the help of "Rs" to expel him. The "Rs" attacked Schiff, Swalwell and then they side stepped the process.

[underpants]

17. Nothing. They are empowered now by the Durham report

They think it exonerates him from everything.

[emulatorloo]

20. Too bad they won't ever bother to read it, as it really doesn't say what they think it says.

[underpants]

21. Never mattered what it says. They were ready for victory laps

and their media overwhelmed them with it too.

[emulatorloo]

22. They really DO live in an alternate reality.

[Johonny]

27. To be fair

They thought he was already exonerated. I don't think Durham report really changed anyone's mind.

[underpants]

29. Yeah but now they have....,

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17925096

[DFW]

19. Nothing at all. They will just say, "indictment, schmitement," and pretend like nothing is wrong.

Indictments are only serious incidents to be followed up on IF you are a Democrat.

Today, Richard Nixon would have nothing to fear from his own party. Hell, not even "George Santos" seems to need fear anything. Back in 1974, even Barry Goldwater, their own presidential nominee, said that Nixon should resign. These days, in the face of overwhelming (and still emerging) evidence, Republicans have nothing to say about Trump, where Democrats are sometimes only too quick to trash our own best people (e.g. Al Franken), if someone stands behind them and yells, BOO! No solid evidence necessary.

This is NOT an even playing field.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

23. If Republicans like Lindsey Graham still defend Trump

Then Republicans are NOT the party of "Family Values " or "Law and Order". That train left the station years ago.

[Lettuce Be]

24. They celebrate behind closed doors

They must know he's going to destroy (or has already) their party.

[Upthevibe]

25. kentuck

He's been indicted. I assume you're asking if he's gets convicted. I have no idea what these
sycophants will do....

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html

[Bayard]

26. Its too late to redeem them

trump gave them permission to be the worst they can be. There's no turning back now.

[Thunderbeast]

28. Victimization and Grievance Party

They will use it as a totem. It will become their primary message.

They will probably go down in flames (again)....

but they hold out hope that they can fix it in swing state legislatures and in hardwired courts.