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It was an appearance almost as if he were still president.

Donald Trump (76) stood in front of the camera flanked by two US flags and addressed his supporters with slogans of perseverance. Then, he delivers a brutal all-round blow against his enemies - while in New York, a jury panel ("grand jury") continues to deliberate on a possible indictment.

Trump's estate Mar-a-Lago (Florida)

There could be a threat of arrest these days.

In the video, Trump addressed his supporters, his loyal "base." The radical Democrats would continue their "disgusting witch hunt," the Republicans thundered.

Because of the New York allegations that he could have broken the law because of a hush money payment of $ 130,000 to the ex-affair, porn star Stormy Daniels (44), Trump went on the defensive and grabbed the bottom drawer: He insulted u. the sex film actress as "Horse Face," who would have forged a "nasty blackmail plot."

And some observers already believe that an arrest in the "Stormy" affair or future charges in further investigations could help him more than harm in the ongoing primary campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Trump supporters rally for the former US President near his luxury Florida resort.

His supporters, who are now being mobilized again, give him their votes, no matter what - and he could very well win the nomination. The expert also believes that such accusations - both the possible current and future – few additional voters could be won.

Trump could then lose in the 2024 presidential election for the same reasons as in 2020: Many believe he lacks empathy or a moral compass.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk (51), on the other hand, sees it completely differently: The now ardent Trump defender believes that Trump would win re-election as president in 2024 with a “landslide victory.” An indictment would act like a turbo boost.

Trump rival Ron DeSantis (44)

It is evident. However, rivals within the party have tasted blood: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (44) recently could not resist a caustic dig. He couldn't say much about allegations "of hush money payments to porn stars to hide an affair," DeSantis poisoned after a reporter's question. There was giggling in the hall.

The political climber from the Sunshine State then also criticized the "politically motivated" criminal prosecution by the liberal New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg (49). Republicans in the Congressional House of Representatives, who have held the majority since January, took the same line.

The shirt-sleeved agitator Jim Jordan (59) even demanded that Bragg answer questions from the MPs in a hearing. Anger at the accusers is also simmering in the upper chamber: Prosecutor Bragg should “land in jail himself,” raged Senator Rand Paul (60).

The comments show: The Republicans are still firmly behind Trump!

Meanwhile, the central character in this political soap opera, Stormy Daniels (whose maiden name is Stephanie Clifford), is self-promotion to the general public by promoting her new erotic film Lawless, which she co-produced with her pornstar partner Barrett Blade. She belittled the former president as "Tiny." At the same time, she increased her security...