Donald Trump’s (alleged) crimes are paying off handsomely

There, Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and investor who is also seeking the Republican presidential nomination, challenged his fellow candidates to commit to pardoning Donald Trump of the federal charges if they win the election. Ramaswamy wore a white hat bearing the word “Truth,” perhaps nodding to the hard reality that Trump’s legal misery is dominating the public conversation and winning him lots of sympathy among Republican voters. And the only way for the other Republican contenders to get attention is by positioning themselves in the shadow of an alleged criminal. And by the time he was arraigned in Miami, Trump’s lead had risen to nearly 54 per cent compared to less than 22 per cent for DeSantis. “What is being done to President Trump should terrify all citizens of this country.