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Echoing his tactics in 2016, Trump will accuse Florida governor of going easy on child abuse images cases while a federal prosecutor
Good morning, US politics blog readers. He did it in 2016, and now he’s preparing to do it again next year, if not sooner. Donald Trump has plans to crush the campaigns of every other Republican that runs for president in 2024, particularly Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor viewed as the second-most popular man in the GOP after the former president. According to Politico, Trump has a big pile of opposition research to deploy against him, and among its most potent allegations will be accusations that during his time as a federal prosecutor, DeSantis went easy in child pornography cases. Considering he’s already come up with one of his trademark nicknames for the governor – “Ron DeSanctimonious” – this turns of events seemed inevitable.
Here’s what else is happening today:
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer wants the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate all the largest American railroads, not just Norfolk Southern, operator of the train that derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.
A Texas federal judge is today considering a lawsuit brought by anti-abortion groups that, if successful, could cut off access to medication abortion nationwide.
The Senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on gun safety after the supreme court last year expanded the right to carry a concealed weapon nationwide.
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