Federal indictment is likely to put crucial white suburban female demographic off voting for Trump

Former President Donald Trump’s polls appear to be skyrocketing on the eve of his appearance in a Miami courtroom on criminal charges, scheduled for Tuesday.

Trump landed in the Sunshine State on Monday to face federal criminal charges as his campaign team plans to use the indictment to crush Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign once and for all. while his polls are rising.

Indeed, Trump’s team is trying to leverage the amount of attention paid to the presidential candidate and hopes to steer the legal drama narrative in their favor by any means necessary.

Even Trump boasted that the indictment boosted his numbers lately CBS news poll puts Trump at 61 percent and DeSantis at 23 percent.

Trump’s legal woes don’t appear to have tarnished his popularity among Republican voters.

The poll also suggests that only 7 percent of likely Republican primary voters would have their views of Trump negatively affected by the indictment — and 80 percent believe Trump should be able to serve even if convicted.

In early May, Trump led DeSantis by 49 percent to 19 percent, but that was before DeSantis had formally entered the race.

Trump also views his 2024 campaign as a shield against prosecution with a second presidential victory securing his acquittal.

Biden’s approval rating stood at 41 percent last week, close to the lowest level of his presidency. Trump currently had a 40 percent approval rating during his 2017-2021 presidency.

Trump will appear at the Miami federal courthouse at 3 p.m. Tuesday. In the meantime, he is working to shape public opinion among Republicans and maintain its 2024 dominance.

Despite a 37-count charge in the case involving classified documents, Trump and his team appear familiar with such political chaos, reports the New York Times.

Trump, who turns 77 on Wednesday, has survived two previous House impeachments, several criminal investigations and the imprisonment of key figures associated with his business and campaign team.

The strategy employed is well known and sees Trump portray himself as a victim, blame the “Deep State”, claim selective prosecution, punish disloyal Republicans, generate extensive media coverage, before soliciting donations from small contributors.

Those on the Trump train see the impeachment as an opportunity to end the primary race before it even starts.

The core goal is to reframe the 2024 election as a direct battle between Trump and President Biden rather than DeSantis.

The main pro-Trump super-PAC, MAGA Inc., is now shifting focus in its ad campaigns from attacks on the Florida governor to President Biden.

The goal is to present Trump as the leader of the Republican Party and the presumptive nominee already engaged in a head-to-head confrontation with Biden and his “politicized” Justice Department.

The department says all investigative decisions are made without regard to partisan politics.

Trump accuses Biden of orchestrating the federal case to undermine Trump’s campaign. Biden has kept his distance from the matter and declined to comment on it.

The hope is to essentially marginalize Trump’s Republican opponents and diminish their status.

Trump addressed an enthusiastic crowd in Georgia over the weekend and his campaign said he would make a statement Tuesday evening when he returns to New Jersey.

With reminders of the January 6, 2021 attack by Trump supporters on the US Capitol, officials have raised security concerns.

Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said the city has plans for a crowd of up to 50,000 people and will close downtown roads if necessary.

Special counsel Jack Smith accuses Trump of seizing thousands of papers containing some of the country’s most sensitive national security secrets when he left the White House in January 2021.

Photos from legal documents show them being stored in a haphazard manner at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago, according to the grand jury indictment.

As special counsel, Smith, who is leading the case, is given a greater degree of independence than other Justice Department prosecutors to try to minimize political factors. He also examines Trump’s attempt to reverse his loss to Biden in 2020.

Photos attached to the indictment show boxes of documents stored on a ballroom podium, in a bathroom, and scattered across the floor of a storage unit.

The indictment alleges that Trump lied to officials trying to get them back.

Trump is the first former or current president to face criminal charges, but legal experts say this won’t stop him from running for president — or taking office, even if found guilty.

Legal experts, including former Trump attorney general William Barr, say the case is strong.

The charges include violations of the Espionage Act, which criminalizes the unauthorized possession of defense information, and conspiracy to obstruct the course of justice, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

A federal trial in Florida may not take place until after the November 2024 presidential election.

Trump will also face trial in a separate case in New York State Court in March 2024, stemming from a hush money payment to a porn star.