Chris Lacivita, co-campaign manager for the Trump campaign, predicted that none of the four criminal cases against former President Donald Trump will go to trial during the general election. line drive podcast With hosts Tim Murtaugh and Hogan Guidry.
In the podcast, share In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News ahead of the announcement, Lacivita spoke to Murtagh, the communications director for Trump's 2020 campaign, and Gidley, a former White House deputy press secretary in the Trump administration, to “candidly… “I don't believe we will.” Look at the many trials. I just don't think we'll ever see it. ”
“I mean, the president is solidifying his legal team. They're aggressive. And I think ultimately these things are going to be mostly sidelined,” he added.
Murtagh responded, “You don't think there will be a trial?” Rachivita answered, “No.”
President Trump faces two indictments at the federal level, both stemming from investigations led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, and two at the state level (one in Fulton County, Georgia, and one in New York County, New York). ) are facing charges. All four charges were filed within five months, and efforts have since continued to use the 14th Amendment to remove Trump from ballots in various states.
At the beginning of the conversation, Murtaugh noted that the indictment helped rally support around Trump in the primaries and, assuming Trump is the candidate, said that in the general election, “most Americans “Do you consider this a partisan witch hunt?” he asked Lacivita.
He added: “It's certainly a different dynamic in the primary and general election in that the Democratic prosecutors are working against him.”
“Frankly, I think the damage to them has already been done. All the current general election polls have Mr. Trump leading by 6 points,” Lacivita said. “But that aside, I think they've shown their hand. They're making all these bogus political charges.”
He said the left's “first strategy is to use the Justice Department as a weapon to remove him from the race. I hate to say it, but that's the reality.”
“And their backup plan, which is failing spectacularly, was to deny him access to the ballot,” he added. “Talk about exposing your deck of cards, literally your hand, for everyone to see. It's so transparent. They don't want to face him.”
of line drive podcast Available on all major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts. In addition to Murtaugh and Guidry, 2020 Trump campaign veteran Sonny Joy Nelson also co-hosts the show, but she did not appear on this episode.
