Federal Charges Could Shrink Trump’s ‘Personality Cult,’ Says Historian

The Republican Party has rallied behind former President Trump throughout two impeachments and investigations in multiple states, but an indictment for mishandling classified documents could finally cost him conservative lawmakers' support. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present,” shares a historical example of how Trump might lose his grip on the GOP.

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