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On the recordJanuary 2, 2025
If Donald Trump weren't Donald Trump and he weren't running for president, this case would never have been charged with felonies this way.
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Scott Jennings

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Jennings claims that Trump's status as a presidential candidate influenced the decision to charge him.

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