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Scott Jennings: “If Donald Trump weren't Donald Trump and he weren't running for president, this case would never have been charged with…”

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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