Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel predicted that Tuesday's verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case against former President Donald Trump will not hurt his chances in 2024.
McDaniel claimed that because the election was so far away, voters would not want to hear about the verdict or any other legal problems the former president faces by the time of the Republican primaries in March.“I think we’ve got a long way until the primary process begins,” McDaniel told Fox News host Martha MacCallum. “We’ve got debates in August.
McDaniel listed topics like inflation, high crime rates, border issues, and gas prices as topics that will still be relevant ahead of the election next year that would be bigger concerns to voters than Trump's legal battles. "People want closure, they want to move on, and they want to talk about what is happening in their lives," McDaniel said."I think a lot of Americans want the focus to come back to them and the issues that matter in their lives. They don't want to see ... investigation after investigation after investigation that we have now seen for over six years."
The GOP leader's comments come after a jury ordered Trump to pay $5 million to Carroll, who claimed the former president raped, sexually abused, and defamed her. The jury ruled that Trump was liable for the defamation and sexual abuse but not for the rape allegation. The standard for the jury to make the determination in civil cases, the preponderance of the evidence, is lower than in criminal court, where the jury must find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.Tuesday's verdict is only the latest in a series of legal issues pending against Trump.
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