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'HE'S TOAST': GROWING NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS CRITICIZE TRUMP OVER DOCUMENTS
INDICTMENT

POLLS SHOW THAT WHILE TRUMP SUPPORT AMONG REPUBLICAN VOTERS CONTINUES TO BE
STRONG, A GROWING NUMBER SAY THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM ARE "SERIOUS."

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* William Barr

* Lisa Murkowski

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* Donald Trump
President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

* William Barr
77th & 85th United States Attorney General

* Lisa Murkowski
United States Senator from Alaska

Donald Trump at the North Carolina Republican Party convention, June 10.
(Jonathan Drake/Reuters)

They are still a distinct minority of their party, but a growing number of
Republicans have stepped forward to offer criticism of former President Donald
Trump following the unsealing of the Justice Department's indictment relating to
his refusal to hand over classified documents after leaving the White House.

Just over three-quarters of Republican voters (76%) said they were concerned
that the charges being brought against Trump are politically motivated,
according to a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday. Trump has made that claim
the centerpiece of his public defense.

"ELECTION INTERFERENCE at a level never seen before in our Country!" he wrote on
his social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday.

But Republican backing of Trump, while still strong, appears to be slipping. An
ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday found that 38% of Republicans now believe
the charges against the former president are “serious,” up from 21% who were
asked about the case in early April.

As public opinion continues to be shaped about the indictment, some prominent
Republicans — albeit those who have occasionally criticized him before — have
stepped forward to do the unthinkable and break with Trump.

Here's a roundup:

FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR

William Barr, attorney general during the Trump administration. (Jeff
Roberson/AP)

Much to Trump’s dismay, his own former attorney general William Barr has been
giving interviews on Fox News about the indictment. On Sunday he said the
following: “If even half of it is true, then he’s toast. It’s a very detailed
indictment, and it’s very, very damning.”

Barr also shot down the notion that Trump was being unfairly treated. “He’s not
a victim here. He was totally wrong that he had the right to have those
documents,” Barr said.

FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA GOV. NIKKI HALEY

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley at a town hall in Ankeny, Iowa,
May 17. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

In a Monday interview with Fox News, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who
is also running for the Republican presidential nomination, said Trump put
Americans serving in the U.S. military “in danger.”

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“If this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, President
Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security,” she said.

> Haley: Two things can be true.. The DOJ and FBI have lost all credibility with
> the American people… The second thing can also be true. If this indictment is
> true, President Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security..
> pic.twitter.com/RUBX4lE48J
>
> — Acyn (@Acyn) June 12, 2023

SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI OF ALASKA

Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Shortly after the Justice Department unsealed the indictment against Trump, Sen.
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska called the charges “quite serious,” adding that
“mishandling classified documents is a federal crime because it can expose
national secrets, as well as the sources and methods they were obtained
through.”

SEN. MITT ROMNEY OF UTAH

Sen. Mitt Romney. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Another longtime foe of Trump’s, Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, again broke ranks
from his party and praised the Justice Department’s handling of the case.

“By all appearances, the Justice Department and special counsel have exercised
due care, affording Mr. Trump the time and opportunity to avoid charges that
would not generally have been afforded to others,” he said in a statement,
adding, “Mr. Trump brought these charges upon himself by not only taking
classified documents, but by refusing to simply return them when given numerous
opportunities to do so.”

FORMER NEW JERSEY GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE

Former New Jersey governor and current GOP presidential candidate Chris
Christie. (Charles Krupa/AP)

In a Friday interview with CNN, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is
also challenging Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, called the
indictment “devastating.”

“It’s a very, very evidence-filled indictment,” Christie said.

> Is this the type of conduct we want from someone who wants to be President of
> the United States? We have to focus on the conduct, and the conduct is bad.
> pic.twitter.com/9RNMLKMXAM
>
> — Chris Christie (@GovChristie) June 10, 2023

NEW HAMPSHIRE GOV. CHRIS SUNUNU

Gov. Chris Sununu speaking in New York City on April 25. (Jemal Countess/Getty
Images for Time)

In a Sunday interview on the CBS program “Face the Nation,” New Hampshire Gov.
Chris Sununu predicted a guilty verdict.

“They’re very real, they’re self-inflicted, this is nothing like we’ve ever
— anything we’ve seen before,” Sununu said of the allegations. “And there’s very
likely, I think, going to come down to some type of guilty verdict on the
[former] president, at least on some of these charges.”

FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson
campaigning in Clive, Iowa, April 22. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

In a statement, former Arkansas Gov. and current Republican presidential
candidate Asa Hutchinson said Trump should “end his campaign” because of the
indictment.

“These are serious allegations that are relevant in this campaign and should not
be dismissed lightly,” he said in an interview on Saturday with CNN.

OKLAHOMA GOV. KEVIN STITT

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Over the weekend, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt became the the first GOP governor to
endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump's rival in the Republican presidential
primary. While Stitt did not mention the indictment specifically, he made clear
that he thinks DeSantis is more electable than Trump.

“I really believe that we need somebody that can beat Joe Biden, and I think Ron
DeSantis is the guy,” Stitt said, adding that it is “time to turn the page.”

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TRUMP CLAIMS TO HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO KEEP DOCUMENTS

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PUSHES FORWARD

Russian missiles rained down overnight on the central Ukrainian city of
Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian officials say multiple civilians died in the attacks, which come as
Kyiv says it is making slow gains on the frontlines. Ian Lee reports from
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EXCLUSIVE: US PUSHING INDIA TO SEAL BIG ARMED DRONE BUY FOR MODI VISIT -
SOURCES

Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, the
Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and
advance a deal for dozens of U.S.-made armed drones, two people familiar with
the matter said. India has long expressed interest in buying large armed
drones from the United States. U.S. negotiators are counting on Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's White House visit on June 22 to break the log jam.

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U.S. DIPLOMACY HAS SLOWED CHINA'S SPYING: BLINKEN

STORY: Biden White House diplomacy has slowed down Chinese efforts to expand
its military power and espionage around the world, according to Secretary of
State Anthony Blinken on Monday. “I can't get into every step that we've
taken, but the strategy begins with diplomacy. We've engaged governments that
are considering hosting PRC basis at high levels. We've exchanged information
with them. Our experts assess that our diplomatic efforts have slowed down
this effort by the PRC."He’d been asked about Washington’s response to
reports of a Chinese spying operation in Cuba, that were reported by the Wall
Street Journal last week - reports that Beijing denied earlier on Monday.
Blinken also said that the Trump administration was aware of a 2019 Chinese
upgrade of intelligence-collection facilities in Cuba but efforts to address
that issue were “not making enough progress.” Blinken said incoming Biden
officials were briefed on China’s efforts to expand its spying efforts,
including in Cuba but that actions taken since President Joe Biden took
office in January 2021 have produced results. Blinken did not specify what
those results were. White House Spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday the US
has made its concerns known to Cuba about hosting Chinese spy operations in
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reported Tuesday by Politico. Hard-line conservatives spent the…

1d ago

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CHRISTIE KNOCKS REPUBLICANS DEFENDING TRUMP: ‘HOW ABOUT BLAME HIM? HE DID IT’

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Republicans who are defending former President Trump, who is now facing
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HALEY ‘INCLINED IN FAVOR OF A PARDON’ FOR TRUMP IF CONVICTED

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1d ago

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told The Washington Post. “This is the way he compensates for that. He gives
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scheduled to be arraigned at a federal courthouse in downtown Miami, Donalds
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