We all expected it, not necessarily the indictment of Donald Trump for the Stormy Daniels hush money case, but his reaction if he were indeed to be indicted. Fire and brimstone, wild accusations, swearing of vengeance and endless recriminations. Scorched earth rhetoric to vent his fury.
He wasted no time in stirring up outrage in the Trump base, and profiting from their outrage to raise funds.
“We are living through the darkest chapter of American history,” the Trump 2024 campaign stated in an email sent moments after the indictment.
In an email, Trump unleashed his anger: “The Radical Left – the enemy of the hardworking men and women of this country – have INDICTED me in a disgusting witch hunt. Alvin Bragg, the Soros-funded District Attorney behind the indictment, relied on the testimony of a convicted felon and a disbarred lawyer.”
“Never before in our Nation’s history has this been done,” the email continued. “The Democrats have cheated countless times over the decades, but weaponizing our justice system to punish a political opponent who just so happens to be a President of the United States, has never happened before. Ever.”
“From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the Radical Left Democrats have been engaged in a witch hunt to destroy our movement.”
Glenn Youngkin, a staunch Trump ally, entered the fray with his own tweet:
The democrats also didn’t waste any time in reaching out to their supporters, hand extended for money. Senate Majority PAC, a political action committee that supports Democratic Senate campaigns, fired off an email of its own asking for donations. “BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury This is an important moment for our democracy, but our work isn’t over,” the group said in an email. “We must continue protecting our Senate majority from GOP extremists. Please, rush in $10 (becomes $60) to help Defend the Senate.”
And Rep. Adam Schiff, R-Calif., who is running for Senate in California, also asked supporters for $10 to help prepare for Trump’s attacks and to ensure the rule of law is defended.
“It is a somber moment, and unprecedented for a former president to be indicted, but his alleged offenses are also unprecedented,” the Schiff campaign stated. “If the rule of law is to be applied equally — and it must — it must apply to the powerful as it applies to everyone else. To do so otherwise is not a democracy.”
“Trump will respond as he always does — playing the victim and blaming others for having the temerity to investigate him in the first place. And you know that I will be one of the first people he will go after. He always does.”
Even Stormy Daniels immediately tried to cash n on the event, thanking everyone for their support, but also elated at all the “merch” she was selling. 
