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Thune Comments On Trump Legal Dispute Show Deepening Schism In GOP

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Comments from Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) have suggested that GOP leaders are continuing to explore the viability of a post-Trump Republican Party.

  • Thune said: ‘All I know is what has been reported… those are questions [for] his organisation, they’re going to have to respond to and have to answer, I assume. Their financial records have been under attack for a long time, been looked at for a long time … At this point I think it’s all part of a broader narrative, and we’ll see where it leads.’
  • Thune's comments show the schism between the Senate GOP leadership of Thune and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and the Trump supporting Republican National Committee is widening.
  • Trump has been remarkably resilient to legal challenges in the past, but some observers believe that this current imbroglio is the most significant threat to a Trump White House bid in 2024.

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