The Republican plan to change the law to protect Trump is already dead

House Republican MAGAs have drawn up a plan to change the law to protect Trump from prosecution, but it is described as already dead in the water.

Read: The Republican Presumptive Nominee for President is A Convicted Felon

Politico reported.

House Republican leaders are privately weighing support for legislation that would allow both current and former presidents to take state cases to federal courts, four Republicans familiar with the effort confirmed to POLITICO. It looks already dead in the water.

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But it's unclear whether the bill, spearheaded by Rep. Russell Fry (RS.C.), has the votes needed to clear the House, according to three people who all spoke on the condition. anonymity. And even if it can pass that chamber, it's almost certainly dead in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

House MAGAs are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson to let the bill pass as a show of support and unity behind Trump, but the gesture will backfire on Republicans if they bring the bill up for a vote and it fails. .

The problem is that there are 19 House Republicans who currently hold seats in districts that President Biden won in 2020.

For those Republicans, any vote to support Trump is likely career suicide. Republicans in Biden's districts won and were able to keep their seats without being MAGA. If they voted to change the law to protect Trump, the vote would be used against them every day until the 2024 election.

Even Republicans in the House of Representatives can't help Trump, a convicted felon.

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Jason is the managing editor. She is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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