July 01, 2021: Trump aide says ex-prez emboldened by indictment news
The former president was on a conference call with his advisers Monday discussing his favorite topic \u2014 revenge \u2014 when he was interrupted with an update on the Manhattan D.A.\u2019s investigation. He would not be personally indicted, Trump was told \u2014 only Weisselberg and the Trump Organization would be. Trump was thrilled by what he saw as light charges, and according to one of the advisers on the call, his mind raced to 2024.\xa0\n\u201cJust wait until 2024, you\u2019ll see,\u201d Trump said. The former president implied that the legal case would be seen as a political witch hunt that would backfire on Democrats.\nRaghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.\xa0Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.