“As lawyers for Donald Trump float various legal arguments to defend him in court against an onslaught of criminal charges, the former president has settled on a political defense: ‘I’m being indicted for you,’” the New York Times reports.
“In speeches, social media posts and ads, Mr. Trump has repeatedly declared the prosecutions a political witch hunt, and he has cast himself as a martyr who is taking hits from Democrats and the government on their behalf.
”Said Trump: “They want to take away my freedom because I will never let them take away your freedom. They want to silence me because I will never let them silence you.”