Republicans rally behind Donald Trump after classified documents indictment
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6C4E6)
Senior party figures and Trump's closest challenger in the GOP presidential race, Ron DeSantis, make supportive statements
Republicans, including some rivals for the 2024 presidential nomination, have rallied quickly to support Donald Trump, after news of the former US president's indictment on several federal counts relating to his retention of classified documents.
The news was broken by Trump himself on his own social media platform Truth Social, seemingly pre-empting any announcement from the Department of Justice, and forcing many Republicans to flock to his defense.
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