... Whether or not he escapes punishment, Trump could be a kingmaker of sorts. Over the past five years, he's forged an emotional bond with his base that isn't about to vanish; after all, millions of Americans likely accept his self-serving verdict that the election was stolen. Some Republican candidates will still look to him as the party's de facto leader. They'll trek to Mar-a-Lago for endorsements and position themselves as heirs to the movement he rode to power. He showed that there's an appetite for an inward-looking nationalism, and that pumping out mistruths and conspiracy theories can have more rewards than costs...
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