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What Can Biden Do With Trump Stuck in Court? Go Everywhere Else.

“Someone once told me that when your opponent is busy painting themselves into a corner, don’t offer them a bigger brush,” said a strategist close to the Biden campaign.

Trump Hush Money Trial
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On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump returned to a Manhattan courthouse for the second full day of his criminal trial.

At around the same time, President Joe Biden boarded Air Force One for a trip to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to debut a campaign promise to create a fairer tax code.

Expect more days like this throughout the weeks that Trump’s first trial rolls on.