Should Trump be convicted and barred from holding public office again, it threatens to rip apart the Republican party. The party did not want Trump to win the nomination. Many serving senators and congressman didn’t want Trump to win the nomination. A grassroots Trumpian movement supported Trump.

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Stephen Berry is a former Act candidate and Auckland Mayoral candidate. The libertarian political commentator retired as a politician in July 2020 and now hosts the Mr Berry Mr Berry Show on Youtube.