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 * Former GOP Speaker of the House and "never-again Trumper" Paul Ryan appeared
   on CBS This Morning.
 * Ryan listed a litany of reasons why he's "not a Trump fan."
 * "If we nominate Trump we're going to lose," he said. "He hasn't won anything
   since 2016."

Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan appeared on CBS This Morning to declare
himself a "never-again Trumper" and blame the former president for GOP losses in
the 2022 election. 

After cohost Gayle King asked Ryan if he supports Trump for the 2024
Republication, Ryan listed a litany of reasons why he's "not a Trump fan."

"I want to win, and if we nominate Trump we're going to lose," Ryan said, noting
that Republicans have been on a losing streak since Trump took office: "He
hasn't won anything since 2016. We lost the House in '18. We lost the presidency
in '20. We've lost the Senate. We would have won the Senate this time in '22 had
it not been for Trump and his nominees in some of our key primary elections, and
my guess is we probably would've picked up 10 to 15 seats in the House if it
weren't for his involvement."




When King asked if indicting Trump could cause even more division around the
country, Ryan demurred and struck a tone similar to that of primary candidate
Chris Christie: "This one's national security. This one's different. I used to
have these same documents myself as Speaker of the House, so I think this goes
beyond just some petty thing," Ryan said, adding that he thinks Trump may be
able to make an argument that the Justice Department is being weaponized against
him, and that that could carry him to the nomination but won't carry the day in
a national election.



"I think we want a nominee who's not weighed down with so much baggage in order
to win this election, and it's really clear a lot of our suburban voters will
not vote for Donald Trump," Ryan said: "I can tell you how it works in
Wisconsin. I can't imagine Donald Trump winning Wisconsin. He lost it in '20,
and do you think he's done things since the 2020 election, like January 6th,
that make those swing voters want to vote for him?"

While Ryan noted that Trump's base may still support him, the seriousness of the
national security issues related to the indictment will make it clear to
die-hard Trump supporters that he can't win.

"All the exhaustion of all the Trump baggage is going to make it easier now, I
think, to make the argument to his core supporters he's not electable," Ryan
said. "He's going to cost us the Senate again, he's going to cost us more House
seats, he'll cost us the White House, and we want to win."

"I think if we nominate anybody not named Donald Trump we're going to beat Joe
Biden," Ryan said, and while he stopped short of endorsing any of the other
current GOP nominees, with the exception of "the Vivek guy," he thinks they're
all better choices than Trump.

"I honestly believe any one of them could beat Joe Biden if they become the
nominee."






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Former President Donald Trump made history when he became the first former
president to face federal charges.

On June 8, a federal grand jury indicted Trump on 37 counts related to his
alleged storing of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
after he left the White House in 2021.

Trump was arraigned June 13 at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States
Courthouse in Florida, where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. The charges
against Trump include alleged violations of the 1917 Espionage Act and
obstruction of justice.

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In the leadup to Trump’s indictment, misinformation spread online about the
charges Trump faces, President Joe Biden’s role in the case and other officials’
handling of classified records. False claims also circulated about key figures
in the case, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and District Judge
Aileen Cannon.




Here’s a roundup of claims USA TODAY has debunked related to the case:

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CLAIMS ABOUT TRUMP'S INDICTMENT AND KEY FIGURES IN CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE

Claim: Merrick Garland stripped Trump of right to run in 2024 after evidence of
'justice obstruction' was found



Our rating: False

Garland does not have the authority to prevent Trump from running for president,
according to legal experts. Even if Trump is indicted in the classified
documents case, he can still run for president. Read more.

Claim: Biden ordered Trump's indictment



Our rating: False

Legal experts said Biden does not have the authority to bring criminal charges
against anyone. That authority lies with federal prosecutors. In the classified
documents probe, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith made the decision
to indict Trump, not Biden. Read more.

Claim: Photo shows US District Judge Aileen Cannon in a 'Team Trump' hat

Our rating: False

The photo does not show Cannon, who has been assigned to oversee the federal
case related to former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of
classified documents. It shows two Trump supporters at one of his campaign
rallies in September 2022. Read more.




CLAIMS ABOUT CURRENT AND PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS' HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED
RECORDS

Claim: Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden and Pence all took classified documents after
leaving White House



Our rating: Partly false

While former Vice President Mike Pence and Biden have yet to be charged for
improperly having classified documents in their possession, there is no evidence
former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton or George H.W. Bush
took classified documents with them after leaving the White House. Read more.

Claim: Biden did not have the authority to declassify documents as vice
president

Our rating: False

Legal experts said Biden had the authority to declassify documents as vice
president as the result of a 2009 executive order signed by President Barack
Obama. Read more.

Claim: Classified documents were found at the University of Delaware

Our rating: False

A legal expert said no classified records have been found at the University of
Delaware. Biden donated 1,850 boxes of documents from his time as a senator to
the university. Read more.

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ad-free app or e-newspaper here.

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1 of 18 Photos in Gallery©Andres Leiva, The Palm Beach Post / USA TODAY NETWORK




The vehicle of former President Donald Trump drives slowly past Trump supporters
outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Courthouse on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in
Miami, Fla. Former President Donald Trump was appeared in federal court to be
arraigned Tuesday afternoon, facing charges that he illegally retained national
security documents after leaving office.
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