Massie opined that the optics of multiple indictments helped to make Trump a sympathetic character and put his primary opponents in a difficult position on how best to react.
The former attorney last week asked the judge to dismiss the guilty plea because McAfee struck several charges from the remaining cases, including the charge that Chesebro pleaded guilty to. But McAfee on Friday ruled the request was defective in multiple ways.
A new four-count indictment charges Trump with conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
The former Trump White House chief of staff faces two counts in the indictment
"During the investigation, agents determined Murphy knowingly entered false information on several government documents related to establishing residency in Chattanooga, though swearing to their truth in signing the documents," the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
"Wen obtained firearms, ammunition, and export-controlled technology with the intention of shipping them to North Korea — a violation of federal law and United States sanctions against that nation," the agency says
The indictment alleges that Murdaugh participated in three different schemes to take money and property from his legal clients.
Trump's team stated that at least one contribution had come from every single state in America within five hours of the indictment.
A Manhattan grand jury voted on Thursday to indict Trump in what attorney Alan Dershowitz described as "the most abusive case I've ever seen."
The indictments are part of a larger crackdown on Iran cyber aggression.