Perhaps my memory is faulty, but I seem to remember that there was a time when espionage, sedition, treason, and attempting a coup would have been considered dealbreakers for the Republican Party. The former "Party of LIncoln" now seems to be a Confederacy of Dunces.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/09/donald-trump-indictment-republican-support
Republicans rally behind Donald Trump after classified documents indictment

Senior party figures and Trump’s closest challenger in the GOP presidential race, Ron DeSantis, make supportive statements

The Guardian
@danwentzel That Republican Party died when Newt Gingrich became Speaker of the House. It's been downhill ever since.