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 Somehow I feel Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt would have a problem grasping the new party's platform "own the libs"
@LeChevalier Not Abraham LIncoln, Teddy Roosevelt, nor Dwight Eisenhower would be allowed anywhere near today's Republican Party. They don't even want the Bush, Cheney, or McCain in the Party anymore.