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“This is third world stuff, persecution and political prosecution, and if leftists had any shame they’d be embarrassed," Hageman wrote.

Top Republicans, including some of Donald Trump's potential rivals for the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination, rushed to his defense Saturday after Trump said he is bracing for possible arrest.

After telling his followers that he would be arrested on Tuesday, Trump told them to "Protest, take our nation back!"