IU experts available to comment on political implications of FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Former President Donald Trump’s residence in Palm Beach, Florida, was searched Monday by the FBI as part of an investigation into whether sensitive documents were taken there instead of being sent to the National Archives when Trump left office. Trump and other prominent Republicans are claiming the search is a politically motivated attack on the former president. Indiana University political science experts are available to comment on the implications of the FBI’s search.
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Aaron Dusso
Department of Political Science, School of Liberal ArtsAaron Dusso is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at IUPUI. He can speak about political aspects of the conversation around the national debt.
Expertise
U.S. politics, voting and elections, public opinion, lobbying.
Steven Webster
Department of Political ScienceSteven Webster, an assistant professor of political science at IU Bloomington, focuses his research on the role of anger in American politics. His book, “American Rage: How Anger Shapes Our Politics,” was published in 2020 by Cambridge University Press. He has also written extensively on the growth of “negative partisanship” in the American electorate, as well as the growing amount of polarization between Democrats and Republicans.
Expertise
Anger and politics, polarization, voting behavior, public opinion.
Gerald Wright
Department of Political ScienceGerald Wright is chair of the Department of Political Science and has been at IU since 1981. He has published over 50 articles and four books on parties, representation, elections and state politics.
Expertise
American politics: public opinion, elections, state politics, legislative politics.
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