As former President Donald J. Trump goes on trial on Monday in Manhattan, President Biden and his allies are not likely to say much.
For Democrats, a former president facing criminal charges over covering up a sex scandal surrounding the 2016 campaign speaks for itself.
The media coverage will be constant, especially if Mr. Trump takes the stand, which he has floated as a possibility.
The approach could be bolstered by the fact that Mr. Trump will be appearing in a court case involving salacious details and questionable financial maneuverings while Mr. Biden is addressing a conflict in the Middle East.
Mr. Biden and his campaign have said nothing publicly about the criminal indictments against Mr. Trump, worried about improperly influencing the cases or stoking Mr. Trump’s repeated allegations — made without evidence — that Mr. Biden has engineered the charges.
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