Mar. 22, 2023: Trump waits, DeSantis jabs, Scott preps

Yesterday came and went without the arrest of Donald Trump. 

Meanwhile, the contours of the 2024 Republican presidential race
continue to evolve — even as the political, media and legal worlds hold
their collective breath waiting for word from lower Manhattan.

Here are three key storylines emerging amid the indictment watch

TRUMP IN GROWING PERIL: First off, the next steps in Manhattan DA Alvin
Bragg's investigation into the 2016 hush-money allegations lodged
against Trump could come today, with the grand jury in the case meeting
and possibly voting to indict the former president.

DeSANTIS TURNS UP THE HEAT: While Trump fights legal battles left and
right, his biggest potential rival for the 2024 nomination found a
friendly home inside Rupert Murdoch's media empire to fire some notable
new barbs at the front-runner. 

SCOTT GEARS UP: Well, if you’re looking for sharp new attacks on Trump,
they probably aren’t going to be coming from mild-mannered Sen. Tim
Scott (R-S.C.). But as the sparring escalates, Scott appears to be
tip-toeing closer to a White House bid.

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Yesterday came and went without the arrest of Donald Trump. 

Meanwhile, the contours of the 2024 Republican presidential race continue to evolve — even as the political, media and legal worlds hold their collective breath waiting for word from lower Manhattan.

Here are three key storylines emerging amid the indictment watch

TRUMP IN GROWING PERIL: First off, the next steps in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's investigation into the 2016 hush-money allegations lodged against Trump could come today, with the grand jury in the case meeting and possibly voting to indict the former president.

DeSANTIS TURNS UP THE HEAT: While Trump fights legal battles left and right, his biggest potential rival for the 2024 nomination found a friendly home inside Rupert Murdoch's media empire to fire some notable new barbs at the front-runner. 

SCOTT GEARS UP: Well, if you’re looking for sharp new attacks on Trump, they probably aren’t going to be coming from mild-mannered Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). But as the sparring escalates, Scott appears to be tip-toeing closer to a White House bid.

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Raghu Manavalan is the host and senior editor of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.