Joe Biden and Donald Trump
President Joe Biden, left, and former President Donald Trump, right, in a composite image.
  • Democrats mostly see electoral upsides for President Joe Biden if Donald Trump gets indicted.
  • If an indictment doesn't cost Trump the GOP primary, it would hover over his general election campaign.
  • It would remind voters of his baggage and overshadow House GOP probes of Biden, they say. 

President Joe Biden would find himself in uncharted waters in 2024 if he ends up running for re-election against the first former president to be under indictment.

But Democrats mostly see mostly upsides for Biden, despite Donald Trump's boasting that potential charges for an alleged hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels will help his electoral prospects.