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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

And Away We Go

 Trump's trial - and likely the only one that will be adjudicated before the election - is with the jurors

I agree with Paul Campos' odds: 50% conviction, 49.9% hung jury, 0.1% acquittal. Except I think that there will be a conviction on at least one of the charges. Unless there is a die hard MAGAt on the jury, they will find their way to finding him guilty of at least one set of charges.

The sooner we here, typically the better for the prosecution. Especially since there seems to be some real incredulity by jurors over defense counsel's claims and behavior.

All we need is one felony conviction, I think. More are better. Jail time would be nice, but unnecessary - he can be free waiting for his inevitable appeals. But we could really use "convicted felon" added to "adjudicated rapist; multiple convictions for fraud; tax evader and coup plotter" to the list.

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