1/ Today was a great day for justice and a BAD one for Donald. Read on:
In two different New York City courtrooms, Donald was forced to start grappling with the consequences of his years—and in some cases decades—long flouting of the law.
I followed both proceedings today and found TEN key updates that you should know about. Let’s dive in.
Today is the beginning of Donald’s reckoning
In one room, prosecutors exposed Donald’s alleged criminal conspiracy to interfere with the election: the hush money payments; the deal with former America Media CEO David Pecker to have The National Enquirer run positive coverage of Donald while simultaneously attacking his opponents; the sketchy accounting used to hide the truth from American voters before the 2016 election were all outlined in the prosecution’s opening statement for a jury to see.
In another room, Letitia James was fighting to reinforce Donald’s bond, a symbolic gesture that signals the end of an era of Donald’s impunity.
We’ve waited years for this moment because the wheels of justice grind slowly. But justice is catching up and today. And for that, I am grateful. It’s a day that has been a long time coming.
In two different New York City courtrooms, Donald was forced to start grappling with the consequences of his years—and in some cases decades—long flouting of the law.
I followed both proceedings today and found TEN key updates that you should know about. Let’s dive in.
Today is the beginning of Donald’s reckoning
In one room, prosecutors exposed Donald’s alleged criminal conspiracy to interfere with the election: the hush money payments; the deal with former America Media CEO David Pecker to have The National Enquirer run positive coverage of Donald while simultaneously attacking his opponents; the sketchy accounting used to hide the truth from American voters before the 2016 election were all outlined in the prosecution’s opening statement for a jury to see.
In another room, Letitia James was fighting to reinforce Donald’s bond, a symbolic gesture that signals the end of an era of Donald’s impunity.
We’ve waited years for this moment because the wheels of justice grind slowly. But justice is catching up and today. And for that, I am grateful. It’s a day that has been a long time coming.
2/ Donald’s biggest fear is coming true: The world is seeing him as the loser he is:
As someone who has known Donald for almost six decades (oy), I can tell you that beneath the bluster, there lies a fear so profound, it consumes him. It’s not the fear of losing his wealth or power or his status — although, to be clear, he lives in terror of these things as well — it’s something more personal: It’s the fear of being seen as a loser.
Donald has spent a lifetime, with a seemingly endless stream of help from various sources, building an image of success and invincibility. He’s crafted a persona that, to people who knew him from The Apprentice, made him appear larger than life. The truth is, though, it’s all smoke and mirrors. The reality of Donald is that he is nothing of what he has claimed to be. And his greatest fear is that the rest of the world will finally find that out.
This is exactly what is unfolding in Judge Merchan’s courtroom — a place in which Donald has no power, no control, and no authority.
As David Axelrod notes:
“...As Trump sits and watches the criminal trial he hoped to avoid unfold, he must know that a potential reckoning he has spent a lifetime eluding could be coming. He has been reduced to a criminal defendant in a courtroom where someone else has absolute power and the rules very definitely apply. The weariness and vulnerability captured in those courtroom images betray a growing recognition that he could wind up as the thing his old man most reviled.”
“A convicted criminal? No, worse. A loser.”
As someone who has known Donald for almost six decades (oy), I can tell you that beneath the bluster, there lies a fear so profound, it consumes him. It’s not the fear of losing his wealth or power or his status — although, to be clear, he lives in terror of these things as well — it’s something more personal: It’s the fear of being seen as a loser.
Donald has spent a lifetime, with a seemingly endless stream of help from various sources, building an image of success and invincibility. He’s crafted a persona that, to people who knew him from The Apprentice, made him appear larger than life. The truth is, though, it’s all smoke and mirrors. The reality of Donald is that he is nothing of what he has claimed to be. And his greatest fear is that the rest of the world will finally find that out.
This is exactly what is unfolding in Judge Merchan’s courtroom — a place in which Donald has no power, no control, and no authority.
As David Axelrod notes:
“...As Trump sits and watches the criminal trial he hoped to avoid unfold, he must know that a potential reckoning he has spent a lifetime eluding could be coming. He has been reduced to a criminal defendant in a courtroom where someone else has absolute power and the rules very definitely apply. The weariness and vulnerability captured in those courtroom images betray a growing recognition that he could wind up as the thing his old man most reviled.”
“A convicted criminal? No, worse. A loser.”
3/ The one major flaw of Donald’s defense that many missed
Meanwhile, as the criminal election interference trial unfolds, Donald’s defense already appears to be on shaky ground.
More significantly, a legal expert suggested that Donald’s attorneys have made a mistake so big, it has undermined their entire case and could lead to a slam dunk guilty verdict.
Why did Donald’s defense completely fall apart? Here is the answer:
Meanwhile, as the criminal election interference trial unfolds, Donald’s defense already appears to be on shaky ground.
More significantly, a legal expert suggested that Donald’s attorneys have made a mistake so big, it has undermined their entire case and could lead to a slam dunk guilty verdict.
Why did Donald’s defense completely fall apart? Here is the answer:
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