The Trump Hush-Money Trial Is Pretty Thin Soup
It’s certainly not likely that Donald Trump is going to be found guilty in the Stormy Daniels litigation presently holding the nation’s attention. First, it requires a unanimous decision by the jury, a steep hill to climb under any circumstances and certainly a mountain in the prosecution of an ex-president.
Being a Chicago area native, I’m reminded of Al Capone’s incarceration
Capone was never convicted of any of his historic and multiple crimes as a gangster extraordinaire. St. Valentine’s Day Massacre or not, they never touched him for anything he did. They got him for something he didn’t do. He went to Alcatraz for tax evasion, another case of ‘pretty thin soup’ for a major criminal.
The Trump game-plan has been working pretty well so far
Delay by any means possible, deny any responsibility, blame someone else, denigrate the courts, the prosecutors and witnesses and, if found guilty, appeal. Should the appellate court find against him, as it did in the D.C circuit court ruling*, simpl…