Trump’s arrest and conviction for something has been a goal from the start. By “the start” I don’t mean from the day he declared his candidacy in 2015. At that point he was treated mostly as a joke and a loser by the left. Then later, they wanted him to be the nominee because they thought he didn’t have a chance to win in the general. But when he actually won they were flabbergasted and distraught – although “distraught” is way too mild a word for it. They were devastated, enraged, and then quickly energized. The self-described “resistance” took charge at that point, casting itself in the mold of the heroes of WWII who defied Hitler. And in that endeavor, anything and everything was allowed and encouraged.

That included the Beria approach: show me the man and I’ll show you the crime. To that end we saw two ridiculous impeachments, almost countless frame-ups, and now this: 34 counts related to falsifying records of the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels, and a not guilty plea. That means that the leaks from the grand jury – and leaks of grand jury testimony are felonies, although no one connected with Trump’s persecution/prosecution will ever be charged for that – were essentially correct in their description of what the charges would be.

[Good point. If no one is above the law, when will Bragg be held accountable? Yeah, yeah, I know, I know … — Ed]