On the bright side for Donald Trump, the case brought against him by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg is such a nakedly partisan abuse of power and an affront to the principle of equal justice under the law that it will continue to boost him politically . . . at least for Republican-primary purposes.

On the not-so-bright side, if I were a betting man, I’d wager heavily that the former president is going to be convicted. Having digested Judge Juan Merchan’s 30-page decision and order — and then witnessed elected progressive Democratic judge Arthur Engoron’s imposition of a mind-blowing $360 million corporate death penalty on Trump in a purported fraud case with no fraud victims — I find it impossible to believe any other conclusion is in the offing. ...

All that said, DA Bragg’s prosecution is the most rigged thing I’ve ever seen.