Illiberalism
Gilead
Donald Trump
Coup attempt
Fig. 1. “Jake Angeli (Qanon Shaman), seen holding a Qanon sign at the intersection of Bell Rd and 75th Ave in Peoria, Arizona, on 2020 October 15.” Photography by TheUnseen011101 [pseud.], October 15, 2020, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
I’m trying to visualize multiple criminal trials of a major party presidential candidate during the campaign. In the words of, if I remember right, HAL 9000, “I’m sorry, Dave. I can’t do that.”
At some point, too many variables, many with unknown values, intervene. Which is one way of saying I have no special insight as to how this plays. But damn, surely, it’ll be worth a few bags of popcorn.
Holly Bailey, “Trump attorneys again push to block Georgia 2020 election investigation,” Washington Post, July 21, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/21/trump-georgia-investigation/
Sadie Gurman, “Judge Sets May 2024 Trial Date for Trump’s Documents Case,” Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-aileen-cannon-sets-may-2024-trial-date-for-trumps-documents-trial-eefddbae
Matt Stieb, “Trump May Be on Trial During the 2024 General Election,” New York, July 21, 2023, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/trump-trial-date-set-by-judge-aileen-cannon.html