To a casual observer, it’s just another Monica Lewinsky affair, while a legal analysis sees a hyped-up misdemeanor.
Throughout the Republican primary campaign , it was perfectly clear that the multiple indictments of Donald Trump helped him consolidate support. This was a source of moral exasperation to liberals, but their bafflement coexisted with the hope that what played well with the MAGA faithful would have the opposite effect in the general election. Trump’s cries of persecution might rally conservatives in a primary, but the trials themselves would help Joe Biden cruise to reelection.
As it happens, America spent a pretty important period of time litigating the question of whether it’s a serious offense for a lecherous politician to conceal an inappropriate sexual liaison. Indeed, we even litigated the question of whether committing brazen perjury while trying to conceal a sexual liaison is a serious offense.
Then you further know that the prosecution has multiple candidates for its “another crime” that Trump allegedly intended to commit, forcing legal analysts to create flow charts to explain how the misdemeanor charge could be linked to other possible offenses. Maybe to a federal campaign finance violation. Maybe to a form of tax fraud . Or maybe to a conspiracy “to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means.
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