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John Stoehr/Editorial Board:
Trump’s biggest problem? People already know he’s a cheater
This is not a court of law so much as a court of public opinion.
But it’s the familiarity that makes the story of a candidate who cheated so believable. In a sense, the prosecution doesn’t have to prove it, because so many people already believe it. That he cheated this time, by bribing Stormy Daniels and then passing off the bribe as a legal expense, might seem like a distinction without a difference.
I don’t doubt the legal experts. What do I know?
I’m sure Trump’s defense is going to wear down the prosecution’s 34 allegations, as well as the legal theory behind them. They are paid beaucoup bucks, after all. We can trust that they will find every exploitable hole of the case. Maybe he’ll get off. But it will cost him.
This is a former president we’re talking about. Trump is not a normal person. This is not a court of law so much as a court of public opinion.
In a sense, Bragg’s got him.
