Tweeps we follow were crestfallen today that the Manhattan grand jury did not meet. They've been eagerly waiting to pop champagne when Benedict Donald is finally indicted for something — but still, no dice. We just want to say: If you're feeling whipsawed, imagine how things are going at Mar-a-Lago.
Yep, Trump puts on a brave show, but the walls are truly closing in on him, and he has to be on just as much tenterhooks (if not more) as the rest of us. It makes us think of Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! — reprieved at the last second, only to be executed soon after.
Because it's not just Alvin Bragg who is looming. Special counsel Jack Smith won a major legal victory today in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, and Trump's lawyer Evan Corcoran must testify to (a different) grand jury on Friday — no attorney-client privilege allowed.
The speed at which this is happening is extraordinary, which is alarming because it hints at an issue of national security. As with everything Trump, we continue to be astounded at how close to disaster the country came with him — and we still have the feeling that we're not quite out of the woods yet.
And Fani Willis is out there as well. Stuff is happening in that case, too — witness the previously undisclosed phone call Trump placed to then- Georgia House Speaker David Ralston in December 2020, urging Ralston to convene a special legislative session to overturn Joe Biden's victory. We can only imagine the litany of perfidy and crap that will be revealed if and when Willis finally indicts.
The overall take here, as we've pointed out before: Grand jury deliberations are secret, for good reasons. This is not a reality show, and don't let cable news try to convince you that it is. We cats PURR.
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