It Just Got Worse — Again — for Donald Trump

Michael Tomasky: “Whenever I look at the latest polls and start to freak out about Donald Trump winning the presidency again, I calm myself by remembering that the guy is very likely going to be an at-least-once convicted felon by next November. While that won’t bother his fans, I still think it will bother enough swing voters that he will lose, and maybe spectacularly.”

“That scenario got a little more likely Thursday when the California judge overseeing a misconduct trial against Trump attorney and coup-plotter John Eastman made a ‘preliminary finding’ of culpability on Eastman’s part for his attempts to halt the certification of the 2020 election results.”

“What’s the upshot? No, Eastman isn’t guilty of anything just yet. But he is now closer to being disbarred, and that could make it more likely that he flips.”

Joyce Vance: “If John Eastman loses his license in the bar proceeding, it incentivizes him (or would incentivize a rationale person) to plead and cooperate in the criminal case to avoid prison (since he’s already lost his license).”