“The witness list is winding down. Closing statements could come as early as Tuesday. Then a Manhattan jury will gather in the first criminal trial of a former president to determine whether Donald Trump will campaign this fall as a convicted felon,” the New York Times reports.
“The political impact of one of the most consequential jury deliberations in the nation’s history is far from predictable.”
Said GOP strategist Mike Murphy: “Who knows? The first casualty of the I’m-right-you’re-evil politics of today is institutional credibility. We’re not in the politics of accepting impartial facts anymore.”
“But whether the verdict becomes a political turning point or not, it will be a pivotal moment in the race.”
NPR: How does Trump’s trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy.
