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Can the House Republicans Govern? It took House Republicans 15 ballots to elect Speaker McCarthy and they could not keep him office very long. They recently tried to pass a budget bill but the best they could come up with was a 45 day continuing resolution. Now they have a vacant speaker's seat...

History Made Today: US House Ousts its Speaker The US House passed a resolution to vacate the Speaker's chair today on a 216-210 vote. Eight Republicans voted with Democrats to remove Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. The Republicans were: Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Tim Burchett, Eli Crane, Matt...

It's of no help regarding the Court, his punishment for fraud, and his likely imprisonment from the other trials.

Even Trump is frustrated with the House Republicans. But he's not defending his buddy McCarthy as the House is about to vote him out of his Speaker seat. Will the next speaker be as responsive to Trump as McCarthy was? That Trump loyalty did not seem to do McCarthy much good, did it? Will...

Does it help? Has it stopped him from being investigated? Has it stopped him from being indicted? Has it stopped the jury from finding in favor of plaintiff Carrol who sued him? Has it stopped Judge Engoron from finding Trump liable for fraud? Is it stopping people from testifying against him today?

Size Matters to Trump I was in no hurry to embrace this idea because it's about something internal to Trump's thoughts and feelings, so it's not easily verified. The idea is Trump cares deeply about being perceived as a highly successful owner of a big business empire. Commentators have been...

No. So far, when Trump has appealed the judge's rulings, the appeals court upheld the rulings.

It's sometimes fun to play Perry Mason, Jr. even though I'm not a legal expert. If I was in that situation, an attorney advising Trump, I would recommend a jury trial. This is a highly complex case with evidence that takes people deep into the financial weeds of a complex business structure. The...

In What Ways Does Trump's Attack Strategy Help Him? With the first day of the New York v. Trump fraud trial complete, we may have an idea how subsequent days will be. The trajectory and tone can of course change, but day one of this trial that is expected to last three months may be the...

The case that was not taken up by SCOTUS is quite different than the ones filed in Colorado and Minnesota. The Supreme Court will likely see this issue again and the response will likely be different.

Yes indeed. I think that may very well be the reason they opted for a bench trial.

Gaetz Moves to Oust McCarthy When you elect clowns, you get a circus. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4233982-gaetz-moves-to-oust-speaker-mccarthy/

Interesting Questions RE Bench Trial Did Trump intentionally request a bench trial as the paperwork indicates? Did his attorneys request a bench trial as the paperwork indicates but without asking or telling Trump? Did Trump and his attorneys actually want a jury trial but got a bench trial...

Not to them.

Trump Must Think His MAGA People are the Dumbest People on Earth Trump said today, "I think it's very unfair I don't have a jury." He knows full well the reason he does not have a jury is because he specifically requested a bench trial. Now he publicly complains about the unfairness of having...

It's a possible indicator of declining support for Trump. This where you answer by posting poling data, which I'll ignore because it's meaningless horse-race polling about people's behavior a year from now. The polling of interest now will be in a week or two or a month. Then we'll see what...

That was true before the trial started. We'll see what happens later.

They showed up in similar circumstances before. Now they are not showing up. It used to be fun to be a Trump supporter. You could dress up in fun costumes, scream at the world that let you down, and pretend you had a super hero who had special powers that would make things better. It's not fun...

They showed up in similar circumstances before. Now they are not showing up.

Where Are the Trump Supporters? This is the area outside the New York courthouse designated for Trump supporters to demonstrate. This was the scene this morning as Trump arrived.