BTRTN: In the Matter of Donald Trump v. The Truth
Born To Run The Numbers addresses the question: "Is the rule of law is finally closing in on Donald Trump, or is Donald Trump’s assault on reality finally destroying the rule of law?"
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2022/08/btrtn-in-matter-of-donald-trump-v-truth.html
Excerpts: "So it is now becoming very hard to see how Garland could possibly justify not indicting Trump on charges that relate to illegally holding government documents...Yes, the ball is now very much in Garland’s court. The problem is that Garland may not realize what court that really is. Garland is familiar with the type of court that has judges and juries, but he may not be at all that familiar with the court of popular opinion. The latter is where Donald Trump plays… and where Trump has a home-field advantage. In Donald Trump’s calculus, the issue is no longer whether facts carry the day in court, it is whether he has so thoroughly cemented the unquestioned loyalty of 30% to 35% of the population that no American jury of 12 citizens would ever convict Donald Trump...
"Let’s simply assume that at some point in the not-too-distant future, Merrick Garland will issue an indictment of Donald Trump. Polls will be conducted, and this much is guaranteed – approximately one-third of the respondents will say that they are absolutely certain that Garland’s charges are unjustified, and that their minds cannot be changed, no matter what information comes out in a trial. That is to say, roughly four out of every 12 jurors in the United States.
"Will we be a nation of laws? Or will we become an authoritarian nation dictated by Trump, his sycophants, his enablers, his blind loyalists, his propagandists, and Fox News? The issue is no longer whether you are a conservative or a progressive or a Democrat or Republican. The issue now at hand is the matter of Donald Trump vs. The Truth. Heaven help us if the truth loses."