Copyright: Reuters
We’re expecting Donald Trump to speak at the courthouse at any moment. For the presumptive Republican nominee for president, the line between the campaign trail and the courtroom has almost entirely vanished.
The president has held impromptu press conferences before and after his mandatory courthouse appearances. His team has fired off fundraising emails detailing the latest twists and turns of his legal odysseys.
And through it all, his standing among Republican primary voters has held firm – or been solidified. And he continues to be neck-and-neck with Joe Biden in public opinion polling for November’s presidential election.
The former president’s judicial journey enters a new stage with the start of his first criminal trial. But there is no reason to believe that his attitude or strategy will change significantly as he takes his place at the defendant’s table.
Expect more turns before the camera on the courthouse steps, using the national spotlight to highlight his political messages. Expect more extended diatribes on his social media platform.
In other words, expect Donald Trump to continue to be Donald Trump even during the history-making first-ever criminal trial of a former president.
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