For centuries, mystery novels have been popular relaxation, fodder for thought, and grist for the mill, enticing the thinker, daydreamer, and skeptic. Today, reminiscent of the famed Bronco car chase of the recently departed O.J. Simpson, I expect cameras to hover above a bevy of dark security vehicles with helicopter shots of a slow-speed chase from Trump Tower to the Manhattan New York courtroom. Donald Trump makes his first appearance in court in a case that will undoubtedly be a future Lifetime Network movie of the week, maybe entitled If I Did It. The paparazzi will capture quick glimpses of Mr. Trump leaving his vehicle. Then the drinking game begins; how many times will you hear the words historic, unprecedented, and hush money?
Anyone who has any association with me (family or friends) will tell you I am the world’s biggest skeptic. No, I do not believe the Kennedy assassination was a conspiracy; yes, we landed on the moon, and Tupac is dead. While Mr. Trump will continue his campaign to destroy the credibility of America’s justice system even further, the Iranian attack on Israel poked my skepticism. Is it ridiculous to think that the Iranians attacked Israel on the eve of Mr. Trump’s first trial with Russia’s blessings, or is it?
I know my sober mind is playing tricks on me...
Oddly, there is a tie-in to the last big conspiratorial moment in the former President’s life. The key figure in the falsifying of business documents case, brought by Manhattan New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg and highlighted by hiding the information that he allegedly used campaign funds to pay off a mistress, is his former paramour, adult movie star Stormy Daniels.
Although Democrats loudly proclaimed that the Clinton email distraction was intended to benefit Mr. Trump, it also involved his dalliance(s). However, the public did not find out until almost two years later. When the infamous video and audio of Mr. Trump describing his methodology for molesting women was revealed, it signaled the systematic release (allegedly by Russian sources) of Hillary Clinton’s emails. During that same period, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and self-described fixer, Michael Cohen, was arranging to pay off Ms. Daniels to keep her affair with Donald Trump secret from his post-partum wife and the public. Paying off one’s cheating partner may seem mundane and unconnected, but Trump was in the middle of his 2016 presidential campaign and was fending off the “grab them by the p***y” video and was desperate to stop the bleeding of support from his campaign. All of this is old news, but put on your water wings. We will be drowning in sleaze, threats to witnesses, payoffs, and the Trump three-ringed circus for weeks.
As the noose he had hoped to close around the neck of his former VP, Mike Pence, tightens, Donald Trump will get more desperate, viler, and more mobby. His loosening grip on reality, as evidenced by his increasingly incoherent rallies, his failure to remember his wife’s name or who he ran against in 2020, and his garbled words, will worsen as the specter of a matching orange jumpsuit gets closer.
The right-wing media hounds will pick apart every ruling by Judge Juan Merchan. The blather, blubber, and sweat from the lips and brows of Alex Jones and Steve Bannon will be enough to fill the empty pools of their integrity. So, buckle up; speaking of buckle up, did anyone notice that on March 21st, the DMV shut down nationwide? All those records, addresses, and voter registration were unavailable for 3 hours or more, ehh, just another wild conspiracy; right?
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