The Day in Court Strategy is Failing Badly

Everyone got this one wrong

The legal pundits braced for endless appearances on political talk shows. The campaign waited expectantly for a flood of small donor money. And the defense lawyers insisted their bills be paid ahead, just in case.

Today the New Yorker published an observational piece (possible paywall) by Benjamin Wallace-Wells titled A Sleepy, Sleazy Trial. That title pretty much says it all, at least so far. Those legal pundits touted a Trump strategy that called for his MAGA people to rise up in…