Soft Targets

If Jim Jordan and MAGA Republicans attack the Manhattan DA's potential indictment of Trump, Democrats will use the proceedings to draw attention to coordination between House Republicans and Trump's legal team, Dems tell me. This will backfire on the GOP:https://t.co/NRq1DaO8eY

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 22, 2023

Well, that explains this:

Jim Jordan: Using US government power to make the world safe for Russian disinformation again. https://t.co/BYNJ79gHxR

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) March 22, 2023

Going after people threatening violence against school boards (as Garland did/is still doing): BAD! Going after pointy/headed college professors: GOOD!

I, too, worry about being perceived as a loser whenever I get indicted. Don't you? https://t.co/zqSKkRQ6qn pic.twitter.com/GUF5JEl8DX

— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) March 22, 2023

With Secret Service escorting him? Not likely.

If you want to minimize disruption to the grand jury while *also* ensuring that a challenge to forthcoming testimony lacks merit, this is one way to do that — an administrative stay with a crazy-fast briefing schedule.

So this *may* not be as extraordinary as many are assuming.

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) March 22, 2023

Makes sense to me.

In finding that Evan Corcoran’s communications with Trump about the Mar-a-Lago documents fell within the crime/fraud exception, the District Court has held that Trump probably committed crimes with respect to those top secret documents. That’s a BFD!https://t.co/EgIPkejfW2

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 17, 2023

Pretty much reads that way. Which is what remains after the Circuit Court decision.

And my favorite post of the day:

Trump bizarrely says charges against him 'can't be brought' in latest rant against Manhattan DAhttps://t.co/blqC7ZU3BJ

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 22, 2023

"The Rogue prosecutor, who is having a hard time with the Grand Jury, especially after the powerful testimony against him by Felon Cohen’s highly respected former lawyer, is attempting to build a case that has NEVER BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE AND ACTUALLY, CAN’T BE BROUGHT," Trump wrote.

"YOU CAN’T SEE ME! YOU CAN’T SEE ME!!”

I imagine Trump in bed under the covers, typing on his phone. “Fearless Leader,” indeed.