‘Perp’ poser: The first-time indictment of an ex-president puts Trump in a club that has no other members. – AFP
HAD the Trump team been trying to figure out a scenario that would propel their figurehead down the path to second coming, they could hardly have done better than arrange an Easter Week arraignment in enemy territory.
The initial drama will be over by the time you read this, and Donald Trump will already have ended his much-anticipated press conference back at Mar-a-Lago, milking the Manhattan court appearance on April 4 for all it’s worth. At the time of writing it was unclear whether this dedicated sinner would explicitly unleash his messiah complex – but then, he’s not terribly good at disguising it.
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