Q-and-A: All This Trump 'Drama'

 1.  Cash flow to the Trump campaign?

This morning....the general perception is that Trump has gained $6-million for campaign-funds since this NY City court case went into turbo.  By December, when this case opens fully?  I would speculate around $50-million flowing to Trump.  On making this a big drama and allow more campaign funds?  It probably wasn't that bright, but they've reached a point of desperation.  

2.  A lot of pressure on Cohen now to deliver his accusations on Trump?

Yeah, and I don't think he's got the mental stamina to keep his head straight until the case opens.  It wouldn't shock me if he had a stress situation, high-blood pressure, and a possible heart-attack before the case opens.  He has to be there and deliver....for the prosecutor to have even a minor chance of winning.

3.  Someone digging on Prosecutor Bragg's past?

It wouldn't surprise me if a dozen folks are looking at his past twenty years for a screw-up.  If he has to resign....the case becomes a problem in moving ahead.

4.  Trump screwed up by paying Stormy?

Generally, I'd argue this point.  But I've often wondered....why was the amount $130,000?  I would speculate that she should have asked for $1-million....in cash, and just made a bigger threat.  

Should Trump have used a 3rd party to pay Cohen for the Stormy bribe?  That's another thing.  He could have easily brought in some guy.....a Hispanic drug-dealer type and said here's the $130,000 in cash....pay Cohen and get a receipt. Trusting Cohen the whole way....in the end....was a five-star mistake.

5.  If the case falters and no guilty verdict?

I would imagine a whole bunch of people falling apart, and requiring some type of mental health expert to 'save' them from a mental-collapse.  If you think things are bad now....it could be a lot worse.  

A Twitter Change

 Twitter went and made up a 'rule' that says if you apply for an account, and receive public/state funding....then you will be 'listed' as a “US State-affiliated Media”.

So the first up on this new level?  NPR.

Yeah, I sat there for several minutes...amused by this.

NPR's reaction?  So far, they've been quiet.  I'm guessing they are pretty frustrated by this and want this reversed.  If they refused the 'grant-money'....they could lose the title, but would likely have to downsize by 50-percent (just my humble guess).

NPR odds of going to court to challenge this?  I'd imagine that several lawyers are being engaged, and most are advising them that you need zero funding from the government to win this case.

From the mid-1970s...onto around 2000...I probably was pro-NPR....but getting less thrilled about them leaving jazz/classical music, and literature behind....to be mostly a news network.  It was easy to put on a radio set and jog at lunch-time....listening to them.  The last time I turned on NPR?  It's been almost a decade now.