If one was to judge Donald Trump’s mood by the various missives he posts to his bespoke social media platform, it’s possible to come away with the impression that the latest indictment filed against him — the third of a possible four criminal cases he could face before next year’s election — is nothing but a boon to his re-election hopes.
The twice-impeached, now-thrice-indicted frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination spent the hours leading up to his arraignment lobbing broadsides at the prosecutor who brought charges against him for attempting to defy the will of voters and unlawfully remain in office after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden. The focus, too, was on the respected federal district judge who will oversee the case against him at the E Barrett Prettyman courthouse which stands just a short walk from the Capitol his supporters overran during the January 6 attack on that building.
