The Partisan Divide on the Trump/Bragg "Hush Money" Case

The Red Team seems convinced that the case is absurd, a paradigm case of Blue Team lawfare. The Blue Team seems convinced that the case is legit, and a slam-dunk: Trump is going to prison. Re: Cohen's testimony, the Red Team seems convinced that his testimony was a big-ass nail in the coffin of the case. The Blue Team seems divided: some (e.g. the loathsome Joe Scarborough) have argued that the testimony was perfect, and a nail in Trump's coffin. Others have said just the opposite, basically agreeing with the Red Team assessment. (That divided view among the Blues is itself a sign that the Reds are probably right about this one.) The experts I respect on this, e.g. Turley and Andrew McCarthy, have generally thought that the Red Team is right on both counts. (Both Turley and McCarthy lean reddish, but in different ways.) I basically trust Turley and McCarthy about such matters. And to the extent that I deserve an opinion on this, I think the Red Team is right in this case. And, in fact, I think all the legal cases against Trump are basically lawfare. Note that both Turley and Bill Barr think that the documents case is the most legit--and poses a real threat to Trump. The complications there are: (a) Biden is as guilty of the same thing as Trump is, and (b) the FBI seems to have mishandled and distorted the evidence in the Trump case.

   At any rate, it's still surprising to me how powerful the echo chambers are. I, of course, think that the Blues are currently significantly crazier than the Reds, and that their echo chambers are larger and echoier...but YMMV.