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Hopefully, Donald Trump isn’t as idiotic as you, or else he will go to jail.

The Republican House managers got him off twice. The first time, on a false charge pertaining to a phone call to Zelensky. The second time, on instigating a riot (falsely characterized as an insurrection). The second time, the Republican House managers DID NOT argue that Trump won. They argued that Trump used language that politicians routinely use, such as we should fight for our principles; and, they argued that Trump called on his followers to cooperate with law enforcement.

Now Trump and some of his lawyers are arguing that he won the election. They say they will use his J6 trial to re-litigate the election. I’m not a lawyer, so the following is not legal advice. But, this defense will land him in jail. I halfway don’t believe what I am hearing and halfway think Trump will follow the line of defense of his House managers in his impeachment trial.

As you know, the J6 case is one of three (and others may come). A second case concerns tax filings related to Trump’s hush money payments to one of his paramours. Trump’s defense, as best as I can tell, is that the statue of limitations had expired.

A third case involves Trump retaining documents belonging to the U.S. government. Trump’s defense is that he declassified the documents by the very act of taking them. Regardless, the documents are still the property of the United States.

Trump’s company has admitted to tax fraud, and his Treasurer - Allen Weisselberg - is serving a five-month prison term.

Trump has lost a $5 million civil case for defamation to E. Jean Carroll. He says he will appeal this case.