Donald J. Trump is racking up the historic firsts. No other president had ever been impeached twice. None had been indicted after being in office – not once, twice, or thrice. Now on indictment number four, Mr. Trump is the first to have an official mugshot, be released on bail using a bail bond service, or be assigned an inmate number – his is P01135809, by the way. But he’s also the first person actively running for the highest office in the land to lean into those legal problems – to spin the prosecution as political persecution – and actually stand a good chance of winning.
Trump was booked at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta and then released on a $200,000 bond. Presumably, a trial follows, eventually – but what comes next outside the courtroom? Beyond the booking, what might come out of this Pandora’s Box now that it’s opened? The ramifications of the Peach State…
