Trump has been placed in an American version of the Tower of London to languish while the Crown's clowns besmirch his character, and soon a minority of four jurors will convict. The judge essentially instructed the jury to convict any way it wished. It did not even have to specify a crime has been committed.

Immediately upon conviction, the Democrat Party will declare Trump a felon and his continued candidacy a threat to democracy. The party will have his name stricken from ballots; some jurisdictions may simply disqualify and refuse to count ballots cast for Trump. The internet dons may make his name and candidacy disappear tomorrow. The identical strategy works if there is a "miscarriage of justice" and Mr. Trump not convicted.