SORRY, BUT MORE ON TRUMP AND HIS CONSPIRATORS

See that photo above? This could well be the most memorable photo ever taken of a past president of the USA. Donald Trump's mug shot is the first for someone who held this position, and could well earn him a billion dollars on his way to the Republican nomination for president next July in Milwaukee. Secretly ecstatic would be Democratic insiders who see a successful Trump opposition to Joe Biden as the key to holding on to the White House and Senate, while flipping the House on November 5, 2024.

Milwaukee, incidentally, was also the site of that first Republican presidential debate, said to have been "won" by Vivek Ramaswany, with DeSantis and Pence gaining some, and Joe Biden perhaps being the biggest winner. As the center of attention, Ramaswany showed huge flaws. He is a 38-year old high tech almost billionaire who was born in Cincinnati of India Hindu immigrants. Incidentally, the 2028 convention will occur in Houston.

While Trump was getting booked in Atlanta yesterday, just 11 miles away, Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley and Viktor Hovland each shot a round of 61 at the 2023 FedEx Cup Finals. This field of 70 golfers began play two weeks ago in Memphis, was cut to 50, then last week in Illinois down to 30. The winner will get $18 million, and if you are in the top ten, you will win at least a million. The last place #30 will earn at least half a million.

But back to Trump and his conspirators, you need a score-card to keep track, so here is one:

Mark Meadows will get his day in court with Judge Steven Jones in Atlanta on Monday, August 28 to see if he can get his trial to a federal court.

Also on Monday, Judge Tanya Chutkan will in DC set the trial date for the Trump's coup trial.
September 27: second GOP presidential primary debate.
October 2: New York Trump civil fraud suit.
October 23: Kenneth Chesebro will be the first to be tried in Georgia. Others?
January 15, 2024: E. Jean Carrol civil defamation suit in Manhattan. She already has won $5 million, and seeks an additional $10 million.
January 15: Iowa Republican Caucus.
January 29: you no doubt already forgot this was pending, but this is the date of Trump's pyramid scheme.

February 6: Nevada Republican primary.
March 5, 2024: Super Tuesday Republican primary.
March 25: that porn star hush-money case facing Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
May 14: pre-trial hearing in the Florida classified documents case.
May 20: trial in that documents case.
July 15-18: Republican National Convention.

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