But first, who is winning the Trump vs Musk war? “Musk already lost his war,”   The Washington Post ’s Philip Bump writes . Asked who they would choose between Trump and Musk, 7 in 10 Republicans said Trump, with another 1 in 8 saying neither. (This, unsurprisingly, was the most common answer from Democrats.) Republicans chose Trump over Musk by a nearly 12 to 1 margin . However, will this brouhaha result in a significant change to Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill?   Yahoo Finance  has a detailed analysis of what could happen.  My sense, is that the Bill will pass pretty much as is.  Here is the access to this  YouGov poll on this issue . I recently watched two courtroom dramas, one each from Prime and Netflix.  Turned out to be terrible films, but this experience inspired me to wonder what were the best trial movies ever produced.  The various sources I researched pretty much had the same top ten. The best from Google AI are: To Kill a Mockingbir...

I promise to minimize, if not completely avoid again mentioning this week, that Trump hush money trial.  But just to finally summarize as to where this spectacle stands today: Robert Costello, the only meaningful defense witness, bombed.  He became an embarrassment. All in all, the prosecution now seems to have an upper hand. The trial is recessed until a week from now, May 28, when both sides will make closing arguments. Mind you, I've never served on a jury or been in a trial.  Plus I never watched Perry Mason, and certainly not Judge Judy.  I also did not see  12 Angry Men , a 1957 film starring Henry Fonda about a murder trial.  Got 100/97 ratings from  Rotten Tomatoes .  I checked, and it is on Amazon Prime. However, I've kept close tabs on the doings, and here is my best guess: Acquittal  1% Hung jury  30% Guilty of misdemeanors  40% Guilty of felonies  29% So what? If acquitted, Trump could well become your next presiden...