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HOW DONALD TRUMP CAN AVOID GOING TO JAIL

Yesterday I featured  New York Times  reporters about the danger of Donald Trump.  They send me a daily summary, and this morning Astead Herndon suggested something that adds to his story: When Donald Trump was indicted on criminal charges in New York City two months ago, I   tried to make sense   of the political fallout with my colleague Nate Cohn, The Times’s chief political analyst. After poring over traditional markers about fund-raising and poll numbers, Nate mentioned another standard I’ve been thinking about over the past few days: Do Trump’s legal challenges make him more (or less) fun? The question is awkward, as it suggests that the reasons some Americans are drawn to politicians are divorced from the seriousness of their office. But after Trump’s arraignment in federal court in Miami this week, I’m reminded of its importance. Nate wasn’t calling Trump fun as a self-evident fact, but rather identifying a set of voters who are attracted to showmanship and celebrity, are disti