“Special Counsel Jack Smith alleges a few key points. First, that Trump handled the classified material exceptionally sloppily and haphazardly, including stashing documents in a shower, a bedroom, and—as depicted in a striking photo—onstage in a ballroom that frequently held events. Second, that Trump was personally involved in discussions about the documents, and in directing their repeated relocation. Third, that Trump was well aware of both the laws around classified documents and the fact that these particular documents were not declassified. Fourth, that Trump was personally involved in schemes to hide the documents not only from the federal government but even from his own attorneys. The indictment carefully lays out its case with pictures, texts, and surveillance footage.

”In sum, the indictment depicts a man who knew that what he was doing was wrong, and went to great lengths to cover it up.“

-- David A. Graham, ”The Stupidest Crimes Imaginable,“ The Atlantic 

I found out ... late yesterday afternoon? I wound up interrupting my wife's video pilates to ask 1) Has Jellybean been fed?, and 2) Did they hear the news? Trump indicted, they're guessing seven charges. Turns out it's 37. Or 38? I've seen both. And none of it is really surprising but it's amazing how airtight it all is, and again, as I've said before, the key phrases are ”willfully retained“ and ”failed to return,“ and the evidence of that seems overwhelming. And once again, Trump is not the problem. The problem is the people who buoy him up—the MAGA-heads who support him no matter how much he brings our country down, and the Republicans who are too fearful of the MAGA-heads to speak the truth. And of course who should wind up with the case? Apparently Judge Aileen Cannon, who issued such awful decisions earlier in this matter that even conservative justices were like, ”WTF?" So we'll see. But all in all it's still a good day for the rule of law.