This is still only the half of it
Given that the judge in the case seemed inclined to approve whatever redactions the DOJ came up with for the Donald Trump search warrant affidavit, it’s noteworthy just how much the DOJ chose not to redact. It’s as if the DOJ decided that, since Trump was trying to force this to play out in public, the DOJ was going put enough out there so that everyone could see Trump is guilty. The overwhelming lack of redactions also makes us suspect that perhaps – perhaps – this means the DOJ is just about done with this case and is about to indict him.
But even if so, this is still just the half of it. Until we got interrupted two weeks ago, we were all focused on the other DOJ criminal probe into Donald Trump. You know, the one where everyone from Pat Cipollone to Mike Pence’s senior staff has been testifying about Trump’s election-related and January 6th-related crimes to a grand jury. That DOJ probe has just about disappeared from the public discussion entirely, because now we’re all focused on the DOJ probe that’s reached the “FBI going into Trump’s home” stage.
Even as we attempt to figure out how close the DOJ is to being ready to indict Donald Trump in the classified documents probe, and attempt to predict when that indictment might happen, let’s forget that this is just the half of it. Less than half, really, when you consider the Fulton County District Attorney’s criminal probe into Trump’s election fraud in Georgia. Whether the first Trump indictment happens next week or next year, let’s keep in mind that it’ll only be the first indictment, with very likely more to come.
