The "hush money" case never received the attention it deserved...

[stopdiggin]

3. I kind of fall in with the 'other' crowd

(while acknowledging the points you make)
In that I have never seen any hint of moral or ethical concern among the faithful surrounding Trump. The willful blindness to offense both major and minor is both stunning, and stunningly apparent for all to see. So - inclined to be among those that say it probably wouldn't have mattered at all. After all 4 million more Americans voted for the man in 2020 after 4 long years of embarrassment, mendacity, and thorough exposure.

Ethical lapses might matter to a handful - but it really kind of looks like the majority (including a stalwart branch of Christians and Evangelicals) have been able to completely set aside any question of character - or indeed even criminality.