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Looking Forward: Readers' Predictions for 2023, Part I: Donald Trump

We've given the pundits their chance, and we've taken our chance. Now, it's time to see what the readers think 2023 has in store.

Before we get to the predictions, however, we want to announce a change in how we award boldness points going forward. We've done it ourselves, and we also tried out a ranking system for our 2023 predictions this year. However, we feel foolish that we didn't think of the much more elegant approach suggested by reader C.O. in East Lansing, MI. What we are going to do is ask those readers who are interested in participating to do a straight yes/no vote on whether a prediction will actually come to pass. If 100% of readers think a prediction will be proven correct, then that is a boldness of 0. If 90% think it will be proven correct, then that's a boldness of 0.5, and so forth.

And with that explanation out of the way, here are a dozen Trump predictions for 2023:

• B.L. in Hudson, NY: Donald Trump will finally be indicted on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• A.R. in Los Angeles, CA: DA Fani Willis will indict Trump on criminal conspiracy charges by March.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• S.S. in Santa Monica, CA: Trump will be indicted both in Georgia and by the DOJ within two weeks on either side of his 77th birthday (June 14). The first preliminary court date for either case won't be until the first quarter of 2024.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• D.E. in San Diego, CA: 2023 will be the year Trump will be indicted and convicted along with many of his inner circle for multiple felonies regarding the January 6 insurrection.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• J.G. in Waukesha, WI: Indictments of Trump will result in statehouse violence in Oregon, Georgia and Michigan.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• D.W. in Fremont, CA: Trump will not only be indicted but, during his trial, he will behave so badly that he is deemed incompetent to defend himself by mental health professionals.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• D.G.H. in Barnegat, NJ: Medical records that detail the cause of Trump's cognitive decline will be leaked. The records will be leaked by Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, or the both of them in the effort to have Donald Trump Sr. declared unfit to stand trial, saving him from jail time.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• L.D. in Unalakleet, AK: Facing indictments in Georgia and New York, as well as federal changes, Trump will flee to Saudi Arabia.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• C.C. in Overland Park, KS: Trump will be out of the country at the time his first indictment is made public. Weeks of drama will then ensue about whether or not he will return to face the music, or whether extradition proceedings and/or diplomatic efforts will be necessary to secure his return. When it becomes clear that the U.S. Government will pursue said proceedings/efforts, Trump will voluntarily return to the U.S.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• L.V.A. in Idaho Falls, ID: Donald Trump will not be indicted, at the state or federal level, during 2023.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• O.B. in Santa Monica, CA: Truth Social will close down, and Trump will return to Twitter.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• R.C. in Des Moines, IA: Trump will have a serious medical episode that either incapacitates him or kills him.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.

If you are willing to help us award boldness points, cast your votes here. We'll fill in the boldness points soon, and make an announcement when we've done so.

Oh, and we're still accepting predictions. Don't forget your initials and city! (Z)