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Donald Trump has four different venues where he's facing felony charges. He's already been convicted in one of them, namely New York, while Washington, DC, Florida and Georgia are still going concerns (in some cases more than others). Arizona also has an ongoing election interference case. When just about everyone in Trump's orbit was indicted, but Trump himself was named only as an un-indicted co-conspirator, it seemed that he had finally had some good luck on the legal front.
Or... maybe not. A document made public this week, as a result of other activity related to the case, reveals that the grand jury very much wanted to indict Trump. However, prosecutors persuaded the grand jurors not to do it. That can't be that common a situation, but in this case, the prosecution did not feel it yet had enough evidence to go after the former president. Also, they suspected—we can't imagine why—that Trump would gum up the whole process with spurious motions and Hail Mary appeals.
The office of AG Kris Mayes says that the investigation is ongoing, and that Trump could still go from "un-indicted co-conspirator" to "indicted co-conspirator." We will also remind everyone that two different insiders, one lawyer and one fake elector, turned state's evidence last week. We don't imagine that Mayes would add Trump to the indictment prior to the election, as most state-level officials tend to observe the 90-day "don't influence the elections" custom, and we are currently 84 days out. But afterward, it appears to be a very real possibility. And once again, presidents don't have the power to pardon state crimes. (Z)