The unprecedented drama of Tuesday’s arrest and arraignment of former
president Donald Trump is behind us, and now the criminal case against him will
proceed in the typically sluggish fashion of the U.S. justice system, with motions
and hearings that are likely to drag on for the rest of this year and into 2024.
Meanwhile, as his attorneys fight that legal proceeding and gird themselves for
more that could still come from Georgia and from federal prosecutors, Mr. Trump
is already running for president again, seeking to reclaim the office he lost in
2020. Even if he’s convicted in New York, in fact even if he goes to jail on those
felony charges, he can still run for, and be elected, president. And so far, this
criminal prosecution seems to be helping him, in terms of fundraising and
popular support.

For more, Doug Sovern spoke with political
scientist Eric Schickler, co-director of the UC Berkeley Institute for
Governmental Studies.