Staffers on disgraced former President Trump’s campaign tell Semafor they think everything will go smoothly when the fat bastard goes on trial in Manhattan in less than two weeks, even as their demented candidate will be tied down in court four days a week for fucking a pornstar for 45 seconds in 2006 and then paying her $130,000 to stay quiet in the days before the 2016 election.

“This is just the progression of where the campaign season is headed into,” said one minion, resigned to the uncertainty. “Certainly, he’ll have to be in court quite a few days out of the week, and that’s never an ideal thing. We would never wish to be in that position, of course.” Another sycophant was more panglossian about the whole thing, saying “I don’t think our messaging needs to change. It’ll be just as effective during the primary as it will be in the general, or vice versa.” Meaning that this person thinks that suburban normies are going to buy in to the whole “persecution” schtick the same way culty redneck GOP primary voters did to Ron DeSantis’s dismay.

The Daily Beast’s lead Wednesday story touches on the logistical shitshow Trump faces in the likely event of a conviction, that he could be prevented from leaving New York State and thus appearing in person at the nominating convention in July if he ends up getting sentenced to probation.

In related news, DA Alvin Bragg on Wednesday responded to Team Orange’s ongoing bullshit and games in a motion opposing their request for a delay, writing “The Court should deny defendant’s eighth request to adjourn the start of this trial—this time, based on a claim of pretrial publicity—because (1) publicity is unlikely to recede and an indefinite adjournment is inappropriate; (2) thorough voir dire can allow the parties to select an impartial jury, as defendant’s commissioned poll shows; and (3) defendant’s own incessant rhetoric is generating significant publicity, and it would be perverse to reward defendant with an adjournment based on media attention he is actively seeking.”