EDITORIAL: Partisan trial begins in preelection rush to lock up Trump

In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump smiles to the jury pool as he is introduced to them at the beginning of his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star … Opening arguments will likely begin Monday, and, based on the actions of the presiding magistrate, Donald Trump will be convicted.

Judge Juan Merchan said in his official summary of the matter that the mislabeling was intended to influence the 2016 election. Doing so apparently converts an accounting misdemeanor from eight years ago — well beyond the statute of limitations — into a felony election law violation on the eve of an election. Don’t ask him why this isn’t being heard in federal court.

A major presidential candidate is prohibited from campaigning for up to two months — and that’s all by design. For the brief moments Mr. Trump is allowed outside the courthouse, he remains under a gag order restricting his constitutional right to highlight the charade happening within its walls.

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