JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s not in a “galaxy far far away.” It’s a galaxy of legal woes rapidly closing in on former President Donald Trump.
You almost need a tracker to keep up to date on the tangled web of cases playing out or getting ready to play out in courtrooms across the U.S.
You have the “hush money” case in New York that started with jury selection Monday, the New York civil fraud case, federal and Georgia election subversion cases, and the Mar-a-Lago documents case.
Need a primer? Try this one from PBS.org.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, is upping the ante in her efforts to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana. She is issuing searing indictments, and her new rhetoric shows she is not backing down.
What’s the fallout? Will the radical right win out or will the House leadership fall and turn over? Could Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, possibly become the new House Speaker if Greene’s plan backfires?
And Iran’s attack on Israel might be complicating things for President Joe Biden, but he has remained noticeably silent. Is it an effort to de-escalate the situation?
Political analyst Daniel Cronrath and I discussed these topics and others on Tuesday’s live-streaming episode of “Path to the Polls.” Watch it On Demand on the News4JAX YouTube Channel, News4JAX+ or press play at the top of this article.