* A federal appeals court upheld a $5 million verdict against Trump for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. But, no surprise, his MAGA-base appeal is not impacted by his well-chronicled history of salacious, misogynistic behavior. No more than a track record that includes more than two dozen women having accused Trump of sexual assault.
* Sentencing for Trump’s hush-money case will be Jan. 10. Just part of the countdown to Trump’s Jan. 20, America-shaming inauguration. But no slammer time for Trump–just an ongoing track record of sleazy offenses—jailable if he were anybody else.