Master of Bullsh**

Donald Trump, somehow, inexplicably (unless you ever heard of the words transactional favor) convinced a judge he appointed in the lame-duck period of his Presidency that a special master ought to look at the government documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago to ensure that they are all classified documents that the government is entitled to have.  The judge doesn't even think they really are classified. 

Trump got exactly what he wanted.  The presumptive special master, retired federal judge Raymond Dearie, is thought to be a man of principle and diligence who will play far to both Trump and the Justice Department.  He's also known for examining documents very slowly,  the judicial equivalent of a secretary who types up letters with one finger.  The Justice Department is now weighing a potential appeal of the special-master ruling and may, by appealing, delay their investigation of Trump more than it already is.  Which is how Trump gets away with everything - slow the legal process down until public investigators simply throw up their hands.

And if the Justice Department does have plans to indict Trump, he's hinted that very bad things will happen.  That is, his supporters will raid the Capitol again and possibly lynch the House and Senate Democratic leadership.

The Justice Department won't indict Trump, of course - not because they're afraid of opening a Pandora's box but because Trump has successfully prevented them from building a case against him. 

I never thought that a vulgar New York real estate developer promoted by gossip columnists would be the avatar of America's downfall. 😠