Short Take politics
Trial to start
The ex-President is about to stand trial over hush payments to the stripper he banged while his 3rd wife was pregnant with his 4th child from the 4th different woman. He tried to hide it by having his attorney pay and then reimbursing “legal fees” rather than reflecting it as a campaign expense. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4589366-five-key-questions-as-trumps-first-criminal-trial-begins/
Biden panders to students
Nothing like a trip to Madison, Wisc. to talk to freeloading student voters about student debt forgiveness. He’s pandering to voters! (Some might call that knowing your audience.) https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1244457067/biden-youth-vote-election-student-debt
FISA survives House
The intrusive political weapon that brought us the Steele Dossier will survive for at least another two years provided it passes the Senate. The MAGA crowd failed again. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/12/congress/government-su…