It’s All About the Investigation
Trump is betting his reelection on ginning up another investigation—the same demand that got him impeached.
Donald Trump is trying to run his favorite play one more time: spreading unverified but salacious accusations, demanding that they be investigated, and then using the fact of the investigation to convince the public that something must be wrong. The biggest unanswered question of this election, with just 11 days to go, is whether he can pull it off one more time.
For days, the Trump campaign has hyped a coming scoop from about Hunter Biden, the son of the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden. Last night, the story finally arrived. Actually, it was two articles. First, there was a by the Trump-friendly opinion writer Kimberley Strassel, which’s news side that was clearer and less juicy.
