WHO IS THE VICTIM OF TRUMP’S BOOKKEEPING? The trial of Donald Trump, in which a Democratic prosecutor in Manhattan seeks to jail the former president for a maximum of 136 years for bookkeeping offenses that allegedly hid a plot to steal the 2016 election, is now in a one-week break before closing arguments, jury instructions, and deliberations. A verdict seems likely next week.

The jury instructions are hugely important, but more on them later this week when we have the transcript of discussions between the prosecution, defense, and Judge Juan Merchan. Right now, it’s worth considering the damages allegedly done by Trump’s alleged crime. What are they?