To the vast majority of people, the media’s nonstop coverage of former President Donald Trump‘s trial was merely tedious. Names such as Michael Cohen, David Pecker, and Stormy Daniels meant nothing to someone struggling to afford groceries and gas. The few with any comprehension of the case were baffled as to why it was such a big deal in the first place.

After all, It wasn’t news to anyone that Trump paid off a porn star in exchange for silence, nor that he went to great lengths to keep his sexcapades out of the tabloids. Such behavior would seem to be standard operating procedure for celebrities and high-profile figures in government and industry. The media wanted people to be shocked by the tawdriness of it all, but the recent misdeeds of powerful men benumbed the masses to such episodes.