Later Thoughts

Yeah, Trump won by his definition of "winning." Even when he loses by any real-world definition, he wins by his. I think this guy's on his way down, down, down…but he's like the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail with his arms and legs both lopped off but still claiming victory. Trump has a lot of courtrooms ahead of him.

As we know, seven Republicans defied the wrath of party loyalists and voted to convict. Some of their statements are interesting and they're quoted in this article over at The American Conservative by Rod Dreher.