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As I said - barring some chicanery by which the prosecution prevents the introduction of evidence that speaks directly one of the charges in the indictment, or as Peter suggests, direct evidence in the prosecution’s hands that very directly confirms that charge, any competent defense team will want to introduce everything they have regarding the 2020 election. At that point, unless Smith can refute every assertion placed into evidence, which seems unlikely, it doesn’t matter whether Trump wins or loses - the Democrats lose in the court of public opinion.

Whether that will make a difference in November of 2024 is anyone’s guess, but would you have bet a year ago that the New York Times and the Washington Post would entertain the possibility that the investigation into the origin for SARS-CoV-2 was less than thorough?

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Ultimately, corporate media is going to shill most of all for corporate media.

That means that, in every story, if it bleeds, it leads.

If the corporate media can drive ratings by dogpiling on Trump they are going to dogpile on Trump. If they can drive more ratings by switching to Biden they are going to dogpile on Biden.

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And they’ve already cooled toward the Biden administration. Like it or not, they are being forced to address stories they were doing their best to bury in 2020, including the Vp’s unpopularity, Hunter Biden’s influence peddling, and now the origin of COVID-19. Suppression of stories regarding 2020 election irregularities is their last bastion. If they lose on that, they’ll be in full retreat.

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