Where Is Donald Trump Going to Be in Five Years?

Pretty wide range of possibilities!

The way time seems to sprint away from you as you get older would argue to the contrary, but the fact is that five years is a long time. Five years ago, Louis CK was one of the most celebrated, beloved entertainers in the country; now he is, uh, not that. Five years ago, the MLB playoffs included the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Rockies and Nationals — all four teams are now among the worst teams in the sport. Five years ago, most people just knew Jordan Peele as the other guy in “Key & Peele.” A lot can happen in five years.

It is fair to say that former President Donald Trump has had an active week. A report surfaced at the beginning of the week that he demanded his general be as loyal to him as they were to Hitler. (The irony of course being that Hitler’s generals were constantly trying to kill him.) This morning he refused to answer grand jury questions involving his business practices, pleading the Fifth. On Tuesday, the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago, for reasons that are still not entirely clear but, fair to say, are unlikely to be particularly shocking when we discover what they were. All this is on the heels of the overwhelming case the January 6 made for his culpability in fomenting an insurrection … a case they still haven’t closed.