Commentary
The goal isn’t the political fallout.
They know that former President Donald Trump isn’t going to exit the race—nor is he constitutionally required to—in the event of an indictment in New York over an alleged hush-money payment to an adult film actress while he was a presidential candidate in 2016.
The goal to keep him from being able to raise enough money for a serious campaign. It’s the same thing they did with Mueller and the Russia Hoax: drained the war chest. But he had the advantage then of being the incumbent, so the Republican National Committee (RNC) was (mostly) helpful. The 2020 campaign still spent over $1 billion….