In Praise of Justice Merchan

Trump New York Trial Diary, Entry #20

Good Morning:

Courtroom sketches yesterday by the estimable Quinta Jurecic

Ever since I wrote my meditation on the back of Donald Trump’s head, I have been trying to get a good back-of-the-head sketch of the man. I have failed. I am a terrible artist, for one; dreadful, in fact. And the back of Trump’s head it weirdly hard to draw, in any event, as his hair doesn’t all go in the same direction.

But yesterday, I had an assist. The estimable Quinta Jurecic came to court and did a raft of sketches—including one of the The Head.

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Today’s #BeastOfTheDay is this rare deep-sea creature who values its beastly privacy.

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Trump Trial Diary, May 21, 2024

Yesterday’s stare-down between Justice Juan Merchan and witness Robert Costello has lot of people talking about the normally-mild judge.

As I have mentioned the judge only in passing, so far, I would like to take the occasion of yesterday’s fireworks to offer some thoughts on his performance to date—and to say a few words in his praise.