Hope for the best.

Expect the words.

Some bring champagne, some die of furs.

No way of knowing which way it's going.

Hope for the best expect the worst.

Welcome to the commentary magazine daily podcast.

Today is Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 that we are taping it on Tuesday night, May 21st. I got all confused yesterday as you may have heard

if you were listening yesterday, so just giving me a break. break it's late it's 10 o'clock just

been on a plane we're all confused we're gonna try to have fun here no it unfortunately

unlike other commentary after dark so so no one's drinking.

So we're not, we're not in that kind of mood.

But, and by we, I mean, executive editor, Abe.

Greenwald, hi Abe.

Hi, John.

Senior editor Seth Mandel, hi Seth.

Hi, John.

And Washington, commentary columnist Matthew Con Nettie.

Hi Matt.

Hi, John.

Well, the defense rested, prosecution rested the the active part of the arguments in front of the jury are over in the

Calvin Bragg hush money, misdemeanors risen to the level of felonies because of a second crime

that has not been actually enumerated to the jury, which may happen next week when the judge issues his instructions to the jury.

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