I have a conundrum that I need help solving.

Okay.

I got groceries delivered last night.

I ordered one carton of eggs and they delivered three cartons of eggs.

Granted, I also already had like a half carton of eggs in the refrigerator,

so I actually have like 42 eggs.

In my small studio apartment where only I live.

What if you just brought the eggs to the office and everybody goes home with like six eggs that day?

Yeah, possible calamity on the subway home.

Who knows?

Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics podcast.

I'm Gaelin Trick.

What happens when a former president is facing all kinds of legal liability on the federal and local level,

but is also still the defacto leader of the party who's considering another run for the White House?

Well, we're about to find out.

The events of the past month have thrown the complexities of that question into high relief.

At the end of July, the Washington Post reported that former president Trump's actions

were part of the Department of Justice's investigation into January 6th.

Then, two weeks ago, seemingly unrelated,

the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago and the search warrant released a week later,

outlined how Trump had taken top secret documents from the White House.

There have also been new developments in local investigations.

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