Byron York

On Jan. 10, though, Trump will have to put aside his work to attend, either in person or virtually, his sentencing in the Manhattan criminal prosecution in which he was convicted of falsifying business records.

The damage the fascist moment did to our political discourse is hard to measure at this point.

Byron York Jan 08, 2025 The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.

So, in July 1979, the nation was in a deep, Carter-induced funk. And Carter's reaction was to ... blame the nation. That was the theme of the "malaise" speech.

The kind of ugly, fevered, frenzied, over-the-top rhetoric about Trump that characterized the campaign has disappeared.

On Monday, journalist Glenn Greenwald asked on X, “Is there a single person in DC or media acting as

The president can believe what he wants to believe, and at this point, there appears to be no convincing him otherwise.

On Monday, journalist Glenn Greenwald asked on X, "Is there a single person in DC or media acting as if Literal Adolf Hitler is about to assume power in two

But the fact that there will be no jail or probation for Trump does not mean he has not paid a high price for what at bottom was a baseless and politically targeted prosecution.

Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner. Email him at [email protected].