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Effectively yes. The SCOTUS has been hard at work over the past few months dismantling government checks and balances. They’ve ruled that politicians can throw out rulings from experts, take bribes without consequence, and attempt to overthrow the results of an election.
Yes, post-offence conduct is commonly used as circumstantial evidence in trial. Regarding the hush money case, I think a big goal for Trump’s team is to delay the sentencing until after the election.