Does it hurt him politically . That he does is for his base of people that might be voting for him . I know the democrats want to stay away from this. Because they want the wheels of justice to spin as independently as possible. But he shows no sign that he is going to stop violating his gag order. He has gone after the judge and the witness multiple times on his failed Social Media website. What is the play . That he continues to be treated differently than any other defendant . And undermines the Justice Process . There is not really a political calculus. He is used to getting away with all things. He is expected it to happen here as well. He believes that he is above the law. And he has his entire life. But i think the only people that we are going to not budge. We knew this before the trial began. Those are going to be his base. Outside of that. They cannot win an election off of. You will have to have moderates you will have to have swing voters. You will have to have suburban women. There are several votes still left out there. They are going to be shaped by what goes on in that courtroom