Trump Apparently Thinks Running for President Again Is His Get Out of Jail Free Card

Bannon Defenseless • Elon Musk on Yacht • Jan. 6 Committee’s Biggest Test [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Trump Apparently Thinks Running for President Again Is His Get Out of Jail Free Card Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Bess Levin [writes]( that Donald Trump has reportedly told confidantes that a third run will happen in part because he thinks the many investigations against him—and threats of indictments and jail time—will go away if he is president. In other Trump-accountability news, Eric Lutz [sees]( the January 6 committee’s final scheduled prime-time hearing this Thursday as the panel’s biggest test yet in opening the American people’s eyes to the former president’s malfeasance. Elsewhere, Caleb Ecarma [finds]( Steve Bannon looking “pretty defenseless” ahead of his contempt trial. Levin [examines]( Idaho’s post-Roe trigger law outlawing abortions with exceptions for rape and incest (and Republicans who even want to eliminate such exceptions). Finally, Kenzie Bryant [has]( Elon Musk’s recent whereabouts: on a yacht off of Mykonos. Thanks for reading! [Report: Trump Thinks Running for President Again Is His Get Out of Jail Free Card]( By [Bess Levin]( [Justice Department policy says a sitting president cannot be prosecuted—and Trump knows it.]( [Read more button]( [Will the January 6 Committee “Open People’s Eyes” to Trump’s Malfeasance?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Members of the committee have teased new witnesses, Secret Service text messages, and a “minute by minute” accounting of Trump’s actions on January 6. As Republicans continue to tune out the investigation and legal action remains uncertain, the final—for now—prime-time hearing will be the panel’s biggest test yet.]( [Read more button]( [Steve Bannon Is Looking Pretty Defenseless as His Contempt Trial Over Jan. 6 Is Set to Begin]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Jury selection for Bannon’s trial began Monday, but his executive privilege argument has already fallen apart with the judge.]( [Read more button]( [“Pro-Life” Idaho Republicans Declare Women Should Be Left to Die to Save Fetuses]( By [Bess Levin]( [Abortion is apparently “murder,” but letting pregnant people die is cool.]( [Read more button]( [Everybody Is Hanging Out Without You on a Yacht]( By [Kenzie Bryant]( [Elon Musk and Leonardo DiCaprio are “everybody” in this scenario.]( [Read more button]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2022 Condé Nast