 Americans are seeing this unfold as Mr. Trump attempts to fight off numerous criminal charges. Not content to work within the law to defend himself, he is instead turning to sympathetic judges, including two Supreme Court justices with apparent conflicts over the 2020 election and January 6th-related litigation. The playbook? Delay federal prosecution until he can win election and end those legal cases. His vision of government is one that he does what he wants, rather than a government that operates according to the rule of law as prescribed by the Constitution, the courts, and Congress.