Doomcasting the Trump Trial: Who Would Play These People on TV?

Donald Trump’s hush money trial is a historic landmark of great national and electoral significance. This marks the first time a former U.S. president has been tried for a crime, and whatever decision the jury makes will almost certainly influence the 2024 presidential election. At the same time, as an entertainment writer, I can’t help but wonder... Who will play all of these people in the inevitable TV and/or movie adaptation?

These days, the turnaround time for real-life events becoming media properties is shorter than ever. If we don’t get a Bombshell-esque treatment of the Trump-Stormy Daniels saga within the next two years, I’ll go ahead and eat my hat along with the “Press” card I keep tucked inside its ribbon.

Usually, when we come up with casting ideas for things like this, we’d call it “dreamcasting,” but given where we’re at, as well as, well, everything else about this trial and its implications, the term “doomcasting” might be more appropriate. Either way, here are our picks for the heavy foundation-and-wig treatment.

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