I won't believe a word of that until I see it.

Two things from reliable source:

* Mark Meadows has been proffered a limited grant of immunity and has come to an agreement to plead guilty to lesser multiple federal crimes.

* Trump will be indicted soon on charges that include obstruction and violations under the Espionage Act.

I'm getting my popcorn ready now... just in case this is true.

There's a reason why Trump's most loyal followers don't really care what issues or policies Trump champions.

Lots of reasons:

* Trump takes both/multiple sides of near every issue, and therefore the gullible believe he's on their side when actually he's an opportunist and has no real side, no core beliefs beyond doing or saying whatever benefits himself personally. It's why he cannot testify under oath without breaking the law... every single time.

* Also, it's a grumble of mindless MAGAts... a cult of perpetually aggrieved snowflakes.

Trump could sit them out and say: "I'll debate when they clear the nobodies from the stage," for instance.

So Trump will sit out the debates and thereby voluntarily remove the biggest loser from the debate stage?

Trump being such a self-serving, self-absorbed fame whore, it isn't exactly in his nature to do what would be best for either the GOP or America... so I'll believe it when I see it.

I'm sure you're right that the entertainment value of the GOP primary contest has just been upped. What I can't forget when I think of Christie is that media moment when he endorsed Trump in 2016, looking about as miserable, pathetic, and ineffective as any American politician has looked in public in a long time. I wonder if that star turn will feature in any of his opponents' ads this year, if he does manage to boost himself into a competitive slot by projecting bluster, self-confidence, and integrity?