Of course, Trump devoted the opening portion of what was supposed to be his speech making his “closing argument” to attacking his accusers and threatening to sue them. This, naturally, guaranteed that the press focused on this threat more than the substance of his speech, and it did nothing to win over anyone not already in Trump’s corner. One or two of these self-destructive episodes would be remarkable in any other campaign; for Trump, since the first debate, they have become completely routine.