Since former President Donald Trump was indicted on Thursday for charges related to a nearly seven-year-old alleged payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, various legal experts have weighed in on the legitimacy of the indictment and its chances in court.

The indictment against Trump is sealed by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and reportedly contains more than 30 criminal charges against the former president.

Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz, who represented Trump in his first impeachment trial, told Fox News that “any first-year student could win this case if the name wasn’t Donald Trump and if it wasn’t in Manhattan.” Dershowitz added that the case “has to get out of Manhattan.”

“I would try to move it to Staten Island or some upstate venue. But could you imagine a judge or a juror coming home to their wife and family and friends and saying, ‘I’m the man, I’m the woman who let Donald Trump off.’ Nobody would ever speak to them again. … There’s no possibility he can get a fair trial in Manhattan,” Dershowitz said.

Scott Greenfield, a defense attorney in New York who is no fan of Trump, told The Daily Wire that it was impossible to truly comment on the indictment until it is unsealed.

“But if the indictment is what has been discussed and what’s expected, there are serious doubts the case will survive a motion to dismiss or result in a conviction,” Greenfield added.

William A. Jacobson, a Cornell law professor and founder of the conservative legal blog Legal Insurrection, echoed these sentiments, saying that “unless there is some surprise, this appears to be a politically-motivated legally-questionable resurrection of stale misdemeanor charges bootstrapped into a felony using a highly unusual legal theory.”

Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law and conservative blogger, also noted that Bragg faces no consequences for bringing bad or unfounded charges.

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“It doesn’t cost them anything if they lose,” he said, adding that it would be easy “in our polarized nation” to find “juries hostile to people from the other side.”

“The charge in this case seems absurd, but I see Democratic friends on social media literally popping champagne,” Reynolds added. “So it’s produced the result the party, and the media, wanted so far.”

On the other side of the aisle, many experts have been hesitant to comment on the sealed indictment.

Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of Lawfare and a fellow at the Brookings Institution, along with Lawfare Senior Editor Quinta Jurecic, wrote about the background of the case, and how Bragg originally said there likely wouldn’t be any charges, but has since reversed his decision. The two encouraged commenters to “refrain alike from triumphant claims that the rule of law has been vindicated or from clucking about witch hunts.”

Others, such as George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley, explained that the Department of Justice previously declined to prosecute Trump on the same charges.

“Now, there’s a host of problems with that,” Turley told Fox News. “First of all, it’s a federal crime the Department of Justice chose not to prosecute. Bragg’s own predecessor declined to prosecute it, but he is attempting to bootstrap that federal crime into a state case. And if that is the basis for the indictment, I think it’s rather outrageous. I think it’s legally pathetic.”

Country singer Reba McEntire criticized Friday a new Tennessee law that bans drag shows from spaces where children could see them.

At the beginning of March, Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill taking effect April 1 that will ban “adult cabaret entertainment,” including drag shows, on public property or where minors can witness it. State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, a cosponsor of the bill, tweeted, “This bill gives confidence to parents that they can take their kids to a public or private show and will not be blindsided by a sexualized performance.”

My bill, Senate Bill 3, is now headed to @GovBillLee to become law. This bill gives confidence to parents that they can take their kids to a public or private show and will not be blindsided by a sexualized performance.

— Jack Johnson (@SenJohnson) March 2, 2023

Asked by The Los Angeles Times about the bill, McEntire responded, “I wish they would spend that much time and energy and money on feeding the homeless children in those two counties.”

When asked if she was surprised that the bill was passed, she replied, “Disappointed.”

“You know your take on the drag bill is potentially alienating to some in your audience,” the Times claimed.

“Boy, why? I mean, we’ve got a real problem in this country, and to be worrying about men wanting to dress up as women? God bless ’em to wear those high heels — I feel for ’em. But let’s center our attention on something that really needs attention,” McEntire answered, then added, “I try to stay away from disagreements and confrontations.”

Someone who violates the new Tennessee law the first time may be charged with a Class A misdemeanor; subsequent offenses will be classified as a Class E felony.

In June 2021, McEntire tweeted her irritation that organizers for a Republican party fundraiser, at which South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was a guest, listed her as a “special guest.”

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“Last night, an invitation to a political fundraiser with my name attached was sent out without my knowledge or permission. I had and have no plans to attend this event and had told the event organizers as such,” she tweeted.

“Throughout my career, I have stated that I do not get involved in politics and that remains true today,” she added.

Throughout my career, I have stated that I do not get involved in politics and that remains true today.

— Reba McEntire (@reba) June 11, 2021

Representatives for Noem’s gubernatorial campaign claimed McEntire had known about the fundraiser.

“The Kristi for Governor campaign follows standard operating procedure when it comes to confirming and listing hosts for the Governor’s events,” a campaign representative stated, adding that there was “written confirmation” that McEntire had planned to come and perform.