Remember a joke about a mule trainer who started his lesson by taking a 2x4, like a baseball bat, and breaking it over the mule's head.
"First, you have to get his attention."
Part of how we got here, is that part of Republican programming is that, when you get caught doing something despicable, don'tback down. Double down.
And do something else despicable, too. As a distraction.
Oh, I'm equally guessing.
But for example, maybe the prosecutor figures that if he doesn't charge people like Trump and Rudy, then he can prosecute the others without being subject to people who have unlimited piles of other people's money so they can play "just throw **** against the wall and hope you can delay things for 4 years" games.
(And he can let other jurisdictions spend their money doing all that.)
If only there was one constant that every one of these trials and charges and prosecutions (and losing) had in common.
Although I'd really bet that Trump knows these endless appeals are losers.
I mean, yeah, if he gets a judge who'll give him a freebie hed be ok with that.
But I'd bet that every one of his attorney told him that these things are doomed. And Trump was "who cares? As long as losing takes several months, I'll keep pulling that handle."