Stephen Boyd’s Capitol Hill briefing for Alabama’s business, financial, defense and government affairs executives.

On the morning of June 1 former President Donald Trump was a newly convicted felon, having just been found guilty on 34 criminal charges in New York stemming from a “hush money” scheme to influence the 2016 election by silencing a porn actress with whom he allegedly had an affair. That’s not a good look for anyone running for office and surely a low point, even for Trump. For most, a criminal conviction marks the end of the campaign—one way or another.

But Trump is not “most”, and that which is not truly the end is just another beginning. The turn of events in the five weeks since the verdict is remarkable: