I doubt Donald Trump would have such a reputation for being a "strong leader" without having egged on his most ardent followers with intimations of violence.

"There was no intimation from the side of the theatre management or the actor's team that they will be visiting the theatre," Hyderabad police chief CV Anand said.

He dismissed Trump’s threats — or intimations of blackmail, if you will — saying California’s Republican lawmakers wouldn’t stand for disaster relief being cut off if Trump, indeed, tried to do so.

The multiple intimations of television made me smile.

That offered the first intimation of the defense strategy: presenting as commonplace actions that the prosecutors have deemed criminal.