 bad. The only way out of this was for Trump to win reelection or for the judge to just throw this out. So they certainly got what they wanted, a massive victory. ABC's Catherine Falters, some previous questionable rulings by the judge have been overturned on appeal. He has a running mate, the former president tapping Ohio freshman Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate. The venture capitalist wrote Hillbilly Elegy.