For most people, the person to watch during the Martha Stewart trial has been Martha Stewart, but for me, it has been New Yorker writer and CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin. It wasn't that long ago that Toobin laid out every piece of paper and every phone log he had found in a lengthy piece for The New Yorker. If you followed the paper trail in that article, the only logical conclusion you could reach was that Stewart did nothing wrong.
 
Stewart was, of course, subsequently indicted. Now, on CNN, Toobin is calling her arrogant and stupid for not apologizing to the court months ago for the lie he formerly implied she did not tell. A number of things could have happened:
 
1. Toobin was duped by Stewart and is now taking revenge. But if Stewart deceived Toobin, why didn't he say so?
 
2. Toobin was duped by Stewart and did say so, and I missed it.
 
3. CNN doesn't want anyone on the air implying that Stewart may be innocent.
 
I have no idea which of the above is true. A few months ago, Toobin did write another analysis for The New Yorker, which takes a different turn than his original one did.
 
No matter what happened, it is still very suspicious that the government, using my tax money, has convicted Stewart of lying about a crime with which she was never charged--a crime that netted her very little money. It has a real Through the Looking Glass Red Queen feel to it. Commit insider trading--go to the White House. Don't get charged with insider trading--go to prison. Got it?