From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump’s legal drama

NEW YORK — Even by Donald Trump’s standards, this was a dizzying week.The first criminal prosecution of a former president began in earnest with opening statements and testimony in a lower Manhattan courtroom. But the action quickly spread to involve more than half a dozen cases in four states and the nation’s capital. Twice during the week, lawyers for Trump were simultaneously appearing in different courtrooms.The collision of so many cases within a five-day span underscores the…