Whatever happens now, Donaldson will exit public life in a way no one could have imagined

He spent his career in the spotlight, but the world will see very different images of ex-DUP leader this week

Jeffrey Donaldson takes a selfie with DUP colleagues

Suzanne Breen

Libel law prevents me from saying which Northern Ireland politician I thought most likely to ever sit in a dock facing criminal offences, but it most definitely was not Sir Jeffrey Donaldson.

I’m still struggling to believe that someone I’ve known since I entered journalism will appear before Newry Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with historical sex crimes.