There's a saying in Washington that it isn't the crime that brings you down, it's the cover-up. I think it's more often the cover-up of the cover-up…and Trump may still find himself in deep trouble for the cover-up of the cover-up of the cover-up. He's sure convincing a lot of folks that he's terrified of an investigation. Here are some links…
- There are dozens of articles out there pointing out how the White House can't muster a coherent story and how they're all contradicting each other. Here's William Saletan with one of those.
- Trump was wondering why the Civil War couldn't just be settled easily. If he was the kind of person who read, he could read this and find out.
- Matt Yglesias annotates Trump's amazing, uninformed interview with The Economist.
- A chat with John Dean about the similarities between Watergate and what's going on these days. I think the comparisons only go so far, at least so far. But there is a parallel between two presidents desperately wanting to halt an investigation.
- Rod Dreher is one of those conservatives who has been willing to tolerate or overlook a lot of Trump misbehavior and outright lying. If Obama or Clinton had done those things, they would be outrageous and sinister and grounds for impeachment…but like a lot of his fellow right-wingers, Dreher isn't ready to give up yet on getting some items on his Wish List from Donald. It does sound though like he's getting close. And here's one more piece by him.
- And this one isn't just about Trump. Fred Kaplan has been unimpressed with what previous presidents have done in the category of Cybersecurity to stop hacking. He is similarly unimpressed with Trump's recent executive order.
Stephen Colbert couldn't be happier about Trump calling him untalented and filthy. I've got a feeling Bill Maher, Seth Meyers, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel, James Corden and maybe even Jimmy Fallon are all wondering how they can get a piece of that.