Well, it was quite a week, with the conviction of Trump's former campaign manager and the guilty plea by his former lawyer/fixer.
Nancy Pelosi visited our station and denounced Trump's "culture of corruption."
The extent of that corruption is just becoming apparent. Younger people ask me whether this is worse than Watergate. As I think about it, this is much worse than Watergate because in that case, no one accused the President (Nixon) of being personally corrupt.
Rather, he presided over and directed a coverup of a burglary.
Trump, by contrast, appears to be mired in many layers of corruption. I fear we have a President so evil and compromised that there may be little we can do to correct the situation.
Impeachment may be the only solution. Pelosi said the Democrats need 23 seats in this fall's election to take back control of the House. It is the House of Representatives that can issue an impeachment order.
(The Senate has to convict.)
I can see no other course than impeachment now. A sitting President cannot be indicted, apparently.
Trump's arrogance is apparent. He thinks he can get away with anything and maybe, sadly, he can. If the Dems fail to retake the House, he will have at least two more years to continue this horror show.
Meanwhile, Special Counselor Robert Mueller continues to close in on Trump. As a former investigator myself I recognize his strategy. He has charged and/or convicted the lower level people around Trump to flip the higher-ups. He already has Cohen, the lawyer, accusing Trump of crimes in his payoffs of his mistresses.
Trump must feel like a caged animal now, with the walls of the cage moving in on him.
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