Trump’s elation after his address to Congress on Tuesday, quickly plunged into bitter recriminations and the need for alone time this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. Three million taxpayer dollars is a small price to pay for a weekend of presidential wound-licking. Trump also banned two of his BFF’s, Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon from setting foot on Air force One!
During Senator Jeff Session’s confirmation hearing, it is easy to miss the wording of Senator Al Franken’s question. Franken didn’t inquire about Session’s personal communication with the Russians, although Sessions wrongly anticipated that the question would be personal. Session’s answering lie served only to implicate himself. Many of Trump’s current and former staffers also comprise the tip of Trump’s Russian iceberg. Each and every one takes the guilty and evasive tone that screams ‘I’m hiding something!’ J.D. Gordon, Carter Page and Paul Manafort have all given nervous and suspicious responses. Manfort, Trump’s former campaign manager was asked whether Trump had any connections with Russian oligarchs. Manafort’s answer cannot be more vague: “If that’s what he said.” John Oliver: “That was so unconvincing, it probably set off an unplugged polygraph machine sitting in a closet somewhere.”