Trump, Mueller, Manafort, and Cohen

The Aging Homo's Gonna Get Him Some Trump

...None of this would be happening, of course, but for Bob Mueller's effort to drive President Trump from office on behalf of his de facto client, the Democratic Party. 

As we and others have said many times, what is going on in the courts is mostly theater - unless, of course, you are Paul Manafort or Michael Cohen. President Trump can't be indicted, so legal niceties are not very material. 

The Mueller Switch Project has three objectives: 

1) furnish House Democrats (assuming they take the majority in November) with ammunition to impeach the President; 

2) help the Democrats to win the midterm elections; and 

3) make President Trump's re-election less likely in 2020. 

Today's legal developments unquestionably represent a step forward for the Democrats on all three fronts. But in principle, there is no reason why they should change the landscape. Manafort's conviction has nothing to do with Trump. 

And no matter how Mueller may try to dress it up with talk about campaign finance - which voters don't care about, anyway - the Cohen plea simply confirms what we already knew - that Trump tried to keep Stephanie Clifford quiet. 

I doubt that it is a big deal to a significant number of voters, and I doubt that tomorrow's headlines will move the needle on the midterm election..."

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