UNTIL TOMORROW, BUT THAT'S JUST ANOTHER TIME

Donald Trump now says “I have no idea whether there are “tapes” or recordings of my conversations with James Comey, but I did not make, and do not have, any such recordings.”  Gosh, where would anyone have gotten the crazy idea that Trump was recording his White House conversations?

There’s only one logical conclusion.  When Trump tweeted “James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations”) he was attempting to intimidate Comey as a witness against him.  I’m no lawyer, but that looks like “Obstruction of Justice – Witness Tampering Through Intimidation, Threats, or Corrupt Persuasion” to me. 

A few weeks ago, an attorney on Twitter (@PopeHat) wrote this.  “Seriously, Trump's recent behavior highlights the importance of a defense attorney with good client control.  People accused of things feel an overpowering urge to DO something, to SAY something, to take ACTION, to GET IN FRONT OF IT.  It is freakishly common that doing something/saying something is what sinks them -- supplies crucial evidence or a new crime.”  Good luck with client control when your client is Donald Trump.

We can add this episode to Trump’s already long list of high crimes and misdemeanors.  We can also add it to the long list of reasons why foreign leaders – allies and adversaries alike – see us as unreliable.  Our president will say any ridiculous thing, make any false claim, if he thinks it helps him in the moment.  And then deny it the next day, and act outraged if anyone questions either statement.