seandotpolitics:

“Whether or not what Trump did was technically illegal is beside the point. Trump lied to the American people about all of it – and the Kremlin knew he lied. It’s easy to imagine that Trump’s good friend Vladimir Putin may have reminded him about that in those private meetings they like so much. It’s not as sexy as some of the other rumored kompromat, but it’s got teeth. Trump canceled his scheduled meeting with Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires this weekend. The White House has said this was because of the recent skirmishes between Russia and Ukraine. More likely Trump just didn’t want to face Putin. All this was supposed to be their little secret.”

— Michael Cohen’s deal is an outright catastrophe for Trump — and he knows it (via wilwheaton)