Truth In The Rear View Mirror

You've heard that objects in the rear view mirror might be closer than you think?  That's what it looks like for the fate of Donald Trump's presidency as the past continues to haunt him.

• Paul Manafort, the President's former campaign manager, was indicted on eight counts of bank and tax fraud charges.  That's not all.  He'll face another trial soon.
• Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney, has pled guilty to various campaign finance violations.  Cohen accuses the President of signing off on payments intended to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy bunny Karen McDougal from talking, weeks before the 2016 elections.
• John Brennan, who was CIA director under President Barack Obama, has seen his security clearance stripped mainly for accusing Trump of treason for his alleged mishandling of the Russian voting scandal.  The White House has indicated more might join Brennan out of the loop.
• Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is now Trump's mouthpiece, continues to embarass himself on TV by saying things that would feel right at home in George Orwell's "1984":  "Truth isn't truth", which was later amended to "truth is relative".

Trump reacted to all this with his usual angry tweets (just as First Lady Melania speaks out against cyber bullying) and yelling "no collusion" or "witch hunt" to anyone who'll listen, as well as boasting about how he could "take over" Robert Mueller's job of investigating alleged Russian meddling.  He even considers campaign finance violations and collusion as anything but crimes.

Fortunately for Trump, he's still President of the United States.  As long as he doesn't resign or get impeached before his term in office ends, the chances of indictment and/or conviction is slim to none, though the Constitution doesn't say much about prosecuting a President.

There has not been much talk of impeachment even after this week's developments.  The Democrats fear any talk of that might jinx their chances of retaking Congress this November.  The Republicans, in thrall to the President and his fanatical base, are keeping quiet if they know what's good for them.

The Trump-mobile is running at full speed, trying to outdistance the patrol car whose driver has a warrant for the President's arrest.  How will this end?  Will Donald Trump go down in a blaze of glory that would have made Thelma and Louise envious?