MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fall of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former attorney, is a watershed moment for the Trump presidency. As a former investigator, I see the Cohen affair’s most damning revelation to be the President’s knowing and longtime association with a criminal, not that the criminal in question pleaded guilty to a crime that directly implicates the President of the United States (as disturbing as that is). Given the evidence, Trump can no longer plausibly deny that he was willing to cross the line and work with Cohen to break the law. After being sentenced on Wednesday to three years in federal prison for committing crimes against the United States, Cohen insisted he was ‘taking full responsibility’ for his past actions. Despite his emphatic declarations of remorse and contrition, Cohen shouldn’t be surprised if the American people respond to such claims with a giant dose of skepticism. The same hesitation should be applied to any denials from Trump.”
–Josh Campbell, “The most damning revelation from the Cohen case,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, December 12, 2018 6:41 am