We’ve reached another “turning point” in the Russia investigation. The walls are once again “closing in” on President Trump. The “noose is tightening.”
Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress about the extent of his interactions with the Russian government. He had in fact been in talks with Russia about a possible Trump property development in Moscow until June 2016. He had told Congress the talks with Russia ended in January 2016 when they had, in fact, gone into June of that year.
The New York Times editorial board called this “a turning point for Donald Trump’s presidency.”
“[T]his is a dangerous moment,” wrote Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, perhaps in a dark room with only a flashlight on his face. “The walls are closing in…”
Earlier this week, the Guardian reported a widely criticized piece, attributed only to anonymous sources and without any documentation, that claimed former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort had “secret talks” with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2016.
Liberal Rob Reiner reacted on Twitter, writing, “The noose is tightening on the Criminal-In-Chief.”
This is the language Trump’s critics use each and every time there’s a development in the Mueller investigation, no matter how dull or empty.
The Daily Beast in March headlined a column by Rick Wilson with, “The walls are closing in on Trump,” though it contained no new revelations about the ongoing investigations.
In January, Business Insider wrote, “The Russia investigation is reaching a pivotal moment and it looks like it’s closing in on Trump.”
Vanity Fair, as far back as September 2017, said that Mueller “is officially closing in on Trump.”
Wake me up when the point closes in, the walls finally pivot, and the noose turns.
