as a sex scandal in america. it certainly isn't what qualifies as a sex scandal in france, but there seems to be nothing sick about it in anyone's definition of sick. it's a story alleging that paul manafort had an affair with a younger woman, which we all know is a life specialty of donald trump's. but the "national enquirer" is a trump tool. when it comes to trump's stories, the "national enquirer" is simply another version of donald trump's tweets. the "national enquirer" does not publish anything that donald trump does not want the "national enquirer" to accomplish. so paul manafort has every right to read the "national enquirer" today as an attack on him authorized by donald trump. it may be the most unwise attack donald trump has ever launched because as the special prosecutor closes in on paul manafort, paul manafort will be facing the possibility of five years in federal prison on possible tax evasion charges for what could be tens of millions of dollars in cash that was paid for activities paul manafort performed involving the country