Already one republican congressman in the swing district is bowing out in part because of the scandal, headlines today reporting to a giant 2018 headache for republicans for that same reason. Because a referendum on trumps conduct could cost them suburban voters. To quote the New York Times today, the Midterm Campaign appears destined to turn more on the behavior of the man in the white house than any other in decades that we have seen. Lets start at the white house with our correspondent jeff bennett. One reason trump cant get out in front of this is because he wont say anything about Stormy Daniels. Why is he doing this . Thats right, look, the president s tweets spare almost no one, but hes been uncharacteristically silent on this issue involving daniels. Our colleague Kristen Welker spoke with a Senior Administration official and put this question to this official, saying why hasnt the president said anything, and the response was that the president has sought counsel among his aid
Accused domestic abuser return to the west wing. Sound familiar . Probably because youve read similar headlines about the return of Michael Flynn or the return of Reince Priebus or the return of Corey Lewandowski. And because you also might be hearing about another person that trump might want back right now, amid news that two more attorneys have rejected overt e overtures by the white house to defend the president president russia investigation, theres talk that former trump attorney Marc Kasowitz could be rehired to serve on the president s defense team. The president of the United States does not have a criminal defense lawyer. That is a terrible predicament for him. If i had clients or friends or associates that were even being investigated for shoplifting, the first thing i would be telling them is, get yourself a lawyer. The fact is, this is really an unprecedented situation, where the president of the United States is having difficulty getting a firstclass legal team. Youre not