annie donaldson s notes could be the nixon s tapes of the mueller report. this does seem to hinge around some vehicle, tactic to bring this into people s living rooms. and the person who seems to get that is donald trump. donald trump s exertion of privilege i doubt he s read the whole report. it seems to have as much to do with keeping that television hearing drama from coming to pass as anything. donald trump knows television, the power of images. he was in show business for a number of years, prior to that, real estate developer new the use of a stunt to get press attention, he knows the power of that. your point is exactly right. i was in vietnam with him this february, and michael cohen s appearance for congress upstaged a summit with kim jong-un. that was what people cared about. it was so different than reading the words or reading the testimony. it was cohen taking the oath, sitting in front of congress and delivering, in his own words