Michael who? How Republicans will try to brush off the mounting Trump omniscandal.

These excuses are already laughably bad

Michael Cohen.
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Mike Pence has had just about enough, consarn it.

Asked by NBC's Andrea Mitchell whether he agrees with President Trump that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is a "hoax," the vice president dodged the question, but said in his signature more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger tone, "In the interest of the country, I think it's time to wrap it up."

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Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a senior writer with The American Prospect magazine and a blogger for The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and web sites, and he is the author or co-author of four books on media and politics.