This statement by Mark and Rich's comment about Trump's aids not doing what he asked really tweaked what I had already been thinking. Trump's got a road-map to follow, laid down for him by our own government here in Canada, who essentially is caught in the same kind of quagmire (did Trudeau break the law? If his aides didn't do what he asked, is that mean he's off the hook? Did he commit obstruction?). There was a huge out-cry here in Canada too, and the Trudeau Liberals have just been saying "nothing to see here" and changing the subject, hoping everyone will just forget about LavScam and the potential malfeasance committed. Can Trump get away with the same strategy?
Granted Trudeau and Trump operate differently. Trump just doesn't care, and says so, while Trudeau tries to play the sanctimony card. But the strategy is the same - just deny, ignore, lie, spin, and hope it goes away in time for the next election. I am not saying that Trump would have acted differently if he didn't already have the Trudeau model to follow, but he does have a precedent now to follow, set by our own gang of lying slime right here in Canada.