Now he loves cannibals? If I had made this up, you wouldn’t believe it. It’s too stupid. Donny made a campaign stop in New Jersey, where he referred to a notorious mob boss as “the great Alphonse Capone.” Al Capone? THAT’S who Donny admires? Maybe, but not as much as fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, whom Donny referred to as a “wonderful man.”

The guy who played Hannibal Lecter in the TV version said Donny was like a wind of fresh air or something. Donny has a fragile ego. He thinks if someone says something nice about him, he should return the favor. Donny can’t remember that Lecter, the character, is played by an actor, so now he thinks Hannibal Lecter was a “wonderful man.” Either that, or he really DOES admire murderers and cannibals. Like Putin?

Actually, when it comes to Donny, I can’t rule out that he admires murderers and cannibals…

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Michael Cohen takes the stand today in the election interference case. Most people call it the hush money case, but the hush money was election interference in that it kept the electorate from knowing about his affairs before the election – and he embezzled from his company to do it. THAT, of course, is the basis for yet another of his lies, that the public responded to the charges in 2016 when they voted for him despite his being an unfaithful, dirty dog. But I digress.

Cohen is famous for being Trump’s fixer, the guy who helped Donny get away with so many things for so long. Cohen is ALSO famous for being a liar. These days, he’s making a name for himself on the left by calling Donny very bad names in public. (As a sidebar, I sure do wish the left would stop giving him a platform. Sure, it’s fun hearing a one-time Trump insider rip on Donny, but Cohen is an opportunist, not a source. He’s told his story. He has nothing new to add – except invective. His presence hurts the credibility of any organization that offers him a microphone…)

The prosecution is calling Cohen because Cohen knows, as the saying goes, “where the bodies are buried.” He was the inside guy. He knew a LOT. He’s likely to spill every detail and he’s likely to do so gleefully. But he’s no lock.

He really IS a well known, long established liar. The defense is likely to point that out – aggressively. Also, all that fun he’s having calling Donny bad names in the media? It clearly indicates Cohen has an agenda against Donny. Do you think the defense is going to leave that alone? Here’s the defense line: “This guy HATES Donald Trump AND is a well known, documented liar. Why WOULDN’T he make up harmful things to hurt our precious client?”

The prosecution will try to blunt that by exposing Cohen’s lying and criminal history early on. “Yeah, we know the guy’s no good. But rats run with rats. We weren’t likely to find an upstanding citizen who helped Donny commit crimes. THAT’S why we proved everything he’s going to say with corroborating evidence before we asked you good people to spend time listening to his story.”

It’s hard to say how that will play out but most people understand that’s how corruption is prosecuted, one rat turning on another. Stay tuned…

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Senator Bob Menendez starts HIS trial today, too. He’s a Democrat, up on charges of bribery and obstruction. His wife, Nadine, is charged, too, along with three businessmen, one of whom has already pleaded guilty.

Federal agents have built a pretty strong case against this guy. He should have taken a plea himself but, he’s “looking forward to proving his innocence,” as are ALL accused criminals on that level – just before their convictions. Good luck there, Bob. They found $480,000 dollars hidden around your house – all from questionable sources. Then the legal eagles found that you were taking all kinds of bribes for “favors” performed for foreign governments, which makes you a foreign agent, first for Egypt, then Qatar.

You’re likely going to jail, Bob. You’re likely going to…hey, wait a minute. How do we know this isn’t yet another political hit job by Joe Biden? Of course Biden is sitting in the Oval, tricking people into committing crimes so he can prosecute them and look strong. How he got Trump to cook his own books for decades before being caught is a great mystery and a testament to the powers of Joe Biden.

I’ll tell you this: if Biden has that kind of masterful control over criminal minds and criminal activities in this country, MAGA should just stand down. How could anyone compete?