by questions under oath about what he did with his penis. Now that was a perjury trap.

I liked “Fear”. It seemed even more credible than the Wolff book.

Bob Woodward is the gold standard of investigative reporting. It doesn't mean he's always right, and I often disagree with him. But damn, the man is good at getting people to talk to get at the big picture.

I'm in the middle of "Fear." It's clear why Woodward picked that title.

campaign discussions I find too literal (and even question the accuracy) since Woodward
wasn't there and I doubt the veracity of the testimony that would have been given to him.

Also read Hillary was up 9 points in Pennsylvania and 7 points in N. Carolina in 5 pm exit polls.
How the hell could she have ended up losing them??

He was sued civilly and charged for impeachment with sex offenses.

The prosecutor will hang you on your own petard. The prosecutor won’t be asking trick questions that you could interpret as multiple choice crazy questioning. You either tell the truth and avoid being exposed as a liar or you lie. The trap part is the one you lay for yourself by lying.

the person responsible for creating the (metaphorical) bomb would be sent into the air (hoist) by being blown up(ward) by his own bomb.

to mean by a person’s own actions which is the way I used it. Metaphorically someone lying can have their own words be the bomb that they create themselves that blows up their lie.

...Trump has sound and sane people around him. They are the ones who are trying to save his presidency and prevent him from doing something crazy. But most of the time he refuses to listen to them, in preference to listening to others "crazy".

And in the end, its the sane and sound who decide to leave "crazy town".

Some other things that caught my eye, Trump is ADD. He can easily be distracted and all you have to do in stopping him on doing something stupid, just remove the "subject" from view.

And yes, he's a "fucking liar". When Priebus submitted his resignation and they agreed to wait a few days before announcing it, then as Priebus just got off the plane from talking to Trump, his phone alerts him to a tweet by Trump....announcing his departure.

And another scary part, once Trump says or commits to something, even if it's wrong, he thinks its weakness to admit you were in error. His tactic is deny, lie, deny, lie and deny and lie some more.