The world he's used to is one of development deal-making, where backstabbing is de rigeur and your word is worthless without a large cash infusion. Not that governing doesn't indulge these features, but people do pay attention to what you say, and sometimes even hold you to it. Trump is comfortable operating in an environment where nobody takes too much notice of what you might have promised, but if they do, and it blows up in your face, well, that's why the good lord invented bankruptcy court.

Politics is different. Even Paul Ryan has gotten squeamish about Trump's lack of experience, even though he's still trying to defend Trump. The lies, evasions, bullybluster, and denials are snowballing on Trump, and he doesn't know how to head it off or get out of the way because that's not the way things are done in his world. His approval numbers among Republicans remain high, but fewer people continue to identify as Republican, which suggests that Republicans who have become disaffected with the Trump Train have quit identifying themselves as Republican.

This is not going to get better for Trump anytime soon.

Seriously, if "Obama is a Kenyan Muslim" and "I was being wiretapped through my microwave" didn't completely destroy his credibility, one more outrageous claim won't.

He made sure to specify what was actually said vs. his opinions on what things meant. He stated clearly when he was giving opinions which might be wrong, but with his years of FBI and other experience why he came to his conclusions. While some criticized Comey for lack of knockout punches, he was extremely professional, meticulous, and serious in his testimony.

Trump damn well said the word "loyalty". That is one of the words that forced Comey to memorialize the discussions.

Now Trump can try the typical Trump defenses that he was just joking, or when he said loyalty he really meant something lesser....but to deny he asked for it is utter bullshit

Spun it as "loyalty to the country" or some such?

His lies and BS have served him well so far, paving his way into White House so he thinks he can just continue with the same antics.

He has never been held personally accountable or responsible in his entire 70 years. He could bluster, bully, threaten with his lawyers, file lawsuits and occasionally reach a settlement where he did not have to admit wrongdoing.

Depending on your view, he either surrendered it way back in the (pick a decade, any decade)'s, or else he is being relentlessly slandered and attacked by lying dogs who vomit lies from thief mouthed every moment of the day and night.

Who's in the middle ground where THIS is their last straw?

and went through with it anyway. IMO, there's no question who the liar is.

All of the intel people have said it was false.

Jeebus Cherist man. Been in a coma? Amnesia? Watching FauxNews?

on his own Vicious Petard.

How many contortions House Speaker Gumby will go through with this one.

Does not include - get it - words.

with in a tweet after he fired him. If he fails to provide the tapes, then it's obvious that Trump was lying about their existence, or they don't back him up. Either way he's screwed.