№ 561: Pardons From Rose Garden (part the first?)

THE SWAMP, March 27

I’m fine with Mike Flynn — good guy, I like him.

His lying to Pence? I call that a whim.

Paul Manafort I would never sell short,

he was, in some ways, my closest cohort.

And dear Roger Stone, why need he atone?

With nothing admitted, he must be acquitted,

if a jury can't see it, I will decree it.

(Memo to Stone: Man, we're okay, relax.

But, please, not my face tattooed on your back

unless you are fixin’ to cover up Nixon’s —

it's not Dickie's face, it's more I need my space.)

№ 422.1: EXTRA! Manafort Overboard! (White House reacts)

Guardian: Paul Manafort: Trump's ex-campaign chair agrees to cooperate with Mueller

Prosecutor announces arrangement during hearing in Washington DC where Manafort pleaded guilty to two criminal charges

Batten the hatches!

Get FOX to distort!

Manafort overboard!

We're headed to court.

How do we deal with this?

Is Rudy equipped

to do a plea deal

now that Paul's flipped?

Can I escape

disguised as Melanie?

Hand me a pen

so I can pardon me.

It's in my power,

like it or not.

And if you don't,

I'll have you shot

just like Vlad can

in Russia, you see?

I don't know how she did it,

but I blame Hil-a-ry.

No. CLXII: My Weekly Reader revisited

Trump Reveal and Disgrace

repeal and replace

ever so sweet

watch uninsured

die in the street

Brexit

Rule Britannia

Britannia rule the Thames

even if it's just

from London to Gravesend

British Empire

Trump/Kim

nukes and sass

“No, I'll kick your ass”

all that remains

will just be stains

Trump/Nixon

one thing Trump won't

take from Nixon's playbook

who'd ever believe his

“I'm not a crook.”

Manafort

I retort

I did not consort.

(Vlad, old sport, 

where's my diplo passport?)

Trump Midnight Confusions

I herewith order

closing the border.

(Which one's my wife,

which one's my daughter?)

Genocides

sometimes Hutus kill Tutsis

sometimes Tutsis kill Hutus

the only difference is who

you send the bill to

Religions

of late I've concluded

(need I add wearily)

there's no taking

religion seriously