The source of President Donald Trump's anger appears to be Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort, according to one MSNBC panelist.
Last week, Politico revealed that the president's "mood has darkened" while the Russia story has dominated the news.
“Every day you wake up, and it’s 'Manafort this,' 'Manafort that.' It’s crazy,” one close adviser said. “How do you get away from it?”
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace suggested the way of "getting away from it" is not to hire someone "who offers to work for free and has a dirty book of business."
The Root's politics editor Jason Johnson agreed, noting it would probably save Trump some "trouble" in the future.
"A lot of it is Manafort," said Johnson. "There have been some small fish [special counsel Robert] Mueller has been able to grab and flip. Cohen and Manafort are the beginning of Trump being exposed. He can't hide from these men because they worked with him very closely."
When it comes to Cohen specifically, Trump can't make any claim that isn't true because all Cohen would have to do is release a tape.
"That's where a lot of this anger comes from, and it's going to ratchet up not just because the investigation continues, but as we look at the possibility of Democrats retaking the House and all of this turning into an impeachment proceeding may be in the fall of 2019, that is what this president truly fears," he continued.
Johnson also said that it's evident from lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s actions that they don't believe they will be in any legal trouble.
"They come up with a new explanation every five minutes," he closed.
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