"If the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has proved anything in his 18-month-long investigation — besides how intensely Russia meddled
in an American presidential election — it is that Mr. Trump surrounded
himself throughout 2016 and early 2017 with people to whom lying seemed
to be second nature.
They lied to
federal authorities even when they had lawyers advising them, even when
the risk of getting caught was high and even when the consequences for
them were dire.
