All Eyes on the Presidency; The Atlantic, August 22, 2018

Adam Serwer, The Atlantic; All Eyes on the Presidency

"Manafort and Cohen may see prison time. But even if they are held to account, no one should be under the illusion that the outcomes of their cases on Tuesday legitimize a system of justice in which wealthy people who commit financial crimes can fully expect to get away with them. Trump did not create the rot in this system. He has merely made it obvious."