It was Robert Mueller’s best day so far, which meant it was Donald Trump’s worst. Minutes before Mr Trump’s former campaign manager was convicted on multiple counts of fraud, the president’s former personal lawyer said he had been directed by Mr Trump to break federal law to cover up affairs with a former porn star and a model. Both men were convicted on eight counts. It provided the clearest signal yet that Mr Mueller’s investigation is closing in on Mr Trump.
这是罗伯特•米勒(Robert Mueller)迄今最棒的一天,也意味着是唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)最糟糕的一天。在特朗普的前竞选经理被判多项欺诈罪名成立的前几分钟,他的前私人律师承认,在特朗普的指示下,他违反联邦法律,掩盖了特朗普与一名前色情明星及一名模特的婚外情。这名前竞选经理被判8项罪名成立,而那名前私人律师则主动就8项罪名认罪。这是迄今表明米勒的调查正在逼近特朗普本人的最明确信号。