On Tuesday, The New York Times brought us the gobsmacking report that President Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to scrap his agency's investigation into his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. This was a bombshell in the context of the larger Russia controversy, but also of the law: Some legal scholars are opening up to the idea this constitutes obstruction of justice, while Democrats and some pundits are starting to make noise about impeachment. That includes David Gergen, a former Nixon staffer who knows a thing or two.

But, as Seth Meyers reminded us last night, this was just the latest astronomically bad day for the White House after more than a week of non-stop chaos. The Late Night host constructed a timeline that really threw things into perspective:

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To recap, here's what it looks like to Meyers:

Monday: "We learned that then-President Obama warned Trump not to hire former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn."

Tuesday: "Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, which Comey found out about on TV."

Wednesday: "He met in the Oval Office with Russian diplomats, including an accused Russian spy."

Thursday: "He admitted he fired Comey specifically because of the Russian investigation."

Friday: "He threatened Comey with 'secret tapes' of their conversations."

Saturday: "The Justice Department began interviewing new candidates for FBI director."

Sunday: Somehow, nothing happened. Oh wait: "That was Mother's Day. So obviously Trump was doing what all normal husbands do: Spending the day alone on a golf course in a different state."

Monday: "We learned that Trump gave the Russians highly classified information."

Tuesday: "We learned that Trump asked Comey to shut down the FBI investigation into Michael Flynn."

The constant state of bedlam is beginning to sink this White House, even as the president continually launches people overboard in an attempt to keep his ship afloat. Even if he survives The Russian Connection and The Comey Memos and all the rest, you have to wonder if anyone will survive working for him.

Oh, and what happens when there's a scandal he didn't create himself?

Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.

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