When the news broke on Thursday that Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime attorney, had pleaded guilty to lying to Congress as part of a cooperation agreement with Robert Mueller, the president took the development in stride, by which we mean he flew off the handle and at least acted like a guilty man with something to hide. “When will this illegal Joseph McCarthy style Witch Hunt, one that has shattered so many innocent lives, ever end-or will it just go on forever?” he screeched on Twitter. “After wasting more than $40,000,000 (is that possible?), it has proven only one thing-there was NO Collusion with Russia. So Ridiculous!” On Friday, the tantrum continued:

That the president would lash out after his ex-lawyer admitted to lying about the fact that discussions concerning Trump Tower Moscow continued well into 2016, and that he briefed the then-candidate on how those talks went, is obviously not surprising. As many have surmised, it appears that the special prosecutor “is one step closer to showing links between Donald Trump‘s business interests in Russia and his conduct as a candidate for president,” a situation that would make anyone uncomfortable. But it seems possible that Trump reacting like a squirrel with rabies may also have something to do with questions being asked about Ivanka and Don Jr.’s involvement. Per Yahoo News: