Dan Rather came up with a new nickname for President Donald Trump and those who surround him.

In light of mounting legal troubles ― including this week’s plea deal by former longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohen and eight convictions against former campaign manager Paul Manafort ― the veteran newsman tweeted:

Abraham Lincoln - Team of Rivals

Donald Trump - Flock of Felons — Dan Rather (@DanRather) August 23, 2018

Rather also spoke about Trump’s presidency on CNN.

“Look at how many people have either pled guilty or in Manafort’s case been found guilty,” Rather told Don Lemon. “We are on an ocean the likes that which no one has been on and the headwinds right now are against Donald Trump.”

Rather also urged people not to dismiss Trump as “crazy.”

“I don’t subscribe to that,” Rather said. “I don’t think he’s crazy at all. I do think he’s increasingly cornered, and people who get really in a corner frequently can’t think as straight as they would otherwise do and the pressure is on Donald Trump.”

Veteran journalist Dan Rather: "Look at how many people have either (pleaded) guilty or in Manafort's case been found guilty. We are on an ocean the likes that which no one has been on and the headwinds right now are against Donald Trump" https://t.co/JIKDA0VVBV pic.twitter.com/hU6IX28HAE — CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) August 23, 2018

Rather also drew parallels to the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and said “we should expect things at least for a while to get worse, hoping that they get better.”

"We are in kind of a political theater of the absurd now. And we should expect things at least for awhile to get worse, hoping that they get better," says veteran journalist Dan Rather about the White House reeling in the wake of Cohen's guilty plea and Manafort's conviction pic.twitter.com/8fNANrtdcX — CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) August 23, 2018

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