Once upon a time—say, up until 11:59 P.M. on January 19, 2017—being charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution at a massage parlor busted in a human trafficking sting generally precluded one from being invited to come hang out at the White House and pose for photos in the Rose Garden. Now, though, it’s just another day in the Trump West Wing!

Politico reports that Donald Trump has no intention of making his good pal Robert Kraft stay home when the New England Patriots come to celebrate their Super Bowl win this spring. While officials consider it a “bad idea” for the president of the United States to host a man accused of paying for sex at a Florida massage parlor, they’ve apparently “refrained from sharing their concerns,” knowing that Trump is unlikely to listen and invite Kraft regardless. “This will ultimately be [Trump’s] call,” a former White House official told Politico. “The question is a comms problem about whether or not they want Bob Kraft to be there given all the stuff that went down.”

Of course, it’s not at all surprising that the former real-estate developer would remain loyal to a guy implicated in a sex scandal, which is kind of his thing. After Bill O’Reilly settled for $13 million with five women who’d accused him of sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior, Trump insisted the ex-Fox News host was a “good person” who didn’t do “anything wrong.” While minorities, women, and non-billionaires are guilty until proven innocent—and still guilty after that—in Trump’s book, when it comes to people like Brett Kavanaugh, the president is suddenly a criminal-justice activist, declaring the treatment of his favorite beer-bong enthusiast “violate[d] every notion of fairness, decency, and due process.”

Kraft, who denies engaging in “any illegal activity,” is expected to reject a plea deal offered by prosecutors that would require him to admit he would likely be found guilty if the case went to trial. The deal would also require Kraft to complete 100 hours of community service, get screened for S.T.D.s, and take a course on the dangers of prostitution.

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