Monday, October 30, 2017 was far and away the worst day of Donald Trump's presidency. What was supposed to be the start of a week that saw Republicans rally to the cause of pushing through tax reform instead became a parade of horribles for the president. A federal judge struck down part of his ban on transgender people serving in the military. His approval ratings hit a new low, which is saying something because they already are pretty subterranean. And, oh yeah, his former campaign manager was indicted, and it was revealed that a former aide (George Papadopoulos) has pleaded guilty to lying to investigators in their probe about Russian collusion, and is now cooperating with the investigation. So yeah, even in an administration that has made having shitty days an art form, this one was particularly shitty. And how did our Glorious Leader respond? I know you'll find this shocking, but not well.

According to a report from The Washington Post, Donald Trump spent much of his Monday watching TV and, well, not having a very good time.

Separated from most of his West Wing staff — who fretted over why he was late getting to the Oval Office — Trump clicked on the television and spent the morning playing fuming media critic, legal analyst and crisis communications strategist, according to several people close to him. The president digested the news of the first indictments in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe with exasperation and disgust, these people said. He called his lawyers repeatedly. He listened intently to cable news commentary. And, with rising irritation, he watched live footage of his onetime campaign adviser and confidant, Paul Manafort, turning himself in to the FBI.

All day Monday, the Trump White House repeatedly and constantly tried to make the point that these indictments had nothing to do with President Trump. The public message (a.k.a. what was said on Fox News as though it were true) was that this was a big "nothingburger." (These public defenses also seemed to try their best to pretend they'd never heard of Papadopoulos.) But privately Trump aides were singing a different tune. A way less confident tune. In fact, it sounds like many are terrified of what's to come next.

Away from the podium, Trump staffers fretted privately over whether Manafort or Gates might share with Mueller’s team damaging information about other colleagues. They expressed concern in particular about Gates because he has a young family, may be more stretched financially than Manafort, and continued to be involved in Trump’s political operation and had access to the White House, including attending West Wing meetings after Trump was sworn in.

If you're keeping track, of the three criminal cases we learned of yesterday, at least two have the potential to be horribly damaging to Donald Trump, and the third one was his former campaign manger. So yeah, I feel pretty confident saying that it was a pretty bad day for the administration.

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