“When Laura Ingraham is amazed by something Donald Trump has said, and tries to save him from himself? Donald Trump has jumped the shark. But of course Trump often jumps the shark. And here we still are. And perhaps one shouldn’t, after all, be too alarmed by a politician claiming his opponent is being manipulated by men operating in the dark shadows. Politicians exaggerate and even make up things. It’s life in a democracy. But this wasn’t just any politician. It was the president. And this isn’t just any president. It’s one who’s not been afraid to encourage, or at least excuse, violence by his supporters. And it’s one who has shown himself willing to weaponize the executive branch of the federal government against his opponents. And it’s one who feels utterly unconstrained by norms and even laws when he can find a way around them. Or can get away with ignoring them. And it’s a president who has found many, many willing accomplices, enablers and rationalizers willing to work with him in the executive branch, protect him in Congress, support him from outside with money and influence, and – like Ingraham – defend him in the media. Russian state media – a reliable barometer of the mood at the Kremlin – remains fixated on election-related events in America. Affectionately referring to Donald Trump as ‘our Donald,’ ‘Trumpusha’ and ‘Comrade Trump,’ Russian lawmakers, experts and pundits repeatedly have expressed their concerns about the future of Moscow’s all-time favorite U.S. president.”
“Co-host of Russian state TV news talk show 60 Minutes Olga Skabeeva brought up the possibility that President Trump would end up seeking asylum in Russia to escape any prosecutions in the United States following the conclusion of his sole presidential term. Skabeeva emphasized that this was by no means a joking matter: ‘It’s all very serious,’ she said, as she pondered out loud about the nature of criminal charges Trump might soon be facing. Experts in the studio enthusiastically discussed the likelihood of Trump being charged with a bevy of offenses from tax evasion to fraud and sexual assault” – Daily Beast.