Michael Cohen, who was snatched out of obscurity and made famous and wealthy by Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion and bank fraud and two counts of making excessive campaign contributions.  Within the language describing the campaign law violations was the following: ... in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for public office. While Donald Trump was not named, there was little doubt that the reference was to the payments made by Michael Cohen to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal on Trump's behalf. Within a matter of minutes, the always vigilant mainstream media began immediately calling Trump a criminal and beating the drums for impeachment.  The justification: If Cohen was guilty of breaking the law, so, therefore, was Donald Trump.  Bret Stephens, the resident "conservative" at the New York Times, tweeted: I've been skeptical about the wisdom and merit of impeachment....(Read Full Post)