That's the way they do it in mob movies, right?

Key line from Cohen: "He doesn't give you questions, he doesn't give you orders, he speaks in code, and I understand the code because I've been around him for a decade." Others who try defending Trump end up confirming this when they say "that's just how he talks."

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 27, 2019

And again, the defense of Trump is no defense at all.  Isn't there some phrase about defending the indefensible?