Some highlights:
Late in the week, Trump organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was granted immunity to testify about hush money payments and possibly more. Weisselberg has worked for Trump for decades and knows arguably the most about where the money comes and goes.
National Enquirer publisher David Pecker was also granted immunity to talk about hush money paid to buy and bury any stories unflattering to Trump.
The article notes: "For the first time, I’m hearing real fear and concern in the voices of Trump allies. The warning lights of growing legal jeopardy are flashing red. [Trump's] former lawyer and campaign manager are going to jail, the lawyer has implicated him in a federal crime... All of this goes way beyond the Robert Mueller investigation. This is now in the hands of federal prosecutors, and they can keep going regardless of what happens with the Russia probe — including, possibly, digging into Trump's business affairs."
The wildfire consuming the Trump presidency has spread past Robert Mueller's team, meaning even if the President managed to get that shut down somehow, other federal prosecutors would continue their work digging into Trump's affairs.
The Axios piece concludes: "The bottom line: Trump's legal peril is getting worse, not better." Indeed. Stay tuned.
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