But even for those less inclined toward the melodramatic, Monday’s hearing was a bad day for the Trump White House. Any inquiry into Trump’s claim that his predecessor, then-President Barack Obama, ordered wiretaps on Trump’s phones. The question is, now that Comey has effectively shut the door on any possible probe of Trump’s claim, whether there’s some sort of endgame in sight for the “tapp” flap. But the Times’ sources leave the distinct impression that Trump has, perhaps, slipped the surly bonds of reality in a decidedly high-octane way. Think Diane Ladd in “Wild at Heart” with the lipstick and the David Lynchian brass stings.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2017 21:35 UTC