President Trump is flipping his lid over his former lawyer and other longtime confidants cooperating with prosecutors.
Amid a week in which he was directly implicated in a criminal conspiracy, Trump fumed — using language worthy of a “Goodfellas” character — about “flippers” turning state’s evidence against those higher up the food chain.
The President went so far as to say it might be better if “flipping” were illegal because people “just make up lies.”
“I know all about flipping,” Trump told Fox News last week. “For 30, 40 years I’ve been watching flippers. Everything’s wonderful, and then they get 10 years in jail and they flip on whoever the next highest one is, or as high as you can go.
“It almost ought to be outlawed,” he added. “It’s not fair.”
His wiseguy-like remarks have led to speculation that Trump truly fears what information his former loyalists may see fit to share as legal and political battles rage around the President and talk of impeachment escalates.
“The President’s comments regarding flippers would seem to indicate a nervousness about what his associates might reveal to prosecutors and thus what might put him in jeopardy of impeachment and eventual legal prosecution,” Princeton professor Keith Whittington told the Daily News.