Like Watergate, the cover-up is what was important...

[63splitwindow]

Had they stated, from the beginning, that they would investigate what had occurred and limited their comments to that pending this surfacing it would have been appropriate. No, they chose the Nixon route which demonstrates a fatal flaw right out of the gate. This IS important.

[Kingofalldems]

1. Pretty much everything they say is a lie.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Can you state one truth they have put forth??

[Kingofalldems]

9. Actually no, I gave them credit for the weather outside or something.

[63splitwindow]

3. Definitely demonstrated to be their default setting. nt

[tallahasseedem]

4. That stationary is as hideous as the lie...

Of course, speculation is that Meredith McIver is as real as Trump when he would troll as a publicist. McIver=MacGyver? Hmmm...

[Nevernose]

11. Assuming it's real, the stationary shows a crime

If McIver actually exists, and is employed by Trump's businesses, then they're violating federal statutes. If she works for the company, she can't work for the campaign.

[yellowcanine]

5. And Manafort led the cover up. He is the one who should resign.

He was in total denial mode right up to this morning on CNN with Chris Cuomo. And he tried to blame the Clinton campaign for the accusation when they were totally silent on it. If Meredith McIver is telling the truth, then Manafort clearly has been lying.

[Brother Buzz]

6. 'innocent mistake'?

The clever Rickroll reference demonstrated malicious intent and I believe McIver did not insert it. Trump et al. got punked and they are pissed; there is a Rat in their camp and they have no clue who it is. Sweet!

[63splitwindow]

7. Average Don the Con supporter reaction to mention of Watergate...

[Atman]

8. "Oh, gosh...they rejected my resignation. So I'll still get paid."

Or you could just leave. Clean out your desk and leave. You don't have to be "approved" to leave a job. You just don't show up. It's not like she was the star of a hit sitcom. I've worked in politics for years...there are thousands of eager, intelligent campaign workers hungry to help out any campaign.

[63splitwindow]

10. Why would her "To Whom It May Concern" be on Trump letterhead...

[Mendocino]

12. Follow the money

is also associated with Watergate, though it is most certainly an invention of the screenwriter. Anyway it would be interesting to see if this fall person just deposited, say $50,000, in newly created offshore account. Drumpf knows all about them.

Of course this would depend if she is real at all.

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. There's a real question as to whether this person even exists