The Beginning of The End?

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Has #Trump become the first real president who stole Christmas? Is he ruining the festive spirit of goodwill by canceling a yearly fiesta for the White House press corps? The tradition was to put aside any differences for one night and enjoy a lavish party that would see spouses and family invited to be merry. More about this from Fox later inside this news and information cluster.

The true moral of this story is to always tell the truth. One lie follows another lie, then more lies are needed to cover the others. Calling facts fake will not``` make it go away. Truth must always be the only policy. The writing’s on the wall and they are closing in.

As the @realdonaldtrump longtime fixer gets sentenced to prison for crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to conceal his boss’ alleged sexual affairs, telling a judge that he agreed to cover up for Trump's actions. 'Dirty deeds': Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison https://apnews.com/d6dbb8b02a4446f6800de794b45523e6

Trump ex-lawyer Cohen given three years in prison as risks rise for... https://reut.rs/2GeubC6

Forget Cohen — here’s why Maria Butina’s plea is the worst news ever for Trump https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/forget-cohen-heres-maria-butinas-plea-…

Fox News' Judge Napolitano pulled no punches, saying we now know that Trump "committed a felony" Fox News’ Judge Napolitano: We Now Know Trump ‘Committed a Felony’ https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-judge-napolitano-we-now-know-tru…

Trump confides to friends he's concerned about impeachment. Despite public declarations that he's unconcerned, the president has told people close to him he's alarmed about the prospect of impeachment. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-confides-friends-he-…

The National Enquirer’s parent company has agreed to tell prosecutors everything it knows about Donald Trump — and it might know a lot. A ‘loud gong’: National Enquirer’s surprise deal could imperil Trump https://politi.co/2C7Ikgi

Meanwhile, as the story unravels, do the excuses appear to keep changing? Trump's payment explanations shift as legal exposure grows https://apnews.com/4cfcde31b63e491e95d3f99c9612b6fa

Trump's former friends flip as he faces a new reality https://cnn.it/2PC8VWe

The tabloid says it worked with Trump campaign to pay 2016 hush money:... https://reut.rs/2UGkH5Q

Cooper highlights Trump, Cohen's dirty deeds https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/12/13/dirty-deeds-trump-anders…

Trump cancels White House Christmas party for the press https://fxn.ws/2SLCUx0

Michael Cohen’s sentence could rain ‘tragedy’ on Don Jr, Eric, and Ivanka Trump: Vanity Fair reporter Michael Cohen’s sentence could rain ‘tragedy’ on Don Jr, Eric and Ivanka Trump: Vanity Fair reporter https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/michael-cohens-sentence-rain-tragedy-d…

Mueller's "Russia investigation" is set to go global. In court filings due to drop in 2019, prosecutors will unveil Middle Eastern countries' attempts to influence U.S. politics - Get Ready for Mueller's Phase Two: The Middle East Connection https://www.thedailybeast.com/get-ready-for-muellers-phase-two-the-midd…

"Mueller should try to indict Trump. It would guarantee his report goes public." https://wapo.st/2EuMqS2