https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/opinion/cohen-trump-loyalty.html?fbclid=IwAR2wjEEiWBZDR-vdg7m0STOePynnuDXmlTGJDl2uinmIqxM-jwLhCm_OJfw
"By now Republicans must know, deep in their hearts, that Mr. Cohen’s portrayal of Mr. Trump as a “racist,” “a con man” and “a cheat” is spot on. So it is the truth they fear, and it is the truth — the fundamental reality of the world as it actually is — that they feel compelled to destroy. This is the central organizing principle of the Republican Party now. More than tax cuts. More than trade wars. More even than building a wall on our southern border. Republicans are dedicated to annihilating truth in order to defend Mr. Trump and they will go after anyone, from Mr. Cohen to Robert Mueller, who is a threat to him. He is their emperor, and they are his political Praetorian Guard."
