1/ A couple thoughts about the Schmidt interview. No, he didn't blaze Trump for making typically Trumpian statements which were...
2/ ...his usual farrago of self-aggrandizing delusion. I think the impromptu nature of the interview should be taken into account.
3/ And there's plenty to love about letting Trump buy himself enough rope.
4/ All that said, I think there are a lot of lies to call down (not that the MAGAs care) from this piece. His view of how DOJ works is eye-popping because it's a window into his *actual* view of government. His lies about his issue knowledge are risible.
5/ His misread of China is a continued marvel to me. He was rolled like a cheap drunk by Xi and still doesn't get it.
6/ The 16-times denial of collusion, the "Manafort who?" angle, and the rent-free presence of Mueller in his brain tell you how bounded he feels.
7/ This wasn't some long-planned enterprise reporting piece. It popped up, If Trump's own discursive, rambling, stream-of-kookiness isn't an indictment of its own, I don't know what i.s
