Crimes committed right out in the open are still crimes

One fact political journalism in this country has largely failed to absorb in the Age of Trump is that the scandal of a crime committed openly is still both a scandal and a crime:

Note: when asked about potential criminal liability for Michigan legislators who meet with Trump to further what, in the words renowned legal scholar Stringer Bell could be characterized as “a criminal fucking conspiracy,” Michigan’s attorney general this morning replied “we don’t comment on pending investigations.”