For Many, Life in Trump’s Orbit Ends in a Crash Landing

The following article by Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman was posted on the New York Times website April 26, 2018:

Proximity to Pres. Trump has crushed many people.Credit: Tom Brenner/New York Times

WASHINGTON — Another day, another casualty. Or two.

By the time the sun set Thursday, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson was a failed cabinet nominee whose life had been picked apart for public consumption, and Michael D. Cohen was back in court facing possible criminal prosecution.

A ride on President Trump’s bullet train can be thrilling, but it is often a brutal journey that leaves some bloodied by the side of the tracks. In only 15 months in office, Mr. Trump has burned through a record number of advisers and associates who have found themselves in legal, professional or personal trouble, or even all three. Continue reading “For Many, Life in Trump’s Orbit Ends in a Crash Landing”