Quote:This is pretty much another "non-story".  He settled the lawsuit so that it is no longer a distraction.  Liberals and Trumpettes can argue and bicker all they want regarding what the outcome might have been, but it's pretty much over.

 

It's a story for 2 reasons:

 

1.  He said he wouldn't settle, and pretty much called out other tycoons who do.  Although he spun it as another victory, and the right thing for America, he did it because it was the best thing for himself.  I can't call it a broken promise, but it is a reversal of one of his purported principles.

 

2.  It was the easiest thing to impeach him for, as explained in this LA Times story.  So it's a bit more than a mere distraction.  It was an immediate threat to his presidency.

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