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The Bornstein Case Strikes Me As A Really Big Deal

US President Donald Trump listens to Director of Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller as he prepares to leave after welcoming the Clemson Tigers, the 2016 NCAA Football National Champions, at the White House in Wash... US President Donald Trump listens to Director of Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller as he prepares to leave after welcoming the Clemson Tigers, the 2016 NCAA Football National Champions, at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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May 2, 2018 10:19 a.m.
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We’ll have more on this over the course of the day. But I remain highly interested in yesterday’s story about Dr. Harold Bornstein and what he describes as a “raid” at his medical practice in early February of last year. Yes, we have all the color and nonsense that surrounds most stories of Trump and his various hangers-on and lickspittles. But this is more serious and I suspect will have more consequential legal fall-out. I’m searching for more information. But here are some key points for now.

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