Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein So truth isn't truth, a crime isn't a crime, knowing about something "later on" actually means before the fact, and doing "nothing wrong" includes paying off a porn star who wanted to go public about an alleged affair. The verbal gymnastics and flexible standards displayed by President Donald Trump and his White House are causing allies to squirm, and are leaving Republicans suddenly silent when it comes to having an opinion on the weighty matters at hand. But the damage could get worse as a realization sets in on Washington: Words matter – even those uttered by Trump. The accountability being imposed by the judicial system – under Trump's own Justice Department – is real and continuing. So is the unity it's bringing to Democrats, who have remained mostly disciplined in steering clear of impeachment talk while facts bear themselves out. Trump has talked himself out of precarious political positions before. But the stakes are getting higher as his words carry less weight. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks The politicization of the police and the law reached a new low in California Wednesday when GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter told ABC News affiliate KGTV that the charges against him were the product of "the Democrats' arm of law enforcement." Hunter blamed "modern politics" for the grand jury indictment that charged him with using more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses and with falsifying financial records. ... Link to the full article to read more