20 MICHAEL WOLFF pursued by Trump for many years—pursued, in fact, well into the 2016 campaign—albeit never brought to fruition. Michael Cohen, Trump's personal lawyer and a Trump Organization ys officer, was another significant topic. The prosecutors asked questions about the level of Cohen's disappointment at not being included in the president's White House team. They seemed to be trying to gauge how much resentment Cohen felt, which led the witness to infer that they THE DO-OVER wanted to estimate how much leverage they might have if they attempted to flip Michael Cohen against the president. Zelinsky and Rhee wanted to know about Jared Kushner. And they wanted to know about Hope Hicks. ‘The two prosecutors also delved into the president’s personal life. How often did he cheat on his wife? With whom? How were trysts arranged? What were the president's sexual interests? The Mueller investigation, and its grand jury, was becoming a clearing house for the details of Trump's [T* day John Dowd was fired, Steve Bannon was sitting at his dinin; long history of professional and personal perfidiousness. room table trying to forestall another threat to the Trump pres When the long day was finally over, the witness left the grand jury dency. This one wasn't about a relentless prosecutor but rather a betraye room shocked—not so much by what the prosecutors wanted to know base. It was about the Wall that wasn't. but by what they already knew. The town houses on Capitol Hill, middle-class remnants of the nin teenth century, are cramped up-and-down affairs of modest parlor floo: “ nook-y sitting rooms, and small bedrooms. Many serve as headquarte By the third week of March, Trump's son-in-law had the president's full for causes and organizations that can’t afford Washington's vast amou attention. “They can not only impeach you, they can bankrupt you” was of standard-issue office real estate. Some double as housing for th: Kushner's message. organization's leaders. Many represe