特朗普的谎言与麻烦_公共英语阅读理解

特朗普的谎言与麻烦

特朗普反应激烈。“快不行了的《纽约时报》故意写了一篇假资讯，说我对我的法律团队在俄罗斯一事上的表现不满，打算再找一个律师帮忙，”他在Twitter上写道。“错了。我对我的律师约翰·多德(John Dowd)、泰·柯布(Ty Cobb)和杰伊·塞库罗(Jay Sekulow)非常满意。”11天后，多德辞职。本周，柯布宣布辞职。代替他的正是弗洛德。

Under the unforgiving glare of federal prosecutors, however, misrepresentations carry far greater jeopardy. In nearly a year on the case, Mueller has shown that he is more than willing to charge associates of Trump with lying to investigators; independent lawyers have said it would be reckless for the president’s lawyers to allow him to be interviewed. Even supporters who maintain that Trump is essentially a truth teller acknowledge that he can be loose with details.

然而，在联邦检察官严厉的目光下，不实陈述的危害要大得多。在调查该案的近一年时间里，穆勒已经表明他非常愿意控告特朗普的同事向调查人员撒谎。独立律师称，总统的律师允许他接受面谈是鲁莽之举。就连坚持认为特朗普本质上诚实的其支持者也承认，他在细节上可能不准确。

For Trump, it is about creating a narrative that suits his desired image, and dictating the terms of his own life — in media coverage, in his business, in politics, even in his medical care. But he now risks losing his grip on the storyline he has long sought to control, in part because of his own treatment of associates like his doctor and the lawyer who paid the porn star.