Indeed, the circumstances appeared scandalous: At issue was a dynamic in which a presidential administration told an allegedly corrupt public official that his legal troubles would go away if he agreed to play ball with the White House on an unrelated issue — not only setting a radical precedent, but also sending a signal to other politicians facing potential corruption charges. (Bove and Adams have denied allegations of a quid pro quo.)
It was against this backdrop that the president, months later, voluntarily added some additional details and context, admitting to the public that he personally "helped [Adams] out a little bit," suggesting that Trump wasn't just aware of the scheme, but also that he played a direct role in the developments...
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