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Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips It's a perjury trap. If  he can be fair. There's nothing I want to do more. These are the catchy phrases and statements that President Trump and his legal team repeatedly use to explain why they probably aren't going to sit down voluntarily with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to talk about Russian interference in the 2016 election. And as usual with politicians, there's what they  say  and what they  mean  by what they say. Let's translate some of the most-used lines the best we can: 1. "Perjury trap" (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB and Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) How Team Trump uses this:  As a way to discredit Mueller's investigation by suggesting he's only trying to talk to the president to catch the president in a lie. Used in a sentence:  "I’m going to walk him into a prosecution fo

Democracy Dies in Darkness Most popular right now MS-13’s appeal to girls grows as gang becomes ‘Americanized’ The killing of a 15-year-old girl in Northern Virginia reflects growing female involvement in MS-13, authorities say. The attack was led by another girl. By Michael E. Miller  •   Read more » Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities Amid the chaos of her husband’s presidency, the first lady raises her profile and defines her role. By Mary Jordan  •   Read more »   PowerPost •  Analysis The Daily 202: Rudy Giuliani is repeating seven mistakes that brought down previous Trump advisers Playing to an audience of one, the president’s lawyer keeps creating more problems for his client. By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   Post Nation ‘This is heartbreaking’: Lava burns more homes on Hawaii’s Big Island as new fissures form The U.S. Geological Surve