to be admitting how far down the line we are. They aren't expressing concern about it in the alleged actions, but offering sort of a legal analysis. Yes, Trump probably committed crimes. Ho hum. Here is his strategy. I guess that is still progress for Fox, though maybe I have missed it to this point.

"Giuliani may be overly histrionic, but he is not stupid -- though his legacy as a prosecutor and mayor is unraveling. My guess is he knows that Mueller has much evidence of a criminal conspiracy to receive something of value (the Hillary Clinton emails) between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence and subtly is trying to tie Trump personally to it. Such a conspiracy would be a felony and produce criminal charges against all who were a part to the agreement. Giuliani also fears that Mueller will use the Trump-Cohen conversation as evidence of obstruction of justice by the president.

So why is Giuliani revealing all this to the media? Here's why. He is following an age-old trial lawyer practice. If the government has evidence harmful to your client, it is easier for the public and the jury to accept the harmful evidence if defense counsel reveals it first, drop by drop, rather than permit the government to release it all at once like an anvil falling into a pond."