Anyone familiar with police procedurals will recognize the plotline here. The suspect is being interviewed and, over time, gives slightly different versions of events. When presented with evidence that contradicts a previous version, the suspect twists the story to keep it on side. However, the suspect can only claim to be giving the honest truth for so long until the twists and turns of the narrative test credulity. And that's the moment when charges are laid.

The weird thing is that Daddy has the power to pardon Jr, Jared and others. Of course, he cannot pardon himself. Although he might pull a Nixon and agree to resign if Pence promises to pardon him of all crimes real and imagined. Unfortunately, a blatant misuse of the power to pardon would likely seal the doom of the Republican Party.