What Should We Make of the Breaking News That One of Donald Trump’s Leading Attorneys May Be Indicted By the Department of Justice?

A recent report suggesting that a member of the former president’s legal team may be nearing criminal charges—and that Trump has been warned to have no further contact with him—raises some red flags.

When the news first came down that one of Donald Trump’s many attorneys appears to be on the doorstep of a federal indictment, on some level it was no surprise. The former president has always sought to use his legal counsel as co-conspirators, and pretty openly, in fact: it’s why he’s often said he wants a personal lawyer like the late disbarred crimin…