<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>When Rick Gates turned against his former boss, he described a parallel ethical universe where lying and cheating were as comfortable as a well-tailored ostrich suit.
You know what would be surprising? If Rick Gates and Paul Manafort had suddenly suspended<wm> all his lying schemes and switched to practicing accounting as accountants and their last will and testament had been discovered, and his wife had sent it out for probate. Because we all need a basic understanding that deceit can take on many forms and as you get to that top layer of our daily reality we have all heard more and heard less. We know how much more we would expect when our loved one was a party to their actions than what they actually would say on our lips if we were a party</wm> to their actions and that is precisely why I find the whole narrative of their downfall so fascinating – it