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Adam Davidson follows the money trail in one of President Donald Trump's past deals all the way to Vladimir Putin.

The minor blues is saddest with its' own sorrow and pain
You'll know it when you hear it with its sombre sad refrain
It's a major situation, givin' me the minor blues

As Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen are found guilty on criminal counts, Our Cartoon President and his closest confidants strategize about the best way to respond to the turmoil.

For leaders like Trump and Putin, telling big lies isn't about persuasion -- it's about power.