Trump: The Scary Monster in the Closet Cowing Republican Senators

Five years ago I would have laughed if someone told me Congress was afraid of a president. Nah-uh. It has always been the other way around. Presidents of these United States have always had to somehow persuade or mollify the Senate and House. Executive power has always had to take into account the will and power of the other two branches of the government, the Judicial and the…