"I forgot"

Link.   How is it possible for Trump to recover?  Best case scenario for him seems to be maintaining the status quo, which is not good at all.

Quote:

President Donald Trump said Friday that he does not “remember much” from a 2016 meeting attended by then-campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. . . 

The president’s claim that he did not recall much from the 2016 meeting comes nine days after he claimed to possess “one of the great memories of all time,” a defense he put forward to argue that his recollection of a conversation with a military widow was more accurate than that of the widow herself and a Democratic congresswoman who heard the call on speakerphone.

Donald Trump philosophy of life closely resembles Steve Martin's character from this bit from the 1970s. Trump started with millions of dollars from his father, and it seems more likely than not that (1) Trump did not pay all of his taxes  and (2) at least turned a blind eye to some shady foreign dealings (financial and political).

Trump's "I didn't know" seems to be morphing into "I forgot".