In short, the Department of Justice, speaking through the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, is alleging that the president of the United States coordinated and directed a surrogate to commit a campaign finance violation punishable with time in prison. While the filing does not specify that the president “knowingly and willfully” violated the law, as is required by the statute, this is the first time that the government has alleged in its own voice that President Trump is personally involved in what it considers to be federal offenses.

Per their user poll, Lawfare Blog is one of most "least biased" sources on that site, not that it's the best metric. But seriously, I don't understand how anyone that read the recent indictments and guilty pleas could come to the same conclusions of Trump and his ilk. It looks worse for him, legally, with almost every day that passes.