all storms eventually pass, but some pass sooner than others

Philip DeFranco's most recent video confirms what I wrote yesterday re: how the CBS Stormy Daniels interview adds nothing new to the discussion. The interview did, however, get over 22 million views, making it a ratings coup for 60 Minutes, so on some level, it probably had a temporary impact. That said, the American public, like publics everywhere, has a short memory, so I don't expect the interview itself to have much of a ripple effect.

Adding to the insignificance is the amusing fact—pointed out by Gateway Pundit and others—that Stormy Daniels had hugely dilated pupils during the interview (I didn't notice), indicating that she was very likely high. There are other reasons one's pupils can be dilated, of course—fear, for instance—but most online speculation is focusing on the idea that ol' Uncle Stormy was drugged to the gills, maybe as a way to keep herself from freaking out during her interview. The woman has a lot to stress about: she's facing a potential $20 million lawsuit from Trump's lawyers for breaking her nondisclosure agreement.

So it seems that Stormy Daniels is already beginning to self-destruct, yet another example of The Trump Effect in action. There could be implications regarding campaign-finance law, but I expect Trump's army of lawyers to circle the wagons and protect their master from deep harm. By November, it'll be, "Stormy who? Oh, yeah—that one. Heh."

UPDATE: independent confirmation that Stormy Daniels is basically doing herself in.