Mark Halperin
In the transition and beyond, Donald Trump will adhere to no norm he doesn’t f-ing want to adhere to, on background checks, ethics rules, or pre-inauguration interactions with foreign leaders or anyone else with whom he wants to speak. And rather than being deterred by the tut tutting of pointy-headed academics, bureaucrats in sandals and beads, and the scolds in the Dominant Media and left-wing DC advocacy groups, Trump is instead encouraged and delighted by the opposition.