There is a Yiddish expression, “auf a ganif brent der
hittel” (a thief’s hat is burning). It refers to someone who keeps expressing
his innocence because he knows he is guilty. This is what we are seeing with
Donald Trump. He keeps repeating “no collusion” which indicates that he is
probably guilty of collusion (conspiring with Vladimir Putin to influence the
outcome of the 2016 US presidential election). He keeps calling the
investigation of Russian meddling into our elections a “witch hunt” because he
sees the investigators bearing down on him. It frightens him greatly because he
is aware of his guilt and his “hat is burning.”
