October Surprise

directors Coats and Comey testified:
the president attempted to suborn
investigations of why Flynn had lied
in violation of the Logan norm.
Obama's sanctions needed time to bite
'til Russian gold reserves were nearly spent
but Trump claims not to know it wasn't right
to masquerade like he were president.
Our Chief Executive is always one
the president-elect must bide his time
until inauguration's sworn and done
to play the diplomat must be a crime.
Like Nixon's, Reagan's team sprung a surprise
but--unlike Trump's--they knew which parts were lies