refusal to answer

Director Coats refused a straight reply
when asked if Trump impeded Comey's task
too cagey under oath to flatly lie
but dodging what the Senate had to ask
behind closed doors, more secrets might unspool
to inculpate Mike Flynn and many more
but Burr's committee won't be made the fool
and odds they'll let this drop are nil-to-poor
a "no" would be seen to exonerate
the president we're told tried to obstruct
investigations into Russiagate
but Flynn points back at him, and both are fucked
Trump's dalliance with Putin won't end well
our whole republic might be shot to Hell