DONARUDO
WEEK 101 / 337 — The Appointment
Vol. 2 ·  Chapter 11 — The Special Counsel · May 16 – May 22, 2017
Manga panel 1 of 5, Week 101 “The Appointment”: Eight days after the marshal fell, a silver-haired hunter walks the ministry corridor with his orders: the special counsel is appointed.
The Special Counsel
MAY 17. EIGHT DAYS AFTER THE MARSHAL FELL, THE MINISTRY SIGNS AN ORDER. A SPECIAL COUNSEL. THE HUNT NOW HAS A HUNTER.
Manga panel 2 of 5, Week 101 “The Appointment”: The news reaches the study at night, and Donarudo rises roaring at the glowing screen: the greatest witch hunt in history has begun.
“This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!”
Manga panel 3 of 5, Week 101 “The Appointment”: Lit only by the phone, Donarudo types the grievance that will become a refrain: no special counsel was ever appointed for his enemies.
With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special counsel appointed!
Manga panel 4 of 5, Week 101 “The Appointment”: With the capital closing in behind him, Donarudo climbs the airstairs and turns his back on the hunt: the first great foreign voyage begins.
Getting ready for my big foreign trip. Will be strongly protecting American interests - that's what I like to do!
Manga panel 5 of 5, Week 101 “The Appointment”: Half a world from the hunter, Donarudo is received like a crowned guest in a golden desert palace as the foreign tour opens.
HE LEAVES THE CAPITAL TO ITS NEW SHADOW, AND FLIES EAST TO BE RECEIVED IN GOLD.
Great to be in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Looking forward to the afternoon and evening ahead. #POTUSAbroad
TO BE CONTINUED →

This week in the saga

The chapter opens on its namesake. Eight days after the marshal's firing, a silver-haired hunter walks a ministry corridor with an order in hand, and the saga's defining shadow takes his post. Donarudo answers with the line that will name the next two volumes — the greatest witch hunt in American history — then boards the great aircraft and flies east, trading the capital's new shadow for a desert palace and a crown of gold lanterns.

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