Paul Manafort Jr. is campaign chairman and chief strategist for Donald Trump. He also has a law degree from Georgetown University. That combination has landed him in a tough spot.

The J.D. from Georgetown means Manafort can’t plead ignorance about the significance of Trump’s escalating attack on the rule of law. As The New York Times reported recently, reliably conservative legal scholars express deep concern over Trump’s failure to acknowledge the limits of presidential power.