Trump is spinning himself into a frenzy over possibility that Don Jr. will go to prison

While Donald Trump doesn’t say so publicly, a new report indicates that he is privately spinning himself into a frenzy over the growing possibility that his son could be thrown in jail.

According to The Associated Press, the president views the ongoing Paul Manafort trial as a “warning shot” from special counsel Robert Mueller.

While Mueller has his way with Trump’s former campaign chairman, the president fears that Donald Trump Jr. might be his next target.

More from the report:

The president has stewed over the media coverage of the federal trial of Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman, who has been charged with financial fraud as part of the Mueller probe. Though the trial is not connected to Russian election interference, Trump has seethed to confidants that he views the Manafort charges as “a warning shot” from Mueller. He has told those close to him that as he watches the courtroom proceedings, he fears that Donald Trump Jr. could at some point be the one on trial, according to two people familiar with his thinking but not authorized to discuss private conversations.

The irony is that Trump’s public behavior only makes it more likely that his private concerns will be realized.

As the AP added on Wednesday: “Despite his behind-closed-doors concerns, the president publicly denies that he is worried about his son. While doing so on Twitter in recent days, he offered a new — and potentially legally damaging — explanation of why his son is under such legal scrutiny.”

If Donald Trump is so concerned about his son’s wellbeing, he has a funny way of showing it.

As we reported on Monday, Trump essentially confessed – for all the world to see – that a crime was committed by his son. In a tweet, he flatly said, “This was a meeting to get information on an opponent.”