memeorandum: The AP Spins Lewis vs. Trump (John Hinderaker/Power Line)

8:15 PM ET, January 14, 2017

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

The AP Spins Lewis vs. Trump — The biggest news story of the day, apparently, is the dustup between Rep. John Lewis and Donald Trump, about which I wrote this morning. Although the story has little real significance, the Associated Press, the most influential news source in the U.S. …

Discussion: Weekly Standard and PoliPundit.com

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:

Trump-Lewis feud could be harbinger of new round of hyper-partisanship — A public feud between Donald Trump and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) seemed to jettison any lingering hopes that the inauguration would temporarily ease partisanship in Washington and instead threatened to widen the rift between the two parties.

Discussion: Politico, RedState and Raw Story

Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:

Trump rips John Lewis: Worry about your ‘crime infested’ district — on Saturday morning returned fire on a top Democrat who said he was not a “legitimate president.” — A day after Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said Trump was not legitimate, the president-elect told him to worry about his own district instead.

Discussion: ABC News, Shareblue, New Century Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, TheBlaze, ThinkProgress, Balloon Juice, No More Mister Nice Blog, Common Dreams, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, The Week, twitchy.com and Mediaite

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Trump Hits Back at John Lewis [Updated] — On tomorrow's Meet the Press, Georgia Congressman John Lewis will say that he doesn't consider Donald Trump to be a “legitimate president.” … Lewis is invariably described as a “civil rights icon,” but the man is an utter fraud.

David Smith / The Guardian:

Donald Trump starts MLK weekend by attacking civil rights hero John Lewis — Donald Trump provoked fresh outrage on Saturday by lashing out at a revered civil rights activist who challenged the legitimacy of his election win. — Attempts to hold Trump to account only seem to make him stronger and stranger

Discussion: RedState, Hot Air, ThinkProgress, Jamie Dupree, NPR, ABC News, Towleroad, Shareblue, New Century Times, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, The Ring of Fire Network and BizPac Review

Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Lawmakers condemn Trump for attack on John Lewis

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Vocativ, ThinkProgress, NBC News, Political Insider blog, Politicus USA and The Daily Caller

Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
John Lewis: Trump is not a ‘legitimate’ president

Discussion: New York Times, BizPac Review and Mashable

Itay Hod / The Wrap:

Jennifer Holliday Pulls Out of Trump Inauguration, Apologizes to LGBT Community (Exclusive) — “I sincerely apologize for my lapse of judgement,” Broadway legend writes in open letter provided to TheWrap — Jennifer Holliday has canceled her appearance at Donald Trump's inauguration event next week …

Discussion: TheBlaze, IJR, USA Today, The Guardian, New York Times, NPR, Raw Story, Politicus USA, Mashable, Mediaite, alan.com, CBS New York, Towleroad and Associated Press

Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:

Jennifer Holliday Pulls Out of Trump Inauguration, Apologizes to LGBT Community — Update: On Saturday morning Jennifer Holliday released a letter addressed to the LGBT community announcing that she will no longer be performing at the inauguration concert, apologizing for what she called a “lapse of judgment.”

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, ABC News, IJR, neo-neocon, Gothamist, AOL, Mediaite and New York Times

Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:

Singer Jennifer Holliday pulls out of inauguration performance — Singer Jennifer Holliday is pulling out of her slated performance at an inauguration event for President-elect Donald Trump — after receiving an onslaught of criticism. — “In light of the information pointed out to me via …

Discussion: RedState

Edwin D. Williamson / Weekly Standard:

Trump's Conflicts — He's done enough. — President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to put the conflicts issue behind him has failed, at least according to the mainstream media. His announcement that he would resign from all positions with companies in the Trump Organization …

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor — Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire and outspoken Donald Trump supporter, is considering a 2018 bid for California governor, according to three Republicans familiar with his thinking. — Thiel, who co-founded PayPal …

Discussion: New York Times

Frankie Taggart / Yahoo:

Zoe Saldana: Hollywood bullied Trump — Los Angeles (AFP) - It isn't an opinion heard frequently in the famously liberal Hollywood, but sci-fi queen Zoe Saldana has spoken out against the acting community for bullying abrasive Donald Trump. — The “Star Trek,” “Avatar” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” …

Discussion: RedState, AOL, TheBlaze, Mediaite, Mashable and theGrio

U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina:

Joint Statement on Committee Inquiry into Russian Intelligence Activities — WASHINGTON - Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Week, Daily Kos and Mediaite

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Senate Intel panel to probe Trump team's ties to Russia

Discussion: Liberal Values, The Guardian and Politico

Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump open to removing Russia sanctions

Discussion: NBC News, New York Magazine, Washington Monthly, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Infowars, RedState, BizPac Review, Business Insider, The Week, Mediaite, CNN, Politico, The Times of Israel and Wall Street Journal

Daniel Lippman / Politico:

Democrats plot their D.C. departures for Trump inauguration — Many prominent Democrats and Republicans who opposed Donald Trump are fleeing Washington for the inauguration, heading far from the capital to plot anti-Trump strategy or simply avoid the pain of witnessing inauguration celebrations.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Political Wire and The Hill

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
WHIP LIST: Democrats boycotting Trump's inauguration

Discussion: CNN, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire

Brooke Seipel / The Hill:

Dukakis: Trump needs to apologize to Clinton — Former Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis said in an interview Friday that President-elect Donald Trump — needs to get off Twitter and apologize to Hillary Clinton — “I mean he ought to be ashamed of himself for this kind of stuff …

Discussion: alan.com, Daily Kos and twitchy.com

New York Times:
Democrats Confront F.B.I. Chief at Closed-Door Intelligence Briefing

Discussion: JustOneMinute and National Review

Anahad O'Connor / New York Times:

In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda — What do households on food stamps buy at the grocery store? — The answer was largely a mystery until now. The United States Department of Agriculture, which oversees the $74 billion food stamp program called SNAP …

Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:

Spy Agencies Around The World Are Digging Into Trump's Moscow Ties — Israel and at least one Western European country are investigating the claims made in a 35-page dossier about President-elect Donald Trump's ties to Russia. — SAN FRANCISCO — The dossier alleging that the Russian government …