memeorandum: Weinstein's fall grew from rage over Trump (CNN)

11:00 PM ET, October 21, 2017

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O'Reilly Settled New Harassment Claims, Then Fox Renewed His Contract — In January, the Fox News host was said to have agreed to a $32 million settlement with a former network analyst, the largest of his known payouts. — Last January, six months after Fox News ousted its chairman amid …

Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:

John Kelly and the Dangerous Moral Calculus of Working for Trump — Anyone in politics or government who works for Donald Trump, whether on the payroll or in some other supporting role, is forced to make a sacrifice. Working for Trump means that one's credibility is likely to be damaged …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Snopes.com, Washington Post, CANNONFIRE, Last Men and OverMen, USA Today and Raw Story

Bob Brigham / Raw Story:

‘Pick up the phone and say I apologize’: Medal of Honor recipient rips Kelly and Trump over fallen soldier response — MSNBC anchor Joy Reid brought together a panel of guests for “AM Joy” Saturday to examine the ongoing feud President Donald Trump and his administration have been waging …

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Infowars, fox8.com and Washington Post

Linley Sanders / Newsweek:
WHAT DOES ‘EMPTY BARREL’ MEAN AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

Discussion: Daily Wire, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, bizpacreview.com and Washington Free Beacon

Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Maxine Waters calls on Kelly to apologize for lashing out at Dem congresswoman

Discussion: Politicus USA, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and IJR

Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:

Republican official ‘would have shot’ Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte — Montana Republican official Karen Marshall told radio program she would have shot reporter Ben Jacobs if ‘that kid had done to me what he did to Greg’ … A Montana Republican party official “would have shot” …

Discussion: Helena Independent Record, Shareblue Media and Talking Points Memo

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Jimmy Carter Lusts for a Trump Posting — PLAINS, Ga. — Most people would run away screaming at the thought of working for a boss who humiliates subordinates in public, throttles them in private, demands constant flattery, spends all day watching cable TV and behaves in a wildly unpredictable way.

John Bowden / The Hill:

Carter volunteers to help solve tensions with North Korea — Former President Jimmy Carter says he is open to working with President Trump to solve the growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. — In an interview with The New York Times' Maureen Dowd, Carter said he would go to the country to work on negotiations.

Discussion: RedState

James Massola / Sydney Morning Herald:
Julie Bishop reveals ‘unprecedented’ letter from North Korea, says pressure is working

Discussion: AOL, WTVR-TV and TheBlaze

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Trump pledges to personally pay some legal bills of WH staff and associates — President Trump has promised to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to defray legal costs incurred by campaign associates and White House staff due to the Russia investigations, a White House official tells Axios.

Discussion: Politico, Palmer Report, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Mediaite, IJR and Joe.My.God.

John Wagner / Washington Post: Trump pledges at least $430,000 of his own money to help cover aides' legal costs related to Russia probes

Lena Felton / The Atlantic:

Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families — The Trump administration is scrambling to defend the president's characterization of his communications with grieving military families, including rush-delivering letters from the president to the families of servicemembers killed months ago.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mediaite, Business Insider, Politicus USA and The Hill

CNN:

Weinstein's fall grew from rage over Trump — Liberal celebrities would have looked like hypocrites after being so enraged at Trump's treatment of women, she writes — Sally Kohn is an activist, columnist and television commentator. Follow her on Twitter: @sallykohn.

Discussion: IJR

Thomas Frank / The Guardian:
What Harvey Weinstein tells us about the liberal world

Discussion: Washington Post

John Bowden / The Hill:

Every investor in Trump's Toronto tower lost money except Trump : report — Every investing partner working with President Trump's company on a project to build luxury condominiums in Toronto lost money on the project, save for Trump himself, according to an investigation published by the Toronto Star.

Discussion: Raw Story

Toronto Star:

How every investor lost money on Trump Tower Toronto (but Donald Trump made millions anyway) — Donald Trump called himself a “genius” for investing in Toronto's Trump Tower. Behind the scenes, he had no money on the line. The inside story of an unlikely bankruptcy …

Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:

Trump arrives at golf resort as Gold Star family buries soldier he sent on doomed mission — As grieving family members and friends say their final goodbyes to a fallen soldier, the commander in chief will spend the day at his golf resort. — According to press reports …

Discussion: Golf News Net & GNN Radio, NBC News, Snopes.com, Mediaite, Politicus USA, Last Men and OverMen, CNN and Los Angeles Times

Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump viciously lashes out as Gold Star family lays Sgt. La David Johnson to rest

Discussion: Washington Times, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit and Deadline

Herman Wong / Washington Post:
Here are the four-star generals Donald Trump has publicly bashed

Discussion: TheBlaze, Mediaite, Shareblue Media, The Hill and Last Men and OverMen

Dakin Andone / CNN:
Loved ones say good-bye to Sgt. La David Johnson, US soldier slain in Niger

Discussion: WTVR-TV, CW39 NewsFix and Mediaite

Caroline Kenny / CNN:

Five former US presidents to appear at hurricane relief concert — Former presidents team up for hurricane relief — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)It'll be a rare joint appearance of five members of an exclusive club. — All five living former US presidents will take part …

Discussion: Politico, The Guardian, New York Times, KTLA, fox8.com and Mediaite

E.A. Crunden / ThinkProgress:
Five former presidents are raising money for hurricane relief. Trump is playing golf.

Discussion: Associated Press, HuffPost, NPR, AOL and FOX6Now.com

BBC:

Robert Mugabe's WHO appointment condemned as ‘an insult’ — The choice of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill ambassador has been criticised by several organisations including the British government. — It described his selection as …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and IJR

Yonette Joseph / New York Times:
After Making Mugabe a ‘Good-Will Ambassador,’ W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Rethinking’ It

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, Al Jazeera English, France 24, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com and World Health Organization

Fox News:

Bannon slams former President Bush as most ‘destructive’ president in ongoing attack to GOP establishment — Former White House adviser Steve Bannon widened his assault on the Republican establishment Friday night, saying former GOP President George W. Bush had the most “destructive” presidency in U.S. history.

Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller

Maeve Reston / CNN:
Steve Bannon delivers blistering attack on former President George W. Bush

Discussion: USA Today, LAist, Politico, Jacobin, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post and Political Wire

Ian Shapira / Washington Post:

Trump plans to release JFK assassination documents despite concerns from federal agencies — President Trump announced Saturday morning that he planned to release the tens of thousands of never-before-seen documents left in the files related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination held …

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TMZ.com:

Jemele Hill — ‘I Deserved My Suspension’ ... Not Mad at ESPN — Jemele Hill is breaking her silence — telling TMZ Sports she doesn't blame ESPN for hitting her with a 2-week suspension over anti-Jerry Jones tweets saying ... “I put ESPN in a bad spot.” — Hill was put in the penalty box …

Discussion: AOL and Deadspin

William Saletan / Slate:

Former Republican nominees call for a principled conservatism. — On Monday, Sen. John McCain denounced President Trump's philosophy, agenda, and conduct. On Thursday, former President George W. Bush did the same thing. Neither mentioned Trump by name, but their target was clear.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway