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Washington Post:
‘Very much counter to the plan’: Trump defies advisers in embrace of Putin  —  Administration officials had hoped that maybe, just maybe, Monday's summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladmir Putin would end differently — without a freewheeling 46-minute news conference …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why Trump doesn't admit Russian election interference  —  Was Russia's effort to interfere in the 2016 election the most important issue on the table at President Trump's Helsinki summit with President Vladimir Putin?  No. But it's not an unimportant issue either, and Trump knew the American press is obsessed with it.
Axios:
Trump officials embarrassed by Putin show  —  President Trump sucking up to Vladamir Putin after the summit in Helsinki yesterday was such an unbelievable, indelible moment that many deflated White House officials didn't even bother to defend or explain it.  —  Between the lines …
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
What Critics Missed About the Trump-Putin Summit  —  When Presidents Trump and Vladimir Putin ended their joint press conference in Helsinki, the punditocracy predictably swarmed all over it like ants around a pile of crumbs.  Was Trump winking at Putin?  Did he really say he believes Putin …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The Republican Party Is Now the Blame America Party … At some point in the last week or so, “Make America Great Again” became “Blame America First.”  —  What we saw on Monday from Helsinki is why conservatives (like me) can't back Trump—even with two Supreme Court picks.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump Shows the World He's Putin's Lackey  —  Maybe the president is exactly as compromised as he looks.  —  No matter how low your expectations for the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Monday, it was hard not to be staggered by the American president's slavish and toadying performance.
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Own Team: He ‘Looked Incredibly Weak’ Next to Putin … Donald Trump's much-anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday offered him yet another opportunity to defy those who've criticized his coziness with the Russian leader.  —  But on a global stage, Trump didn't just cower …
Discussion: Bustle, Splinter, POLITICUSUSA, WEEK-TV and Vox
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Come home, Ambassador Huntsman, your country needs you  —  Ambassador Huntsman, you work for a pawn, not a president.  It's time to come home.  —  There is no other reasonable course of action to take after Monday's disgraceful joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump First Doctrine  —  Putin respects strength but Trump showed weakness.  —  Donald Trump left for Europe a week ago with his reputation enhanced by a strong Supreme Court nomination.  He returned Monday with that reputation diminished after a tumultuous week of indulging what amounts to the Trump First Doctrine.
Discussion: CNN, FOX 61 and Politico
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Sheds All Notions of How a President Should Conduct Himself Abroad  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, who gleefully defies the norms of presidential behavior, went somewhere in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday where none of his predecessors have ever gone: He accepted the explanation …
Douglas Schoen / Fox News:
Putin eats Trump's lunch in Helsinki — This is no way to win against Russia  —  Monday in Helsinki, President Trump left many deeply disappointed in his approach to his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  —  There was nothing inherently wrong with Trump's summit with Putin.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Maria Bartiromo: Trump's Presser ‘Was Probably the Low Point’ of His Presidency
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Protests erupt outside of White House as Trump returns from Putin summit
Discussion: twitchy.com and Joe.My.God.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
We just watched a U.S. president acting on behalf of a hostile power
Discussion: CNN, New York Magazine and NewsBusters
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Putin tussles with Chris Wallace in Fox interview
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Washington Post:
Trump just colluded with Russia. Openly.
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen / Just Security:   Helsinki Summit: A Time for Choosing—Three observations by former senior CIA officer
New York Times:
Mariia Butina, Who Sought ‘Back Channel’ Meeting for Trump and Putin, Is Charged as Russian Agent
U.S. Department of Justice:
Russian National Charged in Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Federation Within the United States
Charles J. Sykes / Weekly Standard:
A New Servility  —  Donald Trump's atrocious performance …
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump's Helsinki Disgrace
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and The Guardian
John Harwood / CNBC:   Trump pushed his personal agenda, not the national interest, at Putin summit
New York Times:
Who Is Bill Browder, Kremlin Foe Singled Out in Putin's Offer?
Discussion: HuffPost
LoveBreedsAccountability:
After Trump-Putin Summit, The Pearl-Clutching Media Is A Laughingstock
Discussion: National Review
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
If you work for Trump, quit now
mccain.senate.gov:
SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING
Politico:
Putin's Attack on the U.S. Is Our Pearl Harbor
Discussion: New York Daily News
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump replaces national pride with personal vanity
Washington Post:
Maria Butina, Russian gun rights advocate, charged in U.S. with acting as Russian Federation agent
Axios:
Trump's Helsinki humiliation
Anton Troianovski / Washington Post:
Putin's view triumphs in Helsinki as Trump questions U.S. intelligence
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Putin, in Fox News interview, denies having dirt on Trump, calls meddling charge ‘utterly ridiculous’
Beck Dorey-Stein / New York Times:
I Was a White House Stenographer.  Trump Wasn't a Fan.  —  On Friday, at a news conference with Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain a reporter asked President Trump about disparaging comments he had made about her to The Sun newspaper.  He denied ever having said them and declared …
Discussion: Raw Story
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The Daily Beast:
MGM Resorts Sues Victims of Las Vegas Mass Shooting  —  MGM Resorts International has reportedly filed federal lawsuits against hundreds of victims of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas in an apparent bid to pre-empt any compensation claims.  MGM, which owns the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino …
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Trump's ‘Missing DNC Server’ Is Neither Missing Nor a Server … Donald Trump turns to right-wing conspiracy theories when he's cornered, and he was cornered on Monday.  Standing feet away from Vladimir Putin at a press conference following their Helsinki tete-a-tete, a reporter challenged Trump …
David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of ‘dark money’ political donors  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations including politically active nonprofit groups, such as the National Rifle Association and Planned Parenthood …
Discussion: Axios
The Daily Beast:
‘Fox & Friends’ Host Tells Trump: You Got It Wrong With Putin  —  If President Trump wasn't taking the intense and widespread criticism of his weak Monday performance alongside Vladimir Putin seriously—maybe this will be the wake-up call he needs.  Brian Kilmeade, one of the hosts …
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Legal Experts Say Manafort Could Be Cutting Plea Deal as Judge Suddenly Delays Proceedings  —  The judge overseeing Paul Manafort's federal court case on charges of tax evasion and bank fraud in Virginia delayed proceedings in a surprise move on Monday afternoon.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Wall Street Journal:
Publishing Executives Argue Facebook Is Overly Deferential to Conservatives  —  Critique comes just before social-media executives are to appear before House committee  —  At a private meeting late last week, some publishing executives criticized Facebook Inc. FB -.04% for being overly accommodating …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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