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Wall Street Journal:
Why Michael Cohen Agreed to Plead Guilty—And Implicate the President  —  Prosecutors had reams of evidence and a long list of counts, which also could have included the lawyer's wife  —  Michael Cohen had many reasons to play ball last weekend when his legal team sat down to talk to federal prosecutors.
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Salena Zito / New York Post:
Why Trump's supporters won't care about Cohen and Manafort's convictions  —  ZANESVILLE, OH — Last week, a woman in her mid-40s who lives in a tidy suburban enclave just outside of Columbus, Ohio, summed up her continued support for President Donald Trump despite his morals …
New York Times:
‘How Did We End Up Here?’  Trump Wonders as the White House Soldiers On  —  In the hours after two of President Trump's former advisers delivered his administration potentially grave legal setbacks, the mood inside the White House was grim, a return to a trench-warfare mentality borne out of muscle memory.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Michael Cohen told Congress he doesn't know if Trump knew about Russia meeting  —  Michael Cohen told lawmakers last year, in sworn testimony, that he didn't know whether then-candidate Donald Trump had foreknowledge of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians, three sources with knowledge of Cohen's testimony tell Axios.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump declares ‘market would crash’ if Democrats impeached him  —  President Trump, in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt, warned that the “market would crash” if he's ever impeached while questioning why Democrats would even consider that course in the future.
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump says longstanding legal practice of flipping should almost ‘be outlawed’  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump continued working to fortify himself against accusations of legal misdeeds on Thursday, defending himself on Twitter in the dark morning hours and telling an interviewer he'd done nothing wrong.
Discussion: New Republic, CNBC and The Daily Banter
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Morning Joe Gets Heated: Michael Cohen ‘Wrapping Himself in the Holocaust’ to Explain Situation
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Not just misleading. Not merely false. A lie.
Associated Press:   The Latest: Trump says impeachment would cause economic dive
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Flipping’ to take a plea deal ‘almost ought to be illegal’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Wire
CNN:
Trump says ‘everybody would be very poor’ if he's impeached
Discussion: Shareblue Media and KTLA
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Democrats don't need to impeach President Trump to hold him accountable
Discussion: Raw Story
CNBC:
Trump wants to make ‘flipping’ illegal
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Gabriel Malor / Washington Examiner:
Here's are the actual campaign finance crimes Cohen admitted to, and just what it means for Trump legally
Discussion: CNN
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Cohen's lawyer on Trump Tower meeting: Cohen was ‘present at a discussion with’ Trump and Trump Jr.
Fox News:
Manafort juror reveals lone holdout prevented Mueller team from convicting on all counts  —  NORTHERN VIRGINIA - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team was one holdout juror away from convicting Paul Manafort on all 18 counts of bank and tax fraud, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll 8/22 … - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Closed Captioning Policy - Help  —  This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  ©2018 FOX News Network, LLC.  All rights reserved.  All market data delayed 20 minutes.
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Manafort juror: One juror prevented jury from convicting Manafort on all 18 counts  —  A juror who sat on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort  —  's case said on Fox News Wednesday night that only one juror prevented a ruling on all 18 counts against Manafort
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Lone holdout on Manafort jury blocked conviction on all counts, juror says  —  A juror in the trial of Paul Manafort said Wednesday that all but one of the jurors wanted to convict President Trump's former campaign chairman on every charge he faced — though she criticized special counsel prosecutors …
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
The nightmare is just beginning for Paul Manafort
Eric Beech / Reuters:
Trump says he's considering pardon for Manafort: Fox News reporter
Discussion: Political Wire
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump tweets the word ‘Africa’ for first time as president — in defense of whites in South Africa  —  President Trump on Wednesday night said he was directing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures,” as well as the “killing of farmers.”
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns  —  WASHINGTON — Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, is considering whether to allow states to use federal funding intended to increase academic and enrichment opportunities in the country's poorest schools …
RealClearInvestigations:
Despite Comey Assurances, Vast Bulk of Weiner Laptop Emails Were Never Examined  —  When then-FBI Director James Comey announced he was closing the Hillary Clinton email investigation for a second time just days before the 2016 election, he certified to Congress that his agency had …
Bloomberg:
Trump Rips Cohen Deal and Says ‘Flipping’ Should Be Outlawed  — Rewarding defendants who give information ‘not fair,’ he says  — Complains Justice Department prosecuting Republicans ‘a lot’  —  President Donald Trump blasted the plea deal taken by his former personal attorney Michael Cohen …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Trump on Department of Justice: ‘I always put Justice now with quotes’
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Trump called this White House defender ‘wonderful.’ He was fired from his previous job for alleged sexual harassment.  —  A conservative commentator who was lauded by President Trump this week as “wonderful” and who has argued that past sexual indiscretions should have no bearing on Trump's presidency …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Cuts Off Immigration Analyst's Mic After Getting Bested in Debate  —  Tucker Carlson's ability to embarrass his guests in bitter debates on his Fox News show has been well documented.  But there is one recurring guest who manages to trounce Carlson at his own game: Alex Nowrasteh …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Bradley Smith / Washington Post:
Those payments to mistresses were unseemly.  That doesn't mean they were illegal.  —  Bradley Smith, a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, is chairman of the Institute for Free Speech and a visiting fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton.
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John Sides / Washington Post:
A new poll shows 5 big challenges facing the Republicans in November  —  With the midterm election less than a month away, there is considerable agreement among forecasters on the Democrats' chances of regaining a House majority: 73 percent (538), 70 percent (The Economist), 67 percent …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Political Wire
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Politico:
‘A new cherry put on top’: Trump scandal fallout hangs over midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump speechwriter's ouster sparks racially charged debate  —  It took just 80 minutes after racially incendiary emails started flying for the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, to shut down an email Listserv connecting hundreds of high-profile conservatives.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Attempted Hacking of Voter Database Was a False Alarm, Democratic Party Says  —  WASHINGTON — The suspected hacking attempt of the Democratic National Committee's voter database was a false alarm, and the unusual activity that raised concern was merely a test, a committee official said.
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
DNC says suspected hack attempt turned out to be a security test
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob Boss  —  Last November, a person close to the Trump administration speaking to the Washington Post invoked a chilling metaphor.  “This investigation is a classic Gambino-style roll-up,” the source said.
Discussion: MSNBC and Common Dreams
Reuters:
Inside the progressive movement roiling the Democratic Party  —  Frustrated by a string of defeats at the polls, a progressive wing of the Democratic Party pushes a populist platform across the country.  Amid wins and losses, the movement aims to reshape a party in flux.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
 
 
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Trump aide: China still hasn't addressed U.S. concerns
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Georgia school superintendent put on leave after alleged audio recording of racist rant
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Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Rep. John Katko on Mueller investigation: 'It's not a witch hunt'
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