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Mark Penn / The Hill:
Cohen's plea deal is prosecutor's attempt to set up Trump  —  Here we go, from Russia with love to campaign finance with love.  —  Why was Michael Cohen investigated?  Because the “Steele dossier” had him making secret trips to meet with Russians that never happened, so his business dealings got …
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New York Times:
A One-Two Punch Puts Trump Back on His Heels  —  WASHINGTON — In two courtrooms 200 miles apart on Tuesday, President Trump's almost daily attempts to dismiss the criminal investigations that have engulfed his White House all but collapsed.  —  Mr. Trump has long mocked the investigations as …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
In Trump's right-wing media universe, it was a day like any other  —  It's Tuesday afternoon.  Imagine, for a moment, that President Trump logs on to Twitter.  News is breaking that could prove existential for his presidency.  But his social media feed hardly records the magnitude of the developments.
Lanny Davis / gofundme.com:
Michael Cohen Truth Fund  —  $17,822 of $500,000 goal Raised by 377 people in 9 hours  —  On July 2, 2018, Michael Cohen declared his independence from Donald Trump and his commitment to tell the truth.  —  On August 21, Michael Cohen made the decision to take legal responsibility and to continue his commitment to tell the truth.
Discussion: Bloomberg, AOL and twitchy.com
Colin Dwyer / NPR:
Michael Cohen's Lawyer Says His Client Would Never Accept Pardon From ‘Corrupt’ Trump  —  Less than a day after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts in a federal court — ranging from tax evasion to campaign finance violations — Trump's longtime attorney and fixer is downplaying the possibility of a pardon.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's company approved $420,000 in payments to Cohen, relying on ‘sham’ invoices, prosecutors say  —  President Trump's real estate company authorized paying $420,000 to lawyer Michael Cohen in his effort to silence women during the presidential campaign and then relied on “sham” …
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Trump's Former Fixer, Michael Cohen, Reaches a Plea Agreement Over Payments to Women  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women for Mr. Trump, a person familiar with the matter said.
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Cohen willing to tell Mueller about ‘conspiracy to collude’: lawyer  —  Michael Cohen is willing to speak with Special Counsel Robert Mueller about a “conspiracy to collude” with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign, his lawyer said on Tuesday night.
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
With the Manafort Convictions and Cohen Plea, President Trump Has Been Implicated in a Criminal Conspiracy  —  The President of the United States is now, formally, implicated in a criminal conspiracy to mislead the American public in order to influence an election.
New York Sun:
The President in a Vise  —  From President Trump's point of view, it will be hard to put the gloss on the developments today in federal criminal court.  First came news that the president's erstwhile personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, would be pleading guilty, albeit without an obligation to turn state's evidence.
Discussion: Power Line
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: With Cohen plea, GOP faces familiar Trump quandary  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Moments after Donald Trump's former personal attorney implicated the president of the United States in a felony, Sen. John Cornyn declared “People who do bad things, who break the law need to be held accountable.”
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
After two convictions, pressure mounts on Trump
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and ABC News
Politico:
'It's the only excuse they'll need': Legal blows fuel impeachment fears
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Cohen lawyer Lanny Davis says his client doesn't want to be ‘dirtied’ by a presidential pardon
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and Joe.My.God.
New York Times:   What the Manafort Verdict Means
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:   Inside catch and kill: Cohen, a porn star and ‘Individual 1’
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:   Manafort guilty verdicts raise chances of pardon by Trump
Katie Reilly / TIME:
The Crowd Chanted ‘Lock Her Up.’ President Trump Didn't Mention His Own Team's Legal Troubles
Discussion: MARK-CM
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Manafort convicted of 8 counts, judge will declare mistrial in 10 others
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Federal Jury Fails To Convict Paul Manafort On Majority Of Counts, Finds Him Guilty On 8 Counts Of Fraud
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Manafort split verdict says nothing on Trump, Russia, and the 2016 election
Discussion: NBC News
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“Donald Trump Directed Him to Commit a Crime”: Michael Cohen Nails the Casket Shut on His Former Boss
Discussion: Vox, HuffPost and KFOR-TV
CNN:
Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife indicted in use of campaign funds for personal expenses  —  (CNN)Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, were indicted Tuesday on charges related to the misuse of $250,000 worth of campaign funds for personal expenses and the filing of false campaign finance records.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: GOP frets as Trump world implodes  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TICK ... TOCK ... The split-screen guilty verdict of PAUL MANAFORT and MICHAEL COHEN's plea is, perhaps, the best evidence that ROBERT MUELLER is treating this investigation like an old-school organized crime probe.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump adviser Larry Kudlow hosted publisher of white nationalists at his home  —  The publisher of a website that serves as a platform for white nationalism was a guest last weekend at the home of President Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow.  —  Peter Brimelow attended the gathering …
Morgan Cook / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on fraud and campaign finance charges
Discussion: Boing Boing and Eschaton
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife charged with spending campaign money on personal expenses
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The only reason that Trump hasn't been indicted is that he's the president  —  The debate over indicting presidents, explained.  —  Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges.  Two of the charges are campaign finance …
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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
When the Supreme Court Lurches Right
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:   Cohen Implicates President Trump. What Do Prosecutors Do Now?
Mike Allen / Axios:
GOP's midterm nightmare: Party “looks like a criminal enterprise”  —  Corruption instantly becomes a centerpiece issue in the midterm campaigns — a huge new weight for Republicans in marginal races.  —  What we're hearing: With a corruption indictment of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Wyoming rebuffs Trump, picks native son in GOP governor race  —  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump tried his best to appeal to coal country but, amid a truckload of bad political news, the top coal-producing state didn't love him back.  —  Instead, Wyoming voters chose Secretary …
Seung Lee / Mercury News:
Verizon throttled Santa Clara County firefighters' data as they fought Mendocino fire, chief says  —  Verizon throttled one Bay Area fire department's data plans as its firefighters helped battle the largest wildfire in state history and even demanded the department to pay nearly three times …
 
 
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Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
The Media Keep Falling Into the Trump Trap
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
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Lucia Graves / The Guardian:
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Esther King / Politico:
German foreign minister calls for revamp of EU-US ties
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