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9:20 PM ET, September 21, 2018

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New York Times:
Rosenstein Suggested He Secretly Record Trump and Discussed 25th Amendment  —  WASHINGTON — The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, suggested last year that he secretly record President Trump in the White House to expose the chaos consuming the administration, and he discussed …
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Washington Post:
McCabe memos say Rosenstein considered secretly recording Trump  —  Memos written by Andrew McCabe, then the acting FBI director, say deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein suggested he secretly record his talks with President Trump, and that Rosenstein discussed possibly trying to remove him from office …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump ditches plans to quickly release Russia probe documents  —  President Donald Trump on Friday abandoned plans to quickly declassify and release sensitive documents connected to the FBI's Russia investigation, citing a “perceived negative impact” on the probe and concerns raised by “key allies” about dumping the materials.
NBC News:
Rosenstein joked about secretly recording Trump, Justice Department officials say  —  “Well, what do you want me to do, Andy, wear a wire?” the deputy attorney general asked FBI official Andrew McCabe at a meeting last year.  —  WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was joking …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Ready for Justice Department ‘Jihad’ After Rod Rosenstein Report  —  “Most people here are talking about the very real possibility that Rod is on his way out,” said one senior Justice official.  —  Friday afternoon's Rod Rosenstein bombshell brought with it a familiar anxiety inside …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump walks back his plan to declassify Russia probe documents
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Trump HUD Secretary Ben Carson claims Kavanaugh allegations are part of a centuries old socialist plot  — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson said that a long-running plot by Socialists to take over America was fueling recent allegations of sexual assault …
Discussion: Bustle and Political Wire
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
PR firm helped Whelan stoke half-baked Kavanaugh alibi  —  CRC Public Relations, a powerhouse conservative firm, guided Ed Whelan on a bad Twitter adventure.  —  It turns out that the Keystone Cops detective work by conservative legal activist Ed Whelan — which set Washington abuzz …
Eric Russell / Press Herald:
Collins ‘appalled’ by Trump's tweet criticizing Kavanaugh accuser  —  The Maine senator said the president was ‘completely inappropriate’ in his tweets about Christine Blasey Ford this morning.  —  Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she was “appalled” by President Trump's tweets Friday morning …
CNN:
GOP Senate nominee: Kavanaugh accusation ‘absurd’ because they were drunk and assault attempt ‘never went anywhere’  —  (CNN)North Dakota GOP Senate nominee Kevin Cramer said on Friday that the accusation against Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh was “even more absurd” than Anita Hill's accusation …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Grassley issues ultimatum to Ford: Testify or we vote  —  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley will hold a committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court if he cannot work out the details of an appearance before the panel next week by Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Controversy Rocks Yale Law School
Yale Law School:
Open Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee from Yale Law Faculty
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Law & Crime
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Conservative Pundit Points Finger at Another Man to Deflect from Kavanaugh
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Kavanaugh Accuser's Lawyer Caught On Camera: ‘We Are Going To Resist’
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Senate panel chairman threatens Kavanaugh vote on Monday if accuser does not respond by 10 p.m.
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:   Yes, Rejecting Kavanaugh Now Would Disgrace Him
Peter Kiefer / Hollywood Reporter:
Joe Biden Set to Hold Beverly Hills Fundraiser Hosted By Jeffrey Katzenberg (Exclusive)
Discussion: Breitbart, Bustle and The Federalist
YouTube:
Paul Gosar Is Not Working For You Long
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Joseph Flaherty / Phoenix New Times:
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar's Siblings Endorse Rival in New Campaign Ads … A Democrat running against Arizona Representative Paul Gosar unveiled a powerful series of ads on Thursday that feature six people who denounce Gosar and endorse his rival.  —  They're Gosar's siblings.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
Hoagie Chain Taylor Gourmet Will Close All of Its Stores  —  Taylor Gourmet will close all 17 of its DC-area stores after Sunday, September 23.  Friday is the last day for the hoagie chain's two Chicago stores.  The closures come as Connecticut-based private equity firm KarpReilly …
Discussion: DCist, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
mprnews.org:
Minnesota state Rep. Jim Knoblach drops re-election bid, citing MPR News investigation  —  Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach of St. Cloud abruptly ended his re-election campaign Friday as MPR News prepared to publish detailed accusations from his adult daughter of what she described …
BuzzFeed News:
Trump Tower Meeting Planners Moved Millions, Mueller Now Investigating  —  On June 3, 2016, Donald Trump Jr. received one of the most striking emails of the presidential campaign, offering dirt on Hillary Clinton as part of the Russian government's “support for Mr. Trump.”
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Trump Lawyer Tried to Help Pay Legal Fees for Manafort, Gates  —  Advisers objected to John Dowd's efforts to divert funds and solicit donors for former Trump aides, citing impropriety  —  WASHINGTON—A top lawyer for President Trump this year sought to help pay legal fees for Paul Manafort …
The Guardian:
Revealed: Russia's secret plan to help Julian Assange escape from UK  —  Tentative plot to whisk fugitive from London embassy on Christmas Eve was considered too risky  —  Russian diplomats held secret talks in London last year with people close to Julian Assange to assess whether they could help …
Discussion: RT, emptywheel and Talking Points Memo
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Alexandra Valencia / Reuters:   Exclusive: Ecuador attempted to give Assange diplomat post in Russia: document
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Again and Again, Accused Sexual Harassers Thrived Under NBC News Chief Andy Lack  —  A Sony executive who sent porn to women at work.  An alleged harasser who reviewed NBC's Weinstein story.  From one company to another, scandals emerge under Andy Lack's leadership.  —  Lachlan Cartwright
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“He's Committed to Working with Mueller on Everything”: Michael Cohen Is Ready to Divulge “His Deep Concerns About Trump's Suitability as President”  —  Cohen, as people close to him have told me, knows he is going to prison, and has been taking necessary steps to prepare for that eventuality.
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NBC News:
Michael Cohen is talking to Mueller about Trump and Russia
Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Dam breach at Duke plant; coal ash could spill  —  Duke Energy said Friday that a dam containing a large lake at a Wilmington power plant has been breached by floodwaters from Florence, and it's possible coal ash from an adjacent dump is flowing into the Cape Fear River.
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Another Roger Stone associate meets with Mueller grand jury  —  Another associate of political operative Roger Stone met Friday with a federal grand jury convened to hear testimony in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling, appearing at the U.S. District Court House in Washington …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Patti Davis / Washington Post:
I was sexually assaulted.  Here's why I don't remember many of the details.  —  Patti Davis is the author, most recently, of the novel “The Earth Breaks in Colors” and the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.  —  Roughly 40 years ago, I showed up at a prominent music executive's office …
Washington Post:
‘100 Kegs or Bust’: Kavanaugh friend has spent years writing about high school debauchery  —  As Christine Blasey Ford tells it, only one person can offer eyewitness confirmation of her account of a sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh: Mark Judge, Kavanaugh's friend and classmate at Georgetown Prep.
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Billionaire Backer of Maria Butina Had Russian Security Ties  —  An oligarch who helped finance a Russian gun rights activist accused of infiltrating American conservative circles has been a discreet source of funds for business ventures useful to the Russian military and security services, according to documents and interviews.
 
 
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