memeorandum: Mueller eyes Ivanka and Don Jr.'s work on Trump Tower Moscow (Hunter Walker/Yahoo News)

10:15 PM ET, November 29, 2018

Top Items:

The Trump Organization Planned To Give Vladimir Putin The $50 Million Penthouse In Trump Tower Moscow — President Donald Trump's company planned to give a $50 million penthouse at Trump Tower Moscow to Russian President Vladimir Putin as the company negotiated the luxury real estate development during …

Discussion: Mediaite, ThinkProgress, Politico, Axios, Raw Story, The Real Deal New York, Washington Press, The Intellectualist, Hullabaloo, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and Splinter

New York Times:

Trump's Recall of Moscow Deal Matches Cohen's, President's Lawyers Say — President Trump's recollection of discussions about building a Trump Tower in Moscow aligned with those of his longtime fixer Michael D. Cohen, the president's lawyers said on Thursday after Mr. Cohen admitted in court …

Discussion: Wired, CNBC, New Republic, RedState, Axios, Law & Crime, Vox, Splinter, Mother Jones, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite

Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:

Mueller eyes Ivanka and Don Jr.'s work on Trump Tower Moscow — WASHINGTON - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to build a skyscraper in Moscow has led him to ask questions about the role two of the president's children played in attempting …

Discussion: Just Security, The Gateway Pundit, BuzzFeed News, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, VICE News, Vox and Boing Boing

Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:

“Trump Was Totally Caught Off Guard by the Cohen Plea”: Inside Trumpworld, Some Fear Mueller Has Laid a Perjury Trap — Rudy Giuliani is frustrated at Mueller's tactics. The White House is in a defensive crouch. “It's an untethered situation,” a person close to the president said.

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and ThinkProgress

Washington Post:

‘Individual 1’: Trump emerges as a central subject of Mueller probe — In two major developments this week, President Trump has been labeled in the parlance of criminal investigations as a major subject of interest, complete with an opaque legal code name: “Individual 1.”

Discussion: Axios, ABC News, The Intellectualist, Daily Wire, Politico, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit

David French / National Review:

Trump's Unacceptable Campaign Conduct and Two Other Takeaways from the Cohen Plea — Today, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen surprised America by pleading guilty to lying to Congress. You can read the complete criminal information here, but the summary is simple.

Discussion: Vox, Washington Post and Viking Pundit

New York Times:

How a Trump Lawyer, a Felon and a Russian General Chased a Moscow Tower Deal — How a Trump Lawyer, a Felon and a Russian General Chased a Moscow Deal — The role Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, played in pursing a Moscow Trump Tower re-emerged when he pleaded guilty to lying to Congress.

Discussion: The Intercept

Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:

The Legal Perils That Michael Cohen's Guilty Plea Poses for Donald Trump — The question at the heart of the Russia investigation has always been one of motive. Why has Donald Trump, both as a candidate and as the President, been so solicitous of Russia and of its leader, Vladimir Putin?

Discussion: Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and ABC News

Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:

Manafort lawyers fed confidential Mueller probe info to Trump's legal team, Giuliani says, raising criminal concerns — Paul Manafort's lawyers shared confidential information about Robert Mueller's investigation with President Trump's legal team, Rudy Giuliani said Thursday — a move experts say could be criminal.

NBC News:

Senate committees scouring testimony for misleading statements in Russia probe — “This is a reason people shouldn't lie when they're in front of a congressional investigation,” said GOP senator Richard Burr. — WASHINGTON — Senate committees investigating Russia's interference …

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire

Wall Street Journal:

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress About Effort to Build Moscow Tower — Former lawyer for President Trump charged as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation — President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in a surprise hearing Thursday …

Discussion: CNN, Conservative News Today, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Mediaite

New York Times:
Michael Cohen to Plead Guilty to Charge in Mueller Investigation

George Stephanopoulos / ABC News:
Michael Cohen expected to plead guilty to lying to Congress in collusion probe; gave 70 hours …

Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Canceling Planned Meeting With Russia's Putin Over Ukraine Situation

Discussion: The Daily Signal, Hot Air, Slate, New York Times, Vox, BBC, Mediaite, LifeZette, CNBC, Home Page Rotator, Hullabaloo, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Liberty Unyielding and KyivPost

Ken White / The Atlantic:
Three Remarkable Things About Michael Cohen's Plea

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Patterico's Pontifications, Law & Crime and Hot Air

Lawfare:
How to Read Michael Cohen's Latest Plea and Its Revelations About the Trump Organization

Discussion: New York Times, Spectator USA, CNN and Washington Post

New York Times:
Cohen Lied. Here's Why It Matters

Discussion: Washington Press and CBS Boston

Gabby Orr / Politico:
Mueller stalks Trump abroad — again

Discussion: Politico, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and CNBC

Washington Post:
Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Moscow project

Discussion: ABC News, Lawfare, New Yorker, Mother Jones, Raw Story, The Intellectualist, Shareblue Media, Breitbart, Balloon Juice, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, New Republic, One America News Network, Little Green Footballs and Politico

Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Michael Cohen's admission could put Don Jr., Trump Org staff in the crosshairs

Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire

New York Times: What Cohen's Deal Means for Trump

Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Matthew Whitaker's Advance Knowledge of Cohen Plea Could Spell Trouble for Mueller

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and ABC News

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Dershowitz says Cohen's plea signals Mueller is examining political issues

Discussion: The Root

Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Michael Cohen Takes Mueller Inside the Trump Organization

Discussion: New York Times, CNN and HuffPost

Kara Scannell / CNN:
Donald Trump Jr., Trump Org. in spotlight after Cohen plea

Discussion: fox13now.com and Contemptor

Jerusalem Post:
Russia rejects Trump's canceled meeting, Kremlin ready for contact

Discussion: Raw Story

Bloomberg:
What Cohen's Plea Deal Means for Trump, His Business and Mueller

Discussion: Raw Story

Washington Post:
‘We will be in Moscow’: The story of Trump's 30-year quest to expand his brand to Russia

Discussion: VICE News, Law & Crime and Vox

Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tower Moscow? It Was the End of a Long, Failed Push to Invest in Russia

Discussion: Boing Boing

The State:

Scott to oppose Farr nomination to federal bench in NC, ending chances of confirmation — Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the federal bench, assuring the controversial pick will not be confirmed. — The South Carolina Republican was the deciding vote …

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New York Times:

Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros — Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook's communications staff to research George Soros's financial interests in the wake of his high-profile attacks on tech companies, according to three people with knowledge of her request …

Discussion: Boing Boing

Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:

Sheryl Sandberg Requested Research On Billionaire George Soros — Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg requested research on a perceived company enemy, the billionaire George Soros, according to an internal email described to BuzzFeed News, and confirmed by Facebook.

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
U.S. agency apologizes to George Soros after broadcast called him ‘multimillionaire Jew’

Discussion: Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:

EXCLUSIVE: CNN Fires Marc Lamont Hill Following Israel Comments — CNN severed ties with contributor Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, following comments the university professor made about Israel and Palestine in a speech at the United Nations. — “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN …

Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Europe's Jew Hatred, and Ours

Discussion: CNN, Haaretz and RT

Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill in wake of remarks criticizing Israel and calling for a ‘free Palestine’

Discussion: Washington Times, Politico, Fox News and twitchy.com

Chicago Sun-Times:

Feds raid Ald. Burke's City Hall, ward offices — Federal agents showed up unannounced at the City Hall office of Finance Committee Chairman Ed Burke, kicked everyone out and papered over the windows Thursday morning. — The nature of their visit was not known, but Ald.

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Washington Post:

Certification in limbo in N.C. House race as fraud investigation continues — Mounting evidence of voter fraud in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District could indefinitely delay the certification of a winner, as state election officials investigate whether hundreds of absentee ballots were illegally cast or destroyed.

Elana Schor / Politico:

GOP unloads on Flake — Jeff Flake is finally taking a stand on the need to protect Robert Mueller — and it's infuriating his fellow Republicans. — The retiring Arizona senator is undermining the Senate GOP's efforts to approve as many lifetime-appointed federal judges as possible in the lame duck.

Discussion: Vox, Shareblue Media and Raw Story

Scott Wong / The Hill:

Ryan casts doubt on ‘bizarre’ California election results — Weeks after House Republicans lost their majority, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday cast serious doubts about the “bizarre” election system in California, where it appears that seven GOP-held seats will flip to Democratic control.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Magazine and HuffPost

Bernard E. Harcourt / The New York Review of Books:

How Trump Fuels the Fascist Right — President Trump makes constant use of the language and logic of the “new right,” a toxic blend of antebellum white supremacy, twentieth-century fascism, European far-right movements of the 1970s, and today's self-identified “alt-right.”

Ryan Grim / The Intercept:

Joe Crowley's Parting Shot: Ousted by Ocasio-Cortez, He Undermined Barbara Lee in House Leadership Race — The election of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as House Democratic Caucus chair on Wednesday represented a symbolic and substantive comeback for the wing of the party that had suffered a stunning defeat …

Discussion: Splinter and Washington Free Beacon

Los Angeles Times:

California Democratic Party leader Eric Bauman to resign after accusations of sexual misconduct … California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman, leader of one of the most influential political forces in the nation, said Thursday he intended to resign after allegations of sexual misconduct …