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10:55 AM ET, December 9, 2018

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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Why Trump is likely to be indicted by Manhattan US Attorney  —  The major takeaway from the 40-page sentencing memorandum filed by federal prosecutors Friday for Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, is this: The president is very likely to be indicted on a charge of violating federal campaign finance laws.
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New York Times:
Prosecutors' Narrative Is Clear: Trump Defrauded Voters.  But What Does It Mean?  —  WASHINGTON — The latest revelations by prosecutors investigating President Trump and his team draw a portrait of a candidate who personally directed an illegal scheme to manipulate the 2016 election …
Discussion: Law & Crime and Power Line
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump 2020 Shaping Up to Be a Campaign to Stay Out of Prison  —  In 2016, Donald Trump claimed that America's presidential election would determine nothing less than whether a proven criminal would be sent to jail — or the Oval Office.  In 2020, that might actually be the case.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Common Dreams
Harry Litman / USA Today:   Broken laws, Russia negotiations: Can Trump presidency survive latest court filings?
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Whether a president can be prosecuted remains in dispute
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
The Michael Cohen Sentencing Memos Are Damning for Trump
Discussion: The Guardian and Spectator USA
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Pardoning Paul Manafort would be ‘terrible mistake,’ could ‘trigger a debate’ about pardon power: Sen. Marco Rubio  —  Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said repeatedly that President Donald Trump pardoning former campaign chairman Paul Manafort would be a “terrible mistake,” and that doing so could possibly …
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 12-9-18: Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Chris Murphy  —  A rush transcript of a special edition of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 on ABC News is below.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Bob Bauer / New York Times:
Is Mueller Building an Expansive Obstruction Case?
Washington Post:
‘Siege warfare’: Republican anxiety spikes as Trump faces growing legal and political perils  —  A growing number of Republicans fear that a battery of new revelations in the far-reaching Russia investigation has dramatically heightened the legal and political danger to Donald Trump's presidency …
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Samantha Vinograd / The Daily Beast:
John Kelly and the Feverish White House Turnover is a Potential Vulnerability Goldmine For Opportunists  —  If there isn't the necessary process in place, the institutional knowledge on a terrorist threat or covert outreach to a rogue regime official could be gone with the wind.
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Kelly exit helps position Trump for 2020
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Daily Beast and Axios
USA Today:
John Kelly, hired to restore order for President Donald Trump, is out as chief of staff
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and RedState
New York Times:
John Kelly, Trump's Chief of Staff, to Leave White House
John Solomon / The Hill:
Comey's confession: dossier not verified before, or after, FISA warrant  —  Many people I know in law enforcement circles shuddered when James Comey tweeted recently that acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker “may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer.”  —  To them, Comey's Twitter attack crossed …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Comey: I'm ‘not friends’ with Mueller
Associated Press:   Comey: Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans
Fox News:
Comey transcript released: Ex-FBI boss claims not to know, remember key details in Russia case
Discussion: HuffPost and Power Line
CNN:
House Republicans release Comey interview transcript
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Old homophobic tweets from Kyler Murray's Twitter account surface after he wins Heisman  —  Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray had a Saturday to remember.  But the Oklahoma quarterback's memorable night also helped resurface social media's memory of several homophobic tweets more than six years old.
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
We'll Always Have . . . Fort Worth?  —  Conservatives do not do well in the cities.  We assume, strangely, that this indicates a problem with the cities rather than a problem with . . . us.  We may as well be trying to sell New York City and Los Angeles Edsels full of New Coke …
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Hush money payments could be ‘impeachable offenses,’ top Dem warns  —  Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said that if accusations that President Donald Trump directed illegal payments during his campaign are true that it would “certainly” be an impeachable offense, but stopped short of saying such action would be taken.
Discussion: Associated Press
Jon Gabriel / USA Today:
The U.S. may not ‘believe’ in climate change.  But we're the only one doing something about it  —  Opinion: These days, saying you care about the environment is far more important than actually doing something about it.  —  CONNECT  —  In a selfless effort to save the planet, Legoland theme parks are banning plastic straws.
Discussion: Instapundit
Angela Charlton / Associated Press:
Paris cleans up after latest riot; pressure builds on Macron  —  Paris tourist sites reopened, workers cleaned up broken glass and shop owners tried to put the city on its feet again Sunday, a day after running battles between yellow-vested protesters and riot police left 71 injured and caused widespread damage to the French capital.
Andrew Gray / Politico:
A weakened Merkel still gets her way  —  HAMBURG, Germany — “Typical Merkel.”  —  Angela Merkel used the phrase to poke fun at her own image and have a dig at her critics within Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) at a party congress that chose her favored candidate to replace her as party leader.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
A Welcome Chance to Reform Criminal Sentencing
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Cory Booker Dips a Toe Into New Hampshire as 2020 Decision Nears
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The utterly lawless ‘Individual-1’
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Al Arabiya:
Details of calls to attack Trump by US ‘Muslim Sisters’ allied to Brotherhood
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