memeorandum: Will William Barr Get Justice for Carter Page? (Julie Kelly/American Greatness)

7:00 AM ET, April 12, 2019

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White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes — White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Trump's political adversaries …

Discussion: Politico, USA Today, Recode, ABC News, Fox News, New York Times, Raw Story, The Week, FOX31 Denver, Axios, KTLA, Mother Jones, ImmigrationProf Blog, Slate, TheBlaze, Mediaite and Splinter

Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:

An ICE Official Who Said Detention Was “More Like Summer Camp” Will Now Lead The Agency — The Trump administration has tapped Matthew Albence to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of the sudden resignation of its former leader, sources close to the administration said Thursday.

Discussion: HuffPost, Splinter and Axios

Evan Perez / CNN:
Trump pressured Nielsen to release detained immigrants into so-called sanctuary cities

Discussion: ABC News and FOX31 Denver

Patreon:

History of Assange — (Put this together in a hurry so I will edit and add more details/links later, but felt I needed to post this since a lot of people are developing amnesia and forgetting the history of what Assange has done and the evidence as to who is doing it on behalf of... )

Discussion: Decider, Slate, The Federalist and NPR

Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
If Assange Burgled Some Computers, He Stopped Being a Journalist

Discussion: The Atlantic, mailchi.mp, Freedom of the Press …, Mediaite, Media Matters for America, Slate and CNN, more at Mediagazer »

Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Julian Assange, arrested for damaging leaks, claims to be a journalist

Discussion: One America News Network, Townhall and RedState

Washington Post:
How Ecuador soured on Assange

Discussion: The Bulwark, CBS News, LewRockwell, Axios and Mediaite

Allie Malloy / CNN:
Trump in 2016: ‘I love WikiLeaks,’ Trump now: ‘I know nothing about WikiLeaks’

Discussion: New York Times, The Daily Caller, Shareblue Media, The Guardian and ThinkProgress

Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Ignoring his record, Trump pretends to know ‘nothing’ about WikiLeaks

Discussion: National Review, The Guardian and NBC News

Camille Fassett / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Civil liberties groups condemn the Trump admin's indictment of Julian Assange

Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Intercept, Associated Press, The Guardian, New Republic and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

ABC News:

Herman Cain expected to withdraw from Fed Reserve Board of Governors consideration — He is expected to announce his withdrawal from consideration in the coming days. — Herman Cain is expected to withdraw his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors …

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and New York Times

Sylvan Lane / The Hill:

Fourth GOP senator comes out against Trump Fed pick Cain — A fourth Republican senator announced Thursday that he would oppose Herman Cain if President Trump nominated him to the Federal Reserve Board, all but dooming his potential appointment. — Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a close Trump ally …

Discussion: Axios, Bipartisan Report, CNBC, Washington Monthly, The Week, Bloomberg and Splinter

Christina Wilkie / CNBC:

Fourth GOP senator opposes Trump Fed pick Herman Cain, effectively ending his path to confirmation — Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer, N.D., on Thursday became the fourth member of his party's caucus to tell reporters he would vote against the nomination of former pizza executive Herman Cain to join the board of the Federal Reserve.

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Media Matters for America

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Four Senate Republicans signal opposition to Trump's plan to put Herman Cain on Federal Reserve Board …

Discussion: Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA, Vanity Fair, CNN, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Daily Kos, National Review and Kansas City Star

Noah Smith / Bloomberg: Republicans Turn Away From Experts and Economics

Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:

FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11 says Republican criticizing Ilhan Omar told him he was ‘too busy’ to talk victim benefits — A retired FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11 said Thursday he was recently snubbed by Dan Crenshaw, the Texas congressman who's drawing heat for accusing a Democratic lawmaker of downplaying the terror attack.

Katherine Krueger / Splinter:

This Is Getting Really Dangerous — On Wednesday morning, Fox News used its biggest megaphone to amplify an attention-starved congressman's bad faith charge against Rep. Ilhan Omar: that, in remarks before the Council on American-Islamic Relations, she characterized the Sept. 11 attacks as what happened “some people did something.”

Discussion: Associated Press, Liberty Unyielding, Mediaite, Common Dreams, NB Blog, Politico and Contemptor

Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Instagram Stands By Laura Loomer Calling Ilhan Omar's Islamic Faith ‘Cancer’

Discussion: TheBlaze

Brandon Morse / RedState:
NY Post Was Not Playing Around With Its Take Down Of Ilhan Omar's 9/11 Comments

Discussion: Hot Air and New York Post

Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:

Rod Rosenstein Defends Justice Department Handling of Mueller Report — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein defended the Justice Department's handling of the special counsel's still-secret report, saying Attorney General William Barr is “being as forthcoming as he can” about redacting and releasing the document.

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime, Axios and The Week

The Daily Caller:

FBI Was Still Assessing Christopher Steele's ‘Reliability’ Even After Using Dossier To Obtain Spy Warrant — The FBI was still assessing the ‘reliability’ of Christopher Steele in late November 2016, a month after the bureau used the ex-spy's anti-Trump dossier to obtain spy warrants against Carter Page.

Fox News:
Nunes sends criminal-referral notification to Barr, alleges several ‘potential violations’ in Russia probe

Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit

Julie Kelly / American Greatness: Will William Barr Get Justice for Carter Page?

Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:

You Say Democracy, I Say Republic — The terms are interchangeable descriptions of the American political system, yet a fight over their meaning could have outsize consequences. — One of this age's great crank ideas, that the U.S. is a “republic” and not a “democracy,” …

ellentube.com:

Mayor Pete Buttigieg Responds to the Vice President's Criticism — For the first time, presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg opened up about Vice President and former Indiana Governor Mike Pence's recent comments accusing Buttigieg of being critical of Pence's faith.

Discussion: CNN

Polls:
Health Care, Environment Top Dem Issues

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Saint Anselm College, Fox News and Axios

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Buttigieg busts out in Iowa

Discussion: New York Times, Power Line, Washington Post, Bloomberg, CNN and Splinter

New York Times:

Gregory Craig, Ex-Obama Aide, Is Indicted on Charges of Lying to Justice Dept. — WASHINGTON — In an indictment that seized the attention of the capital's K Street lobbying corridor, Gregory B. Craig, a White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged on Thursday with lying …

Discussion: Law & Crime, Politico and RedState

Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Former Obama White House counsel indicted in charges stemming from Mueller probe

Discussion: Raw Story

CNBC:
Obama White House counsel Greg Craig charged with lying to prosecutors about foreign lobbying

Discussion: RedState, The Week, Washington Post, Associated Press, Washington Free Beacon, WVSports.com and CNN

Dave McKinney / WBEZ:

Illinois Senate Tells Trump, Show Your Tax Returns Or Be Barred From The 2020 Ballot — The Democratic-led Illinois Senate voted Thursday to compel President Trump to release five years' worth of his personal income tax returns or be barred from appearing on the state's presidential ballot next year.

New York Post:

DA knew Jeffrey Epstein was a dangerous pedophile when arguing for leniency — The Manhattan DA's office had graphic and detailed evidence of pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's depravity when a prosecutor inexplicably argued for leniency during his 2011 sex offender registry hearing, The Post has learned.

Discussion: Raw Story

Politico:

Schumer, McConnell trade blame as Senate declines — The state of the Senate is bad, and it could get worse. — Has the Senate finally hit rock bottom? — Last fall's brutal confirmation fight over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation led to such bad blood that even old friends weren't talking.

Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Republicans confront Trump amid cascading controversies

Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller

Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
Conservatives Push Immigration Hawk Cuccinelli for DHS Head

Discussion: Washington Examiner and ThinkProgress

CNN:

Letters from Joe Biden reveal how he sought support of segregationists in fight against busing — (CNN)Joe Biden's road to a third presidential bid has been lined with a series of explanations and apologies, illustrating the challenges of preparing a long record of public service …

Discussion: Breitbart

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Joe Manchin endorses Susan Collins for reelection — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed GOP Sen. Susan Collins for reelection on Thursday, in a rare rebuff of partisan politics in an increasingly polarized Senate. — The moderate West Virginia senator also offered to campaign for the vulnerable Maine incumbent.

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, IJR and Axios

Star Tribune:
Susan Rice says she won't challenge GOP Sen. Collins in 2020

Discussion: Slate

Chris McGonigal / HuffPost:

Viral Photo Of Crying Girl At The Border Wins 2019 World Press Photo Awards — John Moore's haunting photo was among the dozens of winning images that show the power of photojournalism. — A viral image of a crying Honduran child at the U.S.-Mexico border has won the 2019 World Press Photo contest's Photo of the Year prize.

Discussion: Front Page Magazine

Gabby Orr / Politico:

Trump White House to screen anti-abortion movie Friday — Weeks after Democrats won control of the House of Representatives last November, a group of anti-abortion activists huddled at the White House to explore new ways for President Donald Trump to advance their cause.

Discussion: twitchy.com, One America News Network and New York Post

Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:

Inside Ivanka's Dreamworld … You could tell by his eyes, the way they popped and gleamed and fixed on someone behind me. Only one person gets that kind of look from Donald Trump. “Oh!” the president said. “Ivanka!” — Ivanka Trump lifted her hands, astonished.