memeorandum: Trump Campaign Official Heard of WikiLeaks Emails Earlier Than Known (Wall Street Journal)

2:35 PM ET, November 12, 2019

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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:

Stephen Miller's Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails — In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories and obsessed over the loss of Confederate symbols …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Little Green Footballs, The Guardian, CANNONFIRE and Contemptor

NBC News:

In private speech, Bolton suggests some of Trump's foreign policy decisions are guided by personal interest — The former national security director was especially critical of the president's handling of Turkey, according to multiple sources present for his remarks.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Axios, Politico, Political Wire and Raw Story

New York Times:

Behind Trump's Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power — Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey's leader. — ISTANBUL — Behind President Trump's accommodating attitude toward Turkey is an unusual back channel …

Discussion: Raw Story

Carlotta Gall / New York Times: Erdogan Warns That Turkey Will Keep Deporting ISIS Detainees

NBC News:

Senior Trump official embellished resume, had face on fake TIME cover — State Dept. official Mina Chang claimed to be a Harvard Business School “alumna” who ran a nonprofit that worked in 40 countries. — WASHINGTON — A senior Trump administration official has embellished her resume …

Discussion: The Hill, Law & Crime and Raw Story

Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Supreme Court Appears Ready to Let Trump End DACA Program — The justices are considering whether the Trump administration can shut down a program that shields about 700,000 young immigrants from deportation. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday appeared ready …

Discussion: ABC News, National Review, USA Today, Redstate, Vox, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Political Wire and The Stranger

Richard Wolf / USA Today:

Supreme Court refuses to block lawsuit against gun manufacturer brought by Sandy Hook families — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to shield a major arms manufacturer from potential liability in the 2012 school shooting that left 26 students and educators dead in Newtown, Conn.

Discussion: Axios and IJR

Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, NPR, HuffPost and The Week

Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump opens door to DACA ‘deal’ if Supreme Court rules his way in landmark case

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Post, National Review, The Hill, Politico, Reason and Patterico's Pontifications

Juleanna Glover / Politico:

There's a Surprisingly Plausible Path to Removing Trump From Office — By most everyone's judgment, the Senate will not vote to remove President Donald Trump from office if the House impeaches him. But what if senators could vote on impeachment by secret ballot?

Discussion: National Review, Daily Kos, IJR, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story

Axios:

GOP to argue Trump's “state of mind” on impeachment — Confronted with a mountain of damaging facts heading into tomorrow's opening of the public phase of impeachment, House Republicans plan to argue that “the President's state of mind” was exculpatory. — The state of play …

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Politico, Raw Story and Mediaite

Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
To Exonerate Trump, Republicans Embrace Russian Disinformation

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Axios:
Scoop: GOP outlines theory of impeachment defense in memo to members

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Monthly, The Guardian, Deadline, New York Post, Raw Story, New York Times, The Hill, Contemptor, TheBlaze, Mediaite and Political Wire

Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:

Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford has dropped out of presidential race … Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff File … Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff

Discussion: Fox News, Talking Points Memo, National Review, New York Times, The Daily Caller, IJR, Political Wire, HuffPost and Bloomberg

Polls:

Few Caucusgoers Tied to 2020 Choice — Buttigieg joins a crowded pack of front-runners; No groundswell of support for Bloomberg — West Long Branch, NJ - South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has joined former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Vermont …

Discussion: CNN, Axios, Political Wire, Mediaite, The Hill and Politico

Wall Street Journal:

Pete Buttigieg Tops Poll in Iowa for First Time — Pete Buttigieg has joined former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as a top candidate in Iowa, a Monmouth University Poll released Tuesday shows. — At 22%, the mayor of South Bend …

Discussion: CNN

CNN:

Inauguration galas, an intimate dinner, and a White House party: Trump's 10 interactions with indicted Giuliani associates — (CNN)President Donald Trump has had at least 10 encounters with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani the President has adamantly claimed not to know.

Discussion: Salon and Political Wire

ProPublica:

Giuliani Was Close to a Podcast Deal With the News Outlet That Spread His Ukraine Conspiracies — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.

Adam Cancryn / Politico:

Trump allies received hundreds of thousands of dollars under federal health contract — At least eight former White House, presidential transition and campaign officials for President Donald Trump were hired as outside contractors to the federal health department at the cost of hundreds …

Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos

Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress — Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, is running for her husband's seat, arguing Monday she is the best option to carry out his legacy and continue his vision.

Discussion: ABC News, Breitbart, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The Week, RRH Elections, New York Times, The Root, The Daily Caller, The Hill, HuffPost, Fox News, Daily Kos, NBC News, Axios, New York Post and Washington Times

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: New deposition transcripts deepen Russia linkages to the impeachment inquiry

Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite and Politico, more at Mediagazer »

Matthew Choi / Politico:

Stone previewed WikiLeaks bounty to Trump campaign in April 2016 — Roger Stone first told one of Donald Trump's top aides in April 2016 that WikiLeaks had plans to dump information in the heat of the presidential race, kickstarting a scramble inside the campaign to take advantage of the expected releases.

Discussion: Raw Story

Wall Street Journal:
Trump Campaign Official Heard of WikiLeaks Emails Earlier Than Known

Discussion: The Guardian

Josh Rogin / Washington Post:

133 foreign policy officials endorse Joe Biden — In 2016, dozens of foreign policy experts and former officials signed public letters warning against electing Donald Trump president. This time around, foreign policy experts and former officials are rushing to endorse Joe Biden.

The Hill:

Democrats sharpen their message on impeachment — In a last-minute move, Democrats are shifting their impeachment rhetoric and talking points just days before the first public hearings into President Trump's handling of foreign policy in Ukraine. — The televised hearings mark a crucial phase …

Discussion: Politico and Breitbart

Fox News:
Schiff sets stage for impeachment hearings, warns GOP about going after Bidens

Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post

Marisa Fernandez / Axios:

Nikki Haley says Trump was always “truthful” — Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley told NBC's “Today” on Tuesday that she never had any doubts about President Trump's truthfulness or fitness for office during her tenure. … The big picture: Haley was promoting her new book “With All Due Respect …

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, IJR, New York Post, Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Post and Breitbart

John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Nikki Haley Embodies What's Wrong with the Republican Party

Discussion: Politico, Vanity Fair, Daily Kos, Fox News and Washington Post

Joe Sonka / USA Today:

Thousands of Twitter ‘bots’ targeted Kentucky with fake news on election night — LOUISVILLE — As the final votes trickled in during last week's Kentucky gubernatorial election, a network of automated Twitter accounts suddenly sprang into action. — They spread misinformation about the election …

New York Times:

Bloomberg Heads to Arkansas to File for 2020 Presidential Primary — Michael Bloomberg is taking another step toward entering the 2020 race, filing paperwork to meet early deadlines for Democratic primaries. — Michael R. Bloomberg flew to Arkansas on Tuesday morning to personally file paperwork …

Discussion: The Federalist, The Boston Globe and Boston Magazine

Charles Lipson / Real Clear Politics:
Bloomberg Will Hit an Iceberg

Discussion: Althouse

Washington Post:

A Trump administration strategy led to the child migrant backup crisis at the border — When thousands of migrant children ended up stranded in U.S. Border Patrol stations last spring, President Trump's administration characterized the crisis as a spontaneous result of the record crush …

The Daily Northwestern:

Addressing The Daily's coverage of Sessions protests — Last week, The Daily was not the paper that Northwestern students deserve. — On Nov. 5, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on campus at a Northwestern University College Republicans event.

Discussion: Townhall, Washington Post, The Federalist, National Review, Reason, Poynter, The Outline, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, The Wrap, The Hill, Power Line, Instapundit, Mediaite and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »

Jacey Fortin / New York Times: The Daily Northwestern Apologizes to Student Protesters for Reporting

Gregg Re / Fox News:

ICIG complaint alleges Trump-Ukraine whistleblower may be soliciting illicit donations — Democratic staffer emailed Ukraine ambassador to discuss ‘delicate’ issue following whistleblower complaint — EXCLUSIVE: A newly filed complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General …

Discussion: Redstate, The Federalist, Townhall, Power Line, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, PJ Media Home and The Gateway Pundit

Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:

Donald Trump's firm to pay £225,000 to Scottish Government to cover legal bills — Donald Trump's company is to pay the Scottish Government £225,000 to cover its legal bills after the US president's firm was defeated in a long-running and acrimonious court battle …

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Occupy Democrats and Raw Story

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

ANALYSIS: Democrats have a Col. Vindman problem — House Democrats conducted their impeachment interviews in secret, but Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman still emerged as star of the show. Appearing at his October 29 deposition in full dress uniform, the decorated Army officer …

Washington Post:

The climate chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific — SHIRETOKO PENINSULA, Japan — Lined up along the side of their boat, the fishermen hauled a huge, heavy net up from swelling waves. At first, a few small jellyfish emerged, then a piece of plastic. Then net, and more net.

CBS News:

Poll finds negative views of Democrats' and Trump's handling of impeachment inquiry — Congressional Democrats and Republicans each appear to face a challenge moving public opinion on impeachment as public hearings begin, since many Americans say their views are already locked in.

Discussion: Tangle

Southern Poverty Law Center:

Miller focuses on racial identity of killer with ‘alt-right’ beliefs — In his emails to Breitbart, Miller also discussed the coverage surrounding another killer who espoused racist beliefs. Chris Harper-Mercer, a student at Umpqua Community College, killed nine people at the Roseburg, Oregon, school Oct. 1, 2015.

Jack Crosbie / gen.medium.com:

The Progressive Press is Facing Mass Extinction — Deadspin, Splinter, and ThinkProgress are gone. The mainstream media is hopelessly neutral. Who's left to check capitalism? — bout a month before Deadspin was throttled by its new private equity owners, those same owners shut down Splinter …