Epstein Secrets

amarque/Reuters) PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers for an in-depth

ised fresh concerns about Trump's use of unsecured communications, against the advice of aides and breaking with longstanding practice. Paul Sonne, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima and Greg report: "Trump has routinely communicated with [Giuliani] and other individuals speaking on cellphones vulnerable to mon

SPEED READ: Nancy Pelosi's team compared Trump to Richard Nixon: Trump went after Pelosi after she made her impeachment announcement: A quote from Fiona Hill, who worked on Trump's National Security Council until this summer and testified against him last month, seemed apropos: Trump's campaign manager t

impeachment acknowledged that Mueller's performance did not provide the made-for-TV moment for which they had hoped," Ashley Parker, Rachael Bade, Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis report. "The immediate upshot for Democratic leaders — who have faced turmoil within their caucus for refusal to begin impeachment

evidence that aides to former president Barack Obama left behind disparaging messages on the day Trump was inaugurated. Toluse Olorunnipa and Josh Dawsey report: "Grisham said that White House aides left 'Obama books' throughout the White House and taped a big 'You will fail' sign on the door of the

for the Intelligence Committee, Morrison said he was concerned that these were being identified as requirements. -- Morrison said his predecessor Fiona Hill, who is testifying on Thursday, had warned him about the "Gordon problem," referring to Sondland, when he took over. "I decided to keep track of w

on, 20.6M) reports lawmakers "burrowed into dueling positions over the impending impeachment trial" on Sunday, and the Washington Post (1/24, Wang, Dawsey, Goldstein, 10.52M) says "the fractures within the Republican Party were evident Sunday as GOP senators appeared split over whether it was constitut

Like An "Animal." • Sen. Grassley Asks DOJ For Answers On Closing Flynn Investigation. • Declassified Notes: Christopher Steel Told FBI He Thought Fiona Hill Knew Dossier Source. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • FBI: Multiagency Investigation Found 33 Missing Children In Southern California. EFTA00148165 • F

iticize Trump For Commuting Stone Sentence. In a more than 2,100-word front-page analysis, the Washington Post (7/11, Al, Reinhard, Helderman, Hsu, Dawsey, 14.2M) says the President's commutation of Stone's sentence "over the objections of some aides and without the involvement of his administration's

ned to the Defense Department on Friday after a two-year detail at the NSC. Other people who have held the role in the Trump administration include Fiona Hill and Tim Morrison, both of whom testified in the impeachment inquiry, and, briefly, Andrew Peek." Former White House Aide Tied To Bannon Gets USAID

t on Nov. 4, the night before details of the ban were all set to be formally unveiled during a news conference, the president balked. My colleagues Josh Dawsey and Laurie McGinley scoop that Trump refused to sign a one-page decision memo during a flight to a campaign rally in Kentucky that would have taken

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thout evidence that aides to former president Barack Obama left behind disparaging messages on the day Trump was inaugurated. Toluse Olorunnipa and Josh Dawsey report: "Grisham said that White House aides left 'Obama books' throughout the White House and taped a big 'You will fail' sign on the door of the

l for the Intelligence Committee, Morrison said he was concerned that these were being identified as requirements. — Morrison said his predecessor Fiona Hill, who is testifying on Thursday, had warned him about the "Gordon problem," referring to Sondland, when he took over. "I decided to keep track of wh

after- the-fact justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal, according to three people familiar with the records. Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger scoop: "The research by the White House Counsel's Office ... includes early Ai mi Ist email pyrhpnnpc Nal-NA/pe

to varying degrees, about the president after leaving his employ. This includes, among others, John Bolton, Rex Tillerson, John Kelly, Tom Bossert, Fiona Hill and Gary Cohn. -- Spencer took the sting out of this punch by vigorously denying well-sourced press reports on Saturday that he had threatened to

n after-the-fact justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal, according to three people familiar with the records. Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger scoop: "The research by the White House Counsel's Office ... includes early August email exchanges between actin

to varying degrees, about the president after leaving his employ. This includes, among others, John Bolton, Rex Tillerson, John Kelly, Tom Bossert, Fiona Hill and Gary Cohn. -- Spencer took the sting out of this punch by vigorously denying well-sourced press reports on Saturday that he had threatened to

• WS/. ••••••••• about Trump's use of unsecured communications, against the advice of aides and breaking with longstanding practice. Paul Sonne, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima and Greg report: "Trump has routinely communicated with [Giuliani] and other individuals speaking on cellphones vulnerable to mon

PEED READ: Nancy Pelosi's team compared Trump to Richard Nixon: Trump went after Pelosi after she made her impeachment announcement: A quote from Fiona Hill, who worked on Trump's National Security Council until this summer and testified against him last month, seemed apropos: Trump's campaign manager