Epstein Secrets

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

so "established that the campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts." According to Politico (7/11, Muller, 4.29M), the op-ed "was uncharacteristic for the former special counsel, who rarely spoke about the investigation publicly and whose off

r who find themselves facing an onslaught of negative attention that reflects poorly on him. Epstein and Darroch are only the two latest examples. Josh Dawsey reports: "Trump sat across from Page 12535 EFTA00043046 Darroch during the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch on Capitol Hill in March, inquiring ab

estioned Acosta's tweet saying the evidence was new." -- Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is privately urging Trump to dump Acosta, Politico's Eliana and Burgess Everett report: "Acosta critics, including Mulvaney, have argued that he has not been aggressive enough in stamping out Obama-e

or who find themselves facing an onslaught of negative attention that reflects poorly on him. Epstein and Darroch are only the two latest examples. Josh Dawsey reports: "Trump sat across from Darroch during the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch on Capitol Hill in March, inquiring about Brexit and bragging of

the dossier, was interviewed for 16 hours last month as part of the investigation by Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general. Politico's Natasha Bertrand reports: "The extensive, two-day interview took place in London while Trump was in Britain for a state visit, [two] sources said,

nvestigations.- (Pence's chief of staff denies that this happened.) Sondland's testimony left Trump's Republican allies scrambling. Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey and Kayla Epstein report: "As he traveled on Air Force One to Texas, Trump called members of the House to argue that the testimony was good for him,

liar with the team's role and an expert on government ethics. ... HHS ordered an end to the contract, and work stopped the evening of April 3, after Politico first disclosed the contours of the arrangement. Afterward, Verma told multiple people that she wanted the contract restarted ... HHS's Office of Ins

euters) EFTA00047495 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

nders at a campaign rally the day before. (NBC News) -- Harvard made Buttigieg into the moderate that progressives love to hate. From a profile by Politico's Kruse: "At a moment when many in his generation turned away from a political system they saw as unresponsive at best and unscrupulous at worst, he

he court is demanding answers, and views from the Justice Department, by Monday afternoon." — More team coverage: • Rachael Bade, Mike DeBonis and Josh Dawsey: "Inside the decision to impeach Trump: How both parties wrestled with a constitutional crisis." EFTA00047553 • Seung Min Kim: "Senators are bal

Sanders at a campaign rally the day before. (NBC News) — Harvard made Buttigieg into the moderate that progressives love to hate. From a profile by Politico's Kruse: "At a moment when many in his generation turned away from a political system they saw as unresponsive at best and unscrupulous at worst, he