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virtue. If every new event canceled out every other event, like some wacky news-cycle pyramid scheme, then you always survived another day. OOK Ok Donald Trump’s sons, Don Jr., thirty-nine, and Eric, thirty-three, existed in an enforced infantile relationship to their father, a role that embarrassed them, but

nothing. And yet, OMG!!! There almost was no other story in America—and in much of the world. That was the radical and transformational nature of the Trump presidency: it held everybody’s attention. Inside the White House, the daily brouhaha and world’s fascination was no cause for joy. It was, in the W

nning his company. Of course, quite a good amount of their professional time was spent on the whims, projects, promotions, and general way of life of DJT. One benefit of their father’s run for president was that it kept him away from the office. Still, the campaign’s administration was largely their r

the other hand, he wanted Jarvanka to go. And that became an effective ultimatum. 7 OK Ok At lunch on August 8, in the Clubhouse at Bedminster—amid Trumpish chandeliers, golf trophies, and tournament plaques—the president was flanked by Tom Price, the secretary of health and human services, and his wife,

rlie, 309 Rosen, Hillary, 78 Rosenstein, Rod, 212, 214, 216-21, 279 Ross, Wilbur, 78, 133, 229-30 Roth, Steven, 27, 141 Rove, Karl, 57, 238 Rumsfeld, Donald, 27 Russia, 24, 37-39, 92, 151-56, 160, 190-91, 236-46, 273, 303, 307-8 Bannon on, 6—7, 238-40, 278-83 Comey and, 168-70, 210-20, 242, 244-45 Don Jr.

is would be the lasting conundrum of dealing with President Trump: the “why” of his often baffling behavior. “The

grim. “Does he ever smile?” asked Trump, who had already begun to think that he had somehow been tricked into the hire. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020101 Some Trumpers, particularly those with over-the-transom access to the president, believed that he had been tricked into some form of very-much-not-Trump submission

about whether the president’s situation was bad, but whether it was Twenty-Fifth-Amendment bad. OOK Ok To Bannon, if not to Trump, the linchpin of Trumpism was China. The story of the next generation, he believed, had been written, and it was about war with China. Commercial war, trade war, cultural war,

toff, Dylan Jones, Michael Ledeen, Mike Murphy, Tim Miller, Larry McCarthy, Benjamin Ginsberg, Al From, Kathy Ruemmler, Matthew Hiltzik, Lisa Dallos, Mike Rogers, Joanna Coles, Steve Hilton, Michael Schrage, Matt Cooper, Jim Impoco, Michael Feldman, Scott McConnell, and Mehreen Maluk. My appreciation to fact-

r Allegedly Making Death Threats Against Trump • Manhunt Underway for Woman Linked to Killing of Vermont Border Patrol Agent • Continued Reporting: Trump's DOJ Leading Talks With Eric Adams' Team as NYC Mayor Seeks to Have Corruption Charges Dropped • Sheriff to Announce $25K Reward in Texas Triple M

opened the historic criminal investigation into Donald J. Trump's attempts to stay in power after he lost the 202

rsday showed that agents and officials followed standard procedure nearly three years ago when they opened the historic criminal investigation into Donald J. Trump's attempts to stay in power after he lost the 2020 election. According to the article, the emails were released by the Senate Judiciary Committee in t

icher, Brown) reported that Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, insisted to deeply

t (01/30, McCarthy, Nelson, Reilly) reported that President Trump's new Department of Justice has facilitated talk

opened the historic criminal investigation into Donald J. Trump's attempts to stay in power after he lost t

rmont Border Patrol Agent • Continued Reporting: Trump's DOJ Leading Talks With Eric Adams' Team as NYC Ma

Immigrant in First Challenge to Sanctuary Cities • Trump Takes Aim At Law Protecting Reproductive Clinics. What to Know About Face Act • Republican Mike Rogers to Again Run for Senate in Michigan, AP Sources Say • Trump's Sights on Acquiring Greenland Is 'National Interest': Marco Rubio • Sean 'Diddy' Comb

022, the House Jan. 6 select committee assisted Georgia prosecutors, led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, in their investigation into Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election. According to the article, the committee staff provided insights and evidence related to Trump's false elector

n into Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election. According to the article, the committee staff provided insights and evidence related to Trump's false electors gambit and his pressure on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, crucial to the charges brought against Trump and his alli

n. 6 Documentary At Capitol Screening • Opinion: Donald Trump Isn't Coming for Us. The Rule of Law Is Com

John Cornyn, and Mitch McConnell, have rejected President Trump's claim that individuals convicted of Jan. 6 Capi

y Fani Willis, in their investigation into Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election. According

t Hearing • U.S. Adults Across Racial Groups Agree the Economy Is a Top Priority, AP-NORC and AAPI Data Polls Show • Michigan GOP Senate Candidate Mike Rogers Endorses Trump for President • Speaker Johnson 'Strongly Encouraged' Biden to Move On Border Security Demands in Phone Call • White House Vows to '

cus of much of the coverage was the President's moves to shift blame for the situation to others, such as the Afghan government and former President Donald Trump. The CBS Evening News (8/16, 6:35 p.m. EST, story 2, 3:00, O'Donnell, 3.55M) reported President Biden "said today that staying in Afghanistan is no

e to fight a war that the Afghans won't fight themselves." ABC (Ramos) added, "President Biden pointing fingers at his predecessor, former President Trump, who had already negotiated a deal with the Taliban, reducing the number of American troops from 15,000 to 2,500 by May 1st." The President was show

uch as the Afghan government and former President Donald Trump. The CBS Evening News (8/16, 6:35 p.m. EST

iden pointing fingers at his predecessor, former President Trump, who had already negotiated a deal with the Talib

ngton Post (8/16, 10.52M) it was former President Trump's "fondest hope...in his final days in office to w

(8/16, Chalfant, Kheel, 5.69M) reports the President "stood by" his decision, but the speech "is unlikely to quell Biden's harshest critics." Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, said, "Biden did a lot of finger-pointing but it was his indefensible decisions an

cs Committee is deadlocked on whether to release its report on sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is President- elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general. The article explained that Senate Democrats requested the FBI's evidentiary file from its previous investigation into

ll (11/20, Timotija), Reuters (11/20, Trotta), New York Daily News (11/20, Niemietz), Axios (11/20, Falconer), and AZFamily (11/20, Staff Writer). Trump Reportedly Considers Replacing Director Wray Amid GOP Criticism The Washington Examiner (11/20, Oliver) and the Washington Times (11/20, Picket) rep

t former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is President- elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general. The article

of our security partnership." On the other hand, President Trump will face growing security cooperation among Nor

awmakers Are Concerned About Background Checks of Trump's Cabinet Picks as Red Flags Surface • Continued R

ect Donald Trump is considering replacing Director Wray, with potential candidates including Kash Patel—favored by the MAGA faction—and former Rep. Mike Rogers, who is seen as a more centrist choice. According to the articles, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance confirmed in a since-deleted post that he and Tru

Newt Gindrich,=Mathew Dowd, Chuck Todd, Kelly O'Donald, Bob Woodward, Andrea Mitchell, Dan Rather, David

ckerson, and Norah O'Donnell, this week&rs=uo;s special guests included Senator Lindsey Graham on CBS, Senator John McCain on NB= and Representative Mike Rogers on ABC, to allow them to 'Monday Mo=ning Quarterback' the past week's political events and decisions. The problem with all of these shows, it that t

, Chelsea Manning in 2013, John Kiriakou in 2013, Donald Sachtleben in 2013, Stephen Kim in 2014, and Jeff

of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said after she was briefed on Snowden’s theft. “I think it’s an act of treason.” The Republican representative Mike Rogers of Michigan, her coun- @ terpart on the House Intelligence Committee, said on the NBC pro- @ gram Meet the Press that Snowden might be working for a

se made famous by the former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, “a known unknown.” Just as likely he co

that other glaring gap in the chain of events that led Snowden to Moscow: his whereabouts and activi- ties during his first eleven days in Hong Kong. Mike Rogers, the @ chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, even sug- @ gested, without any evidence, that Snowden might have been taken to mainl

, Chelsea Manning in 2013, John Kiriakou in 2013, Donald Sachtleben in 2013, Stephen Kim in 2014 and Jeffr

.), the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said after she was briefed on Snowden's theft of documents. "I think it’s an act of treason." Rep. Mike Rogers, (R.-Mich.), her counterpart on the House Intelligence Committee, said on the NBC program, “Meet the Press,” that Snowden might be working for a fore

later made famous by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. “A known unknown.” Yet there HOUSE_OVE

ains another glaring gap in the chain of events that led Snowden to Moscow: his whereabouts and activities during his first eleven days in Hong Kong. Mike Rogers, the chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, even speculated that Snowden might have been taken to mainland China during this period.