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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,

n the telling of his team, might have been there, but he was “not taking a pencil to anything.” Nearby, in a small conference room watching the movie Fargo, were Dina Powell, Gary Cohn, Stephen Miller, and H. R. McMaster, all of whom would later insist that they were, however physically close to the unfo

at the Capitol were worse than he initially thought." Capitol Police Officer Testifies At Trial Over Alleged Threats To Lawmakers. CBS News (4/24, McDonald, 5.39M) reports, "A U.S. Capitol Police officer testified Friday in a jury trial for a New York man accused of threatening to murder U.S. lawmakers.

s About Guantanamo's Future. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • Michigan Chemist Convicted Of Stealing Trade Secrets For Chinese Company. • NBC News Analysis: Trump's Beefs With US Intel Community Simmer On Among His House Allies. EFTA00149760 • New Zealand Denies Five Eyes Alliance At Risk. • Indonesian Inte

e To Capitol Riot. The Washington Post (4/25, Wang, Sotomayor, 10.52M) reports House Minority Leader McCarthy "continued to defend former president Donald Trump's response to the Jan. 6 insurrection, claiming in an interview Sunday that Trump was unaware the U.S. Capitol was being stormed until McCarthy called

r McCarthy "continued to defend former president Donald Trump's response to the Jan. 6 insurrection, clai

y rampage that would shine a spotlight on former President Trump's role in the attack." The Hill adds that althou

Mr. McCarthy continues to defend his support for Mr. Trump's bogus assertions that the election was stolen

ecrets For Chinese Company. • NBC News Analysis: Trump's Beefs With US Intel Community Simmer On Among His

AP (4/25) reports from Moorhead, Minnesota, "Police are investigating hate messages that were found spray-painted on the outside of a mosque in the Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota metropolitan area." The AP adds, "Officers were dispatched to the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Community Center, wh

HE NEWS • Justice Department Tells Texas That Floating Barrier On Rio Grande Raises Humanitarian Concerns • Judge Sets A Trial Date For Next May In Trump's Classified Documents Case In Florida • Director Wray Defends FISA, Says Law Used to 'Detect and Thwart' Chinese Hacking COUNTERTERRORISM • Man Who

Artifacts Meant for a White House Party Ended Up at Mar-A-Lago. Awkwardness Ensued. CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS • Before Jan. 6, Mark Meadows Joked About Trump's Election Claims • Georgia Governor Contacted By Trump Special Counsel In 2020 Probe • Judge Rejects Jail For Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 'Operations Coo

imes (07/23, Thrush, Protess, Feuer, Goldman) reported that Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, employs 40 to 60 career prosecutors, paralegals, and support staff, augmented by a rotating cast of FBI agents and technical specialists, according

d a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retai

ate "a major setback to the DOJ's crusade to deny President Trump a fair legal process" and said the "extensive sc

l these efforts and their concurrent expenses is Mr. Trump's own behavior — his unwillingness to accept the

ing criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, employs 40 to 60 career prosecutors, para

ier Attack in Mind, Attorney General Says The Associated Press (07/21, Dun, Hollingsworth) reported that Mohamad Barakat, an armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers, potentially had larger, more destructive plans targeting crowded events in North Dakota, according to authorities. According to the

fore It Happens and Help FBI • Analysis: The SEC Has a Big, New Cyber Rule for Public Companies CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS • Unanswered Questions About Trump's Looming Jan. 6 Indictment • Trump Grand Jury Leaves for Day With No Indictment in Sight • In Georgia, Trump Investigation Entangles Allies • The

p Grand Jury Leaves for Day With No Indictment in Sight CNBC reported that a Washington D.C. grand jury, which has been assessing evidence regarding Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, concluded a session without issuing a criminal indictment of the former president. According to the article,

rges were filed Thursday against former President Donald Trump in a case involving illegally possessing c

g attempt" by the Biden administration "to harass President Trump and those around him" and to influence the 2024

cing Methods, Months After Tyre Nichols' Death • Trump's Legal Team Meets With Special Counsel as Federal

arms" and had used threatening language. The article noted that the FBI forwarded the information to the Fargo Police Department. The statement says Fargo detectives made three visits to Barakat's apartment over a two-week period. They didn't make contact with him until the third visit, in which they

s Interviewed About Guns in 2021 After Tip, FBI Says The Associated Press (07/27, Dura, Forliti) reported that the heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop earlier this month had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the F

fore It Happens and Help FBI • Analysis: The SEC Has a Big, New Cyber Rule for Public Companies CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS • Unanswered Questions About Trump's Looming Jan. 6 Indictment • Trump Grand Jury Leaves for Day With No Indictment in Sight • In Georgia, Trump Investigation Entangles Allies • The

al Team Meets With Special Counsel as Federal Indictment in 2020 Election Interference Probe Looms CNN (07/27, Holmes, Perez, et al.) reported that Donald Trump's defense lawyers met with special counsel Jack Smith in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, seeking clarity on a potential indictment concerning the invest

rges were filed Thursday against former President Donald Trump in a case involving illegally possessing c

g attempt" by the Biden administration "to harass President Trump and those around him" and to influence the 2024

cing Methods, Months After Tyre Nichols' Death • Trump's Legal Team Meets With Special Counsel as Federal

as Interviewed About Guns in 2021 After Tip, FBI Says The Associated Press (07/27, Dura, Forliti) reported that the heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop earlier this month had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the F

Is Charged With Being an Agent of the Chinese Government • Trump to Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Revised U.S. Indictment • Federal Judge Rejects Donald Trump's Request to Intervene in Wake of Hush Money Conviction COUNTERTERRORISM • FBI Now Leading Investigation Into Series of Bomb Threats in North Dakota

3, Campbell), Forbes (09/03, Roush), The Hill (09/03, Irwin), New York Daily News (09/03, Annese, Sommerfeldt), and National Review (09/03, Quinn). Trump to Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Revised U.S. Indictment Reuters (09/03, Staff Writer) reported that former U.S. President Donald Trump, in a court

Revised U.S. Indictment • Federal Judge Rejects Donald Trump's Request to Intervene in Wake of Hush Mone

House Democrats have launched a probe into former President Trump's alleged acceptance of $10 million from the Egy

d U.S. Indictment • Federal Judge Rejects Donald Trump's Request to Intervene in Wake of Hush Money Convic

f Bomb Threats in North Dakota KFGO-FM (09/03, Janke) reported that the FBI has taken over the investigation into six bomb threats that occurred in Fargo last week. The threats, none of which were deemed credible, targeted Fargo South High School (on two occasions), a Walmart on 52nd Avenue S., and th

Federal Aid For Pension Funds. • China Warns Apparel Makers Not To Promote Xinjiang Forced-Labor Claims. • Olsen Welcomes Biden's Delay In Lifting Trump's China Tariffs. • Supreme Court Reinstates Death Sentence For Tennessee Inmate. • Romney Says He Will Not Vote For New Federal Gun Laws. • Educat

age with two key congressional committees investigating the mob attack on the building - and provided 'numerous' clips to the Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment, the department's top lawyer revealed Monday." Politico says "the department provided the footage to the impeachment managers in respons

se the police were "messing with someone," while Donald Williams, "a wrestler and mixed martial artist wh

laims. • Olsen Welcomes Biden's Delay In Lifting Trump's China Tariffs. • Supreme Court Reinstates Death

ren." Murderer Dies Awaiting Execution In Indiana. The Los Angeles Times (3/29, Wigglesworth, 3.37M) reports Joseph Edward Duncan III, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Sunday in Terre Haute IN while awaiting execution for the murders of five people. He was suffering from brain cancer. After he was arreste

likely to be limited to keeping the government funded beyond the expiration of the current continuing resolution on December 9, 2016. President-elect Trump and the Republican Congress are certain to provide ambitious policy agendas with plenty of proposals to analyze and the need for significant legislat

this front is far from certain. Republican House losses in the election were minimized for a number of reasons, including the Republican turnout for Donald Trump, the relatively static map created by the post-2010 redistricting process, and highly localized campaigns run by Republican House Members in marginal

scind all job-destroying Obama executive actions. Mr. Trump willreduce and eliminateall barriers to responsib