Epstein Secrets

y Carter’s Hamilton Jordan; Ronald Reagan’s James Baker; George H. W. Bush’s return of James Baker; Bill

ded Richard Nixon’s H. R. Haldeman and Alexander Haig; Gerald Ford’s Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney; Jimmy Carter’s Hamilton Jordan; Ronald Reagan’s James Baker; George H. W. Bush’s return of James Baker; Bill Clinton’s Leon Panetta, Erskine Bowles, and John Podesta; George W. Bush’s Andrew Card; and Barack O

ould say. “All our guys are terrible, nobody knows what they’re doing... . Wish Corey was back.” Trump quickly soured on his second campaign manager, Paul Manafort, as well. By August, trailing Clinton by 12 to 17 points and facing a daily firestorm of eviscerating press, Trump couldn’t conjure even a far-fetch

ge, President Trump late Friday night commuted the sentence of Roger Stone. Typical of the tone of the reporting, a front-page New York Times (7/10, Baker, Haberman, Lafraniere, 18.61M) article says that the President "commuted the sentence of his longtime friend Roger J. Stone Jr. on seven felony cri

measure of justice," and he again predicts Trump will "hit a trifecta with his felon allies." King contends that since Stone and "convicted felon" Paul Manafort "have been spared from life behind bars, it's all but certain that convicted felon Michael Flynn will go footloose and fancy-free." He concludes, "N

eacon (7/9, Daley, 78K), and the Daily Caller (7/9, Trunsky, 716K), among other news outlets, also report on the cases. To the New York Times (7/9, Baker, 18.61M), the "forceful decisions represented a declaration of independence not only by Mr. Trump's own justices but by the Supreme Court as an inst

t, Papadopoulos Pardons. President Trump was asked in an interview on Fox News' Hannity (7/9, 535K) if he is considering pardons or commutations for Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and George Papadopoulos. Trump said, "I am always thinking. I am always thinking. ... Roger Stone, Papadopoulos, Manafort — what they

ntributing to Bill Clinton's victory. (Donald P. Baker) 2. Virginia's GOP-controlled General Assembly e

Coulter, former lawyer Michael Cohen, fired FBI director James B. Comey, former senior White House aide Stephen K. Bannon, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former State Department official Brett McGurk, longtime adviser Roger Stone, former White House aide Cliff Sims, former campaign aide George Papa

ntributing to Bill Clinton's victory. (Donald P. Baker) 2. Virginia's GOP-controlled General Assembly e

oulter, former lawyer Michael Cohen, fired FBI director James B. Comey, former senior White House aide Stephen K. Bannon, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former State Department official Brett McGurk, longtime adviser Roger Stone, former White House aide Cliff Sims, former campaign aide George Papa

har al-, 183, 190 Atlantic City, 30, 99, 210 Atwater, Lee, 57 Australia, 78 Ayers, Nick, 240 Azerbaijan, 254 Bahrain, 231 Baier, Bret, 159-60 Baker, James, 27, 34 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020121 Baker, Peter, 277 Bannon, Steve, 185, 209, 247 Afghanistan and, 263-68 agenda of, in White House, 115-21, 275

would be gone. All this was part of the background to one of the most preposterous meetings in modern politics. On June 9, 2016, Don Jr., Jared, and Paul Manafort met with a movieworthy cast of dubious characters in Trump Tower after having been promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton. Don Jr., enco