Epstein Secrets

F HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY NEW TONN EFTA00316512 Contents AUTHOR'S NOTE XI 1. BULLSEYE 1 2. THE DO-OVER 21 3. LAWYERS 38 4. HOME ALONE 50 5. ROBERT MUELLER 6o 6. MICHAEL COHEN 75 7. THE WOMEN 88 8. MICHAEL FLYNN 99 9. MIDTERMS 113 10. KUSHNER 125 11. HANNITY 1 43 12. TRUMP ABROAD 156 13. TRUMP AN

ort to confirm it with other sources or documents. In some cases, I have witnessed the events or conversations described herein. With regard to the Mueller investigation, the narrative I provide is based on internal documents given to me by sources close to the Office of the Special Counsel. Dealing w

ing of th special counsel's investigation, Trump had tried to draw a line in the sang between Mueller and Trump family finances, openly threatening Muelle if he went there. Trump's operating assumption remained that the speck- counsel was afraid of him, conscious of where and how his tolerant might en

ct ... but we live in a world of imperfect." * * * Costa's story, which was posted online later that day, described Bannon as "pitching a plan to West Wing aides and congressional allies to cripple the federal probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to four people familiar with

themselves. OOK Ok Even before word of the June 2016 meeting leaked out, Kushner’s legal team—largely assembled in a rush since the appointment of Mueller, the special counsel—had been piecing together a forensic picture of both the campaign’s Russian contacts and Kushner Companies’ finances and money t

“tough guy” lawyers. Beyond Donald Trump’s own daily antics, here was the consuming issue of the White House: the ongoing investigation directed by Robert Mueller. The father, the daughter, the son-in-law, his father, the extended family exposure, the prosecutor, the retainers looking to save their own skins, t

Republican Party had now become the symbol of its civil war. On that Monday, the president’s son-in-law appeared at the microphones in front of the West Wing to preview his statement to Senate investigators about the Trump campaign’s connections to Russia. Having almost never spoken before in public, he no

l influence with the president, but important members of the staff saw them as having this juice, and hence believed that they were the true north of West Wing advancement and power. Curiously, for all their callowness, Jared and Ivanka had become quite a fearsome presence, as feared by others as the two of

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ation Revealed Following FOIA Lawsuit. EFTA00149975 BuzzFeed News (8/3) reports a new cache of "witness interview summaries from special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election was released Monday in response to FOIA lawsuits by BuzzFeed News and CN

n though the President has downplayed the need for COVID testing nationwide, today the White House announced mandatory random COVID testing for all West Wing staffers. This comes after several White House aides and reporters here have tested positive." The AP (8/3) reports the White House "said the measu

't show up in person with Bob Mueller despite saying he would do that. He sent written answers, which hit looks like he may have falsified, to the Mueller team. But more than that, we would like him to just allow the witnesses we have subpoenaed to come to Congress and the documents we have subpoenae

"his answers would still be considered under oath." The AP (11/18, Miller) says Trump "provided written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller during his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election." But, Mueller "found many of Trump's answers in the Russia probe less than satisf

Orr, Cook, Kumar, 4.29M) says while White House aides "dismissed the landmark event as a tedious affair," the "attempt to project calm within the West Wing was belied throughout the morning by a cascade of combative email blasts, tweets and statements that flowed from Trump's outside allies and his cam

g Bombs Inside Its Border With Syria. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • China Accuses US Of Harassing Chinese Students, Researchers. • New FBI Documents From Mueller's Russia Investigation Revealed Following FOIA Lawsuit. • Hemingway: Media Is Silent As Steele Shown Not To Be Master Spy. • Op-Ed: Roger Stone On

Russia Investigation Revealed Following FOIA Lawsuit. BuzzFeed News (8/3) reports a new cache of "witness interview summaries from special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election was released Monday in response to FOIA lawsuits by BuzzFeed News and CN

n though the President has downplayed the need for COVID testing nationwide, today the White House announced mandatory random COVID testing for all West Wing staffers. This comes after several White House aides and reporters here have tested positive." The AP (8/3) reports the White House "said the measu

is staff’s ties to Russia. If Michael Flynn had recently become the most powerful man in Washington for what he might reveal about the president, now Mueller arguably assumed that position because he had the power to make Flynn, and all other assorted Trump cronies and flunkies, squeal. Rosenstein, of cou

as not only known by people outside the White House for the alacrity with which it returned calls and for the ease with which it seemed to accomplish West Wing tasks, it also seemed to be comprised of people who liked each other and who were dedicated to a common goal: eliminating as much friction as possibl

n Sachs, too, that in the middle of a Republican-controlled Washington and a virulent, if not anti-Semitic (at least toward liberal Jews), right-wing West Wing, the Kushner-Cohn Democrats appeared to be ascendant. Part of the credit went to Kushner, who showed an unexpected tenacity. Conflict averse—in the K

ound to immigration restrictionists, who are happy to masquerade as the sole defenders of America as a nation of laws.'" (Daily Beast) 7 questions Mueller did not answer in his report THERE'S STILL A BEAR IN THE WOODS: -- The Justice Department told Bob Mueller not to answer a wide variety of questio

"Yeah, but I won't be here," he reportedly said. Lately, the president has been recounting the advice he got from McConnell about spending money to West Wing aides. Two people with direct knowledge confirmed to my colleagues recently that the Kentucky Republican delivered that message during a private ph

ut Democrats have yet to commit to including articles of impeachment that directly address Trump's alleged ties to Russia that were detailed in the Mueller report, or settle on how they will organize and draft their various grievances against the president." Pelosi shut down a reporter who asked her wh

ump to care more about cutting spending and the deficit. But Trump has rebuffed many of their proposed cuts as deficits soar: "Trump recently told West Wing aides that Senate Page 17955 EFTA00047466 Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told him no politician had ever lost office for spending more

House lawyers to indicate whether lawmakers are still seeking testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn and portions of special counsel Mueller's report containing information gleaned from secret grand jury testimony. Both orders raised the issue of whether the pending appeals may be moot a

rump to care more about cutting spending and the deficit. But Trump has rebuffed many of their proposed cuts as deficits soar: "Trump recently told West Wing aides that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told him no politician had ever lost office for spending more money. Two people with dire