The Post Most from The Washington Post Time for Mueller to bring out the big guns; Paul Manafort trial Day 9: Judge seals discussion of Rick Gates, Trump and the ongoing Mueller investigation; Fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s media blitz Democracy Dies in Darkness Most popular right now Trump takes aim at Turkey, announcing doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs in effort to punish country The new tariffs seek to inflict additional pain on Turkey, which is already suffering a swift economic descent as its currency stumbles. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Opinion Time for Mueller to bring out the big guns It’s clear the president and his lawyers are trying to play you. Don’t let them. By Harry Litman  •  Read more »   Paul Manafort trial Day 9: Judge seals discussion of Rick Gates, Trump and the ongoing Mueller investigation Paul Manafort, President Trump’s onetime campaign chairman, is on trial in federal court in Alexandria on bank and tax fraud charges. 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