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3:50 PM ET, January 6, 2018

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Goes Full Fredo  —  “I can handle things.  I'm smart!  Not like everybody says, like dumb.  I'm smart and I want respect!”  —  This morning's presidential Twitter outburst recalls those words of Fredo Corleone's in one of the most famous scenes from The Godfather series.
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William Schomberg / Reuters:
Trump book author says his revelations will bring down U.S. president  —  LONDON (Reuters) - The author of a book that is highly critical of Donald Trump's first year as U.S. president said his revelations were likely to bring an end to Trump's time in the White House.
Discussion: ABC News, The Gateway Pundit and IJR
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Wolff Reflects on a Wild Week and Trump's Anger: “I Have No Side Here” (Q&A)  —  The Hollywood Reporter columnist and author of the sensational White House tell-all ‘Fire and Fury’ opens up about his new notoriety, that infamous Ailes-Bannon dinner party and the process …
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump: I'm a ‘very stable genius’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump slammed reports questioning his mental stability in a series of tweets Saturday morning, writing he's a “very stable genius.”  —  “Now that Russian collusion, after one year of intense study …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump boasts that he's ‘like, really smart’ and a ‘very stable genius’ amid questions over his mental fitness  —  President Trump continued to defend himself in the wake of a new book that suggests top White House aides feared he was unfit for the job.  —  In a tweetstorm Saturday morning …
CNN:
Source: Bannon was going to defend Trump until Trump attacked him
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
After years of watching Fox, Trump is shocked to learn reporters check facts
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
‘Fire and Fury’ author predicts his book will help end Trump's presidency
Discussion: RedState and IJR
David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
Mueller calls back at least one participant in key meeting with Russians at Trump Tower  —  Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin.  (Yury Martyanov/AFP/Getty Images, Alex Wong/Getty Images)  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has recalled for questioning …
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Mueller's Russia investigation turns its attention to Ivanka Trump
Discussion: The Guardian, NPR and Raw Story
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
SEC Looks Into Kushner Cos.  Over Use of EB-5 Program for Immigrant Investors  —  Probe is being conducted in collaboration with Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office, which issued similar subpoena  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the real-estate company run by the family …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
SEC investigating Kushner business over use of visa program: report
Discussion: RedState
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's state of mind  —  Pause for a moment, and really let this sink in.  The President of the United States this morning declared he's not mentally unstable, and in fact is a genius: “Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. ...
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Michael Tackett / New York Times:
Trump Defends His Mental Capacity, Calling Himself a ‘Genius’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, in an extraordinary defense of his mental capacity and fitness for office, described himself on Saturday as a “genius” and “a very stable genius at that.”  —  In a series of Twitter messages …
Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Did a Republican Senator Actually Meet with a Psychiatrist About Trump's Sanity?
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
George Papadopoulos' fiancée opens up about her interview with Mueller, that mysterious London professor, and her wedding plans  — Simona Mangiante, the fiancée of former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, described in an interview with Business Insider this week …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
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David Wroe / Sydney Morning Herald:
‘Romantic encounter’ set off Australia's role in triggering Donald Trump investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
A Major Democratic Donor Is Reconsidering Support For Senators Who Pushed For Al Franken's Resignation  —  Clinton with Buell in 2007.  —  One of the Democratic Party's biggest donors says she is reconsidering her support for the women in the U.S. Senate who called for Al Franken's resignation …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump says DACA bill has to overhaul immigration  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump's meetings at Camp David with congressional leaders (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump says he won't sign legislation protecting hundreds of thousands of young people brought …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump insists his Russia actions were ‘100 percent proper,’ pledges ‘bipartisan’ plans for 2018
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mark Curnutte / USA Today:
Appeal denied: ICE to move forward with deportation of paraplegic boy's caregiver … Yancarlos Mendez, a dual citizen of Spain and the Dominican Republic living illegally in the United States, was stopped for driving without a license, his second such offense.  Sam Greene/The Enquirer
Discussion: Splinter
TMZ.com:
Jerry Van Dyke — Dead at 86  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jerry Van Dyke — the famed younger brother of Dick Van Dyke — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Jerry's wife, Shirley, tells us ... he died Friday afternoon at their Arkansas ranch with her by his side.  She says they were involved …
Discussion: AOL, IJR, The Daily Caller and FOX6Now.com
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
The U.S. Wanted to Discuss Iran.  Russia Brought Up Black Lives Matter.  —  UNITED NATIONS — Efforts by the Trump administration to marshal a muscular international response to Iran's crackdown on anti-government protesters appeared to backfire on Friday, as members of the United Nations …
Discussion: The Root
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What the Trump dossier criminal referral means  —  There's been a lot of confusion about the decision by Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley and crime subcommittee chairman Lindsey Graham to refer Christopher Steele, author of the Trump dossier, to the Justice Department for possible criminal investigation.
Todd Prince / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Mandalay Bay staff interacted with Las Vegas shooter more than 10 times in days before Oct. 1  —  Mandalay Bay resort and casino.  Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto  —  Two windows are blown out from Mandalay Bay the morning after a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Tapes Reveal Egyptian Leaders' Tacit Acceptance of Jerusalem Move  —  As President Trump moved last month to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, an Egyptian intelligence officer quietly placed phone calls to the hosts of several influential talk shows in Egypt.
Jim Acosta / CNN:
Others involved in effort to pressure Sessions to not recuse  —  (CNN)More White House officials were involved in the effort to persuade Attorney General Jeff Sessions to not recuse himself in the Russia investigation beyond counsel Don McGahn, a senior administration official said Friday.
Krista Torralva / Orlando Sentinel:
False-confession expert will testify at trial for Pulse gunman's widow  —  Salman is charged with providing material support to a terror organization and obstruction of justice.  She is slated to stand trial in March.  (Contributed)  —  Privacy Policy  —  A Miami psychologist and expert …
New York Daily News:
HEAR IT: Eliot Spitzer chides blackmailer in alleged profanity-filled recording (WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE)  —  A woman who says she carried on a longtime affair with disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer told police she has the pervy pol on tape berating and threatening her, and the NYPD is investigating her allegation.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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