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8:35 PM ET, August 17, 2018

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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
AP source: It's not just audio, Manigault Newman has video  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just audiotapes.  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman has a stash of video, emails, text messages and other documentation supporting the claims in her tell-all book about her time in the Trump White House …
Discussion: Populist Media
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump and Omarosa Had a ‘F*cking Weird’ Fight With Vietnam Vets … Early on in the Donald Trump administration, the president vested many of his nearest and dearest with tasks they were woefully unprepared for—and Apprentice superstar Omarosa Manigault Newman was no exception.
New York Times:
Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House  —  WASHINGTON — Hours after Melania Trump moved into the White House in June of last year, she peered out a window and took in a stunning view of the Washington Monument: “Looking forward to the memories we'll make in our new home! …
Discussion: AOL, The Daily Beast and Splinter
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was
Discussion: The Mahablog
Fox News:
DOJ's Bruce Ohr wrote Christopher Steele was 'very concerned about Comey's firing — afraid they will be exposed'  —  A collection of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's emails, texts and handwritten notes, reviewed by Fox News, reveals that he was deeply connected to the unverified Steele dossier …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's security-clearance gambit could actually get him in deeper trouble with Mueller  —  This post has been updated with the Ohr news.  —  President Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan.  And he's anxious to do the same for others …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:   What Was Bruce Ohr Doing?
New York Times:
Embracing Conspiracy Theory, Trump Escalates Attack on Bruce Ohr
Discussion: JustOneMinute, CNBC and CBS News
Mark Penn / The Hill:
Press needs to restore its credibility on FBI and Justice Department
Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner:   Bruce Ohr could be out of a job if Trump strips his security clearance
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Former intelligence officials rebuke Trump for pulling Brennan's security clearance
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Bill Nelson wasn't making things up when he said Russians hacked Florida election systems  —  Sen. Bill Nelson, who is in a tough reelection fight, was blasted for saying 10 days ago that Russians had penetrated his state's election systems.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat …
NBC News:
Officials worry Trump may back Erik Prince plan to privatize war in Afghanistan  —  “I know he's frustrated,” Blackwater founder Prince said of the president.  “He gave the Pentagon what they wanted.  And they haven't delivered.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …
Fox News:
Judge in Manafort trial says he's been threatened over case  —  The judge in ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's fraud trial revealed Friday he has received threats over the case and now travels with U.S. Marshals, as he turned back a media request to release juror information.
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CNN:
Manafort's attorney says he appreciates Trump's support
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Manafort judge says he's received threats
Christopher Barca / m.qchron.com:
Ocasio-Cortez bans press from town hall  —  MEDIA WAS BARRED AFTER REPORTERS ‘MOBBED’ HER AT AN EARLIER EVENT  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday that stops on her “listening tour” throughout the district, like the one held a day earlier in Corona, are “intended for lively …
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Alex Jones of Infowars Destroyed Evidence Related to Sandy Hook Suits, Motion Says  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for the families of two Sandy Hook shooting victims are accusing the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars media business of intentionally destroying evidence relevant …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say  —  The Justice Department is investigating whether longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy sought to sell his influence with the Trump administration by offering …
Discussion: Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
Patrick Leahy / U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont:
Leahy To McGahn: What Was Discussed At Private White House Meeting That Led Republicans To Abruptly Change Course On Kavanaugh Documents  —  Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on Friday, asked White House Counsel Don McGahn for information on a pivotal July 24, 2018, meeting with Judiciary Committee Republicans …
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David French / National Review:
The New York Times Runs a Sloppy, Specious Democratic Hit on Brett Kavanaugh
Violet Ikonomova / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
Detroit Rep. Bettie Cook Scott on Asian opponent: 'Don't vote for the ching-chong!'  —  Rep. Bettie Cook Scott has issued an apology for her remarks.  Find her statement here.  —  More than a dozen community groups have called on Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) to apologize for a series …
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger - sources  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc (FB.O) to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Resistance Twitter Hero Exposed as Pro-Trump Gamer … In the world of #Resistance Twitter, @GuardianRover was a hero.  As a former intelligence operative and Delta Force soldier, the person behind the account used a cartoon secret agent avatar and the alias “Mr. Smith” …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Website Promised Free Anti-Antifa Shirts.  Alt-Right Signed Up.  It Was a Trap. … A website that offered free anti-anti-fascist t-shirts for a real far-right march appears to have been a trap by anti-fascists.  —  On August 18, Trump supporters will host the “National March Against Far-Left Violence” …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Making the Department of Justice Into His Own Private Goon Squad  —  One morning earlier this week during executive time, President Trump tweeted out his assessment of the Russia investigation.  “The Rigged Russian Witch Hunt goes on and on as the 'originators and founders …
Brett McMurphy / Stadium:
Zach Smith Ordered Sex Toys to Ohio State Offices, Had Sex With Staffer, Took Nude Photos at White House  —  Documents and receipts Stadium has obtained show Zach Smith ordered more than $2,200 in sex toys, male apparel and photography equipment and had the items delivered to him at Ohio State's Woody Hayes Athletic Center in 2015.
Discussion: twitchy.com and TMZ.com
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia County  —  Local officials say they need to close seven polling places because they aren't accessible to people with disabilities.  The ACLU says that doesn't make sense.  —  Election officials …
Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI probing cyber attack on congressional campaign in California - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyber attack on the congressional campaign of a Democratic candidate in California, according to three people close to the campaign.
Discussion: Axios and Boing Boing
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Wall Street Journal to Maddow: We didn't ‘bury’ our Trump scoop  —  Trump: Brennan led the ‘rigged witch hunt’  —  The Wall Street Journal fired back at Rachel Maddow on Thursday, after the MSNBC host said that newspaper “tried to bury” a story detailing President Trump's rationale …
Austin Ruse / Crisis Magazine:
Rod Was Right and I Was Wrong  —  I became casual friends with Rod Dreher when he lived in Brooklyn with the beautiful Julie, and I lived in Manhattan alone.  Newly married and not yet a father, he was writing movie reviews for the New York Post; this was before his move to National Review and ever-increasing fame.
Washington Post:
The un-celebrity president  —  Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown  —  Jimmy Carter finishes his Saturday night dinner, salmon and broccoli casserole on a paper plate, flashes his famous toothy grin and calls playfully to his wife of 72 years, Rosalynn: “C'mon, kid.”
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
A Church in Denial, Still  —  Too many priests and bishops aren't treating the Catholic Church's abuse scandal with the gravity it deserves.  —  “I don't think this is some massive, massive crisis,” said Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., in a statement that could not possibly be more wrong.
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Court throws out EPA delay of Obama chemical plant safety rule  —  A federal court Friday threw out the Trump administration's attempt to delay a chemical plant safety regulation written by the Obama administration.  —  In a major blow to the Trump administration, the Court of Appeals …
Dara Lind / Vox:
Exclusive: new lawsuit claims Trump illegally denied asylum claims of separated parents  —  Hundreds of parents failed screening interviews for asylum while they were separated and traumatized.  Now, dozens of them want a second chance to make their case.  —  A group of parents who failed …
Discussion: Axios
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Rigged Witch Hunt,” Meet Trump's “Red Wave”  —  Donald Trump's Presidency is often described as a reality-show version of the White House, with Trump himself as the producer, director, and main character.  There's something to the metaphor, of course; Trump is a showman …
Quinta Jurecic / New York Times:
What to Care About When Everything Is Terrible  —  In the Trump presidency, everything is a distraction from everything else, because it all matters.  —  Ms. Jurecic is the managing editor of Lawfare.  —  As of Thursday, 565 migrant children — 24 of them under the age of five …
Discussion: Viking Pundit
 
 
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Patrick Temple-West / Politico:
Trump administration charges Facebook with housing discrimination
Tom Schad / USA Today:
ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro: Network won't show national anthem on ‘Monday Night Football’
WORLD:
Papered over  —  Here's a case study of how Liberty University handled …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Dbarr / WJML News Radio:
Democrats Hold Advantage Over Republicans in Michigan Statewide Races
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Advocate:
Plaquemines deputy tied to far-right group Proud Boys has been fired by sheriff's office
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Fox News, CNN Hired Ex-Trump Aides Bound by NDAs. That's ‘Journalistic Malpractice,’ Experts Say.
Discussion: Contemptor
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Robert Gates joins intelligence leaders condemning Trump for Brennan slap
Discussion: ABC News
RedState:
Why the Left Hates Western Culture
Joe Johnson / Athens Daily News:
Half-naked Athens woman punches officer
Los Angeles Times:
California homeowners get to pass low property taxes to their kids.  It's proved highly profitable to an elite group
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul to ask Trump to lift sanctions on Russian leaders
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Signs of Trump-Putin collaboration, starting years before the campaign?
Discussion: Shakesville
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Debt-Shaming of Stacey Abrams