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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
In Trump's right-wing media universe, it was a day like any other  —  It's Tuesday afternoon.  Imagine, for a moment, that President Trump logs on to Twitter.  News is breaking that could prove existential for his presidency.  But his social media feed hardly records the magnitude of the developments.
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Mark Penn / The Hill:
Cohen's plea deal is prosecutor's attempt to set up Trump  —  Here we go, from Russia with love to campaign finance with love.  —  Why was Michael Cohen investigated?  Because the “Steele dossier” had him making secret trips to meet with Russians that never happened, so his business dealings got …
Discussion: Washington Post
Lanny Davis / gofundme.com:
Michael Cohen Truth Fund  —  $17,822 of $500,000 goal Raised by 377 people in 9 hours  —  On July 2, 2018, Michael Cohen declared his independence from Donald Trump and his commitment to tell the truth.  —  On August 21, Michael Cohen made the decision to take legal responsibility and to continue his commitment to tell the truth.
Colin Dwyer / NPR:
Michael Cohen's Lawyer Says His Client Would Never Accept Pardon From ‘Corrupt’ Trump  —  Less than a day after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts in a federal court — ranging from tax evasion to campaign finance violations — Trump's longtime attorney and fixer is downplaying the possibility of a pardon.
New York Times:
A One-Two Punch Puts Trump Back on His Heels  —  WASHINGTON — In two courtrooms 200 miles apart on Tuesday, President Trump's almost daily attempts to dismiss the criminal investigations that have engulfed his White House all but collapsed.  —  Mr. Trump has long mocked the investigations as …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's company approved $420,000 in payments to Cohen, relying on ‘sham’ invoices, prosecutors say  —  President Trump's real estate company authorized paying $420,000 to lawyer Michael Cohen in his effort to silence women during the presidential campaign and then relied on “sham” …
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
With the Manafort Convictions and Cohen Plea, President Trump Has Been Implicated in a Criminal Conspiracy  —  The President of the United States is now, formally, implicated in a criminal conspiracy to mislead the American public in order to influence an election.
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Cohen willing to tell Mueller about ‘conspiracy to collude’: lawyer  —  Michael Cohen is willing to speak with Special Counsel Robert Mueller about a “conspiracy to collude” with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign, his lawyer said on Tuesday night.
New York Times:
All the President's Crooks  —  One of them, Mr. Trump's own lawyer, has now implicated him in a crime.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  From the start of the Russia investigation …
New York Sun:
The President in a Vise  —  From President Trump's point of view …
Discussion: Power Line
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Cohen lawyer Lanny Davis says his client doesn't want to be ‘dirtied’ by a presidential pardon
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and Joe.My.God.
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Trump's Former Fixer, Michael Cohen, Reaches a Plea Agreement Over Payments to Women
Julie Pace / Associated Press:   Analysis: With Cohen plea, GOP faces familiar Trump quandary
Politico:
'It's the only excuse they'll need': Legal blows fuel impeachment fears
NBC News:
In case of Mueller firing, break glass: Democrats prep an emergency plan
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
After two convictions, pressure mounts on Trump
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and ABC News
Axios:
GOP fears Cohen set road to impeachment
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:   What the Manafort Verdict Means
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:   Inside catch and kill: Cohen, a porn star and ‘Individual 1’
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Cohen lawyer Lanny Davis suggests his client has knowledge implicating Trump in 'criminal conspiracy …
Katie Reilly / TIME:
The Crowd Chanted ‘Lock Her Up.’ President Trump Didn't Mention His Own Team's Legal Troubles
Discussion: MARK-CM
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:   Manafort guilty verdicts raise chances of pardon by Trump
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Manafort split verdict says nothing on Trump, Russia, and the 2016 election
Discussion: NBC News
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“Donald Trump Directed Him to Commit a Crime”: Michael Cohen Nails the Casket Shut on His Former Boss
Discussion: Vox, HuffPost and KFOR-TV
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Manafort convicted of 8 counts, judge will declare mistrial in 10 others
Justice News:
Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Eight Counts, Including Criminal Tax Evasion …
Discussion: HuffPost
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Cohen's claim about Trump may spark calls for impeachment but is unlikely to lead to charges
Discussion: Breitbart, NewsWars and The Guardian
CNN:
Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife indicted in use of campaign funds for personal expenses  —  (CNN)Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, were indicted Tuesday on charges related to the misuse of $250,000 worth of campaign funds for personal expenses and the filing of false campaign finance records.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: GOP frets as Trump world implodes  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TICK ... TOCK ... The split-screen guilty verdict of PAUL MANAFORT and MICHAEL COHEN's plea is, perhaps, the best evidence that ROBERT MUELLER is treating this investigation like an old-school organized crime probe.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump adviser Larry Kudlow hosted publisher of white nationalists at his home  —  The publisher of a website that serves as a platform for white nationalism was a guest last weekend at the home of President Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow.  —  Peter Brimelow attended the gathering …
Morgan Cook / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on fraud and campaign finance charges
Discussion: Boing Boing and Eschaton
Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
When the Supreme Court Lurches Right  —  What happens when the Supreme Court becomes significantly more conservative than the public?  —  In 1957, Robert A. Dahl, a father of modern political science, published a canonical article about the Supreme Court's “most peculiar position” in American democracy.
Discussion: Althouse
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New York Times:   Cohen Implicates President Trump. What Do Prosecutors Do Now?
Mike Allen / Axios:
GOP's midterm nightmare: Party “looks like a criminal enterprise”  —  Corruption instantly becomes a centerpiece issue in the midterm campaigns — a huge new weight for Republicans in marginal races.  —  What we're hearing: With a corruption indictment of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Jimmy Kimmel Doesn't Want to ‘Appeal’ to Trump Fans: 'I Don't Think That World Exists Anymore' … HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — When I walk into Jimmy Kimmel's large corner office above the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, he offers me the customary bottle of water.
Discussion: Althouse
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
The Media Keep Falling Into the Trump Trap  —  Reporters foolishly act like liberal political activists.  —  Donald Trump has long demonstrated a knack for getting his political opponents to make fools of themselves.  Sen. Marco Rubio learned this the hard way on the 2016 campaign trail when he tried to out-Trump Mr. Trump.
Lucia Graves / The Guardian:
‘Addicts, crooks, thieves’: the campaign to kill Baltimore's light rail  —  Residents of a progressive and wealthy county claim public transport has brought city crimes to their area - and are fighting to have it closed  —  Chris and Kim Hahn knew something was wrong when their dog started growling …
Arizona Republic:
Photos: Sheriff Joe Arpaio through the years … Joe Arpaio's campaign for the U.S. Senate is in turmoil as it enters the final days before the primary.  —  Although Arizona's GOP establishment never took Arpaio's candidacy seriously — casting it as a way to keep the 86-year-old Fountain …
Discussion: Political Wire and Roll Call
 
 
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MapLight:
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
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