(Recorded April 14, 2018) This Week: (1) Mueller, Comey, & Cohen; (2) the news round-up; and (3) the NBA playoffs.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
Mueller Raid/Comey Memoir
- F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen; Trump Calls It ‘Disgraceful’ – The New York Times
- Raid on Trump’s Lawyer Sought Records on ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape – The New York Times
- Trump, Mueller teams prepare to move forward without presidential interview
- Michael Cohen FBI raid: one theory on why Trump’s lawyer is under investigation – Vox
- Why Trump Is Panicking – POLITICO Magazine
- Trump considering firing Rosenstein to check Mueller – CNNPolitics
- Would Republicans Prefer President Mike Pence to Trump?
- A Congressman’s Profanity Laced Tirade in a Safeway Grocery Store – TheResurgent.com
- Trump Loudly Insists That He Is Incompetent – The Atlantic
- Expect President Trump to Fire Rod Rosenstein – The Atlantic
- Rand Paul on Trump and Robert Mueller – Grassley Says Trump Must Not Fire Special Counsel
- FBI Raids Home, Office of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen
- James Comey: John Kelly Called Trump ‘Dishonorable’ for Firing Me
- 7 striking details from James Comey’s new book – POLITICO
- James Comey details Trump’s obsession with the “pee tape” in new book – Vox
Roundup
- Paul Ryan Upends Republican Hopes and Plans for Midterm Elections – The New York Times
- A House (and a Party) Upended as Paul Ryan Calmly Takes His Leave – The New York Times
- How Paul Ryan Ruined the Republican Party – The Atlantic
- Paul Ryan Was Born a Decade Too Late – The Atlantic
- Now You’re Free, Paul Ryan. Fire Devin Nunes. – POLITICO Magazine
- Fanatic, Fraud, Factotum: The Rise and Fall of Paul Ryan
- Republican Congressman from Florida Drops 2018 Re-Election Bid
- As Trump Seeks Way Out of Syria, New Attack Pulls Him Back In – The New York Times
- Mattis Tries to Put Brakes on Possible Syria Strike, to ‘Keep This From Escalating’ – The New York Times
- Israel and Trump are at odds on Syria
- For Trump and Putin, Syria Is a Battle of Competing Realities | The New Yorker
- The Risks of Escalation from an Illegal Attack on Syria
- How Trump’s Views on Syria Have Changed – The Atlantic
- Trading Snarl for Smile, Pompeo Makes Case to Lead State Dept. – The New York Times
- Mike Pompeo’s biggest problem is Mike Pompeo – Vox
- I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes. – The New York Times
- Mark Zuckerberg testimony: Congress doesn’t know how Facebook works – Recode
- Congress Needs To Understand Facebook Before Dealing With It
- Watching Congress Try to Friend Mark Zuckerberg | The New Yorker
- Trump Proposes Rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership – The New York Times
- Trump is considering rejoining the TPP to save farmers from trade war with China – Vox
Image Credits: Michael Cohen
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