(Recorded December 02, 2018) This Week: (1) the passing of George H.W. Bush; (2) Mueller Time; and (3) the news roundup.
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George H.W. Bush
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— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) December 1, 2018
Mueller Time
- Signs point to an acceleration of Mueller’s endgame – Axios
- Cohen Pleads Guilty and Details Trump’s Involvement in Moscow Tower Project – The New York Times
- https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/501-michael-cohen-court-transcript/ddd84d2b0f5a3425ebc5/optimized/full.pdf#page=1
- Former Trump Aide Michael Cohen Admits Lying to Congress – The Atlantic
- Error
- ‘Individual 1’: Trump emerges as a central subject of Mueller probe – The Washington Post
- Trump’s Recall of Moscow Deal Matches Cohen’s, President’s Lawyers Say – The New York Times
- Trump Cancels Meeting With Putin, Citing Naval Clash Between Russia and Ukraine – The New York Times
- Mueller Team Has ‘Gone Absolutely Nuts,’ Trump Says, Resuming Attacks on Russia Inquiry – The New York Times
- Manafort’s Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller – The New York Times
- Trump says pardon for Paul Manafort still a possibility
- Trump retweets image of Rosenstein behind bars, criticizes his Special Council
- Giuliani’s bizarre bragging about the Manafort-Trump alliance highlights new obstruction questions – The Washington Post
- Russia says Donald Trump – Vladimir Putin meeting at G-20 in Argentina still on after Kerch Strait “aggression” with Ukraine – CBS News
- The Trump Organization Planned To Give Vladimir Putin The $50 Million Penthouse In Trump Tower Moscow
- How a Lawyer, a Felon and a Russian General Chased a Moscow Trump Tower Deal – The New York Times
- Manafort Breached Plea Deal by Repeatedly Lying, Mueller Says – The New York Times
- https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/491-paul-manafort-plea-agreement-breach/49c0d15e0a829872d8c9/optimized/full.pdf#page=1
- Manafort held secret talks with Assange in Ecuadorian embassy, sources say | US news | The Guardian
- Jerome Corsi, Friend of Roger Stone, Is in Plea Talks With Mueller – The New York Times
- Key Mueller witness: I lied and I’m ready to die in jail
- Chicago Alderman Ed Burke’s City Hall, ward offices raided by federal agents
News Roundup
- TJ Cox beats Republican Rep. David Valadao to give Democrats gain of 40 House seats, seven in California – Los Angeles Times
- Investigators Raid Offices of President of U.S. Catholic Bishops – The New York Times
- Authorities search Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for records relating to accused Conroe priest – HoustonChronicle.com
- New Mexico attorney general serves search warrant at Santa Fe Archdiocese | National Catholic Reporter
- The Archdiocese of Santa Fe says it will seek bankruptcy protection in the wake of numerous clergy sex abuse claims – The Washington Post
- In a Rebuke to Trump, the Senate Just Voted to Open Debate on US Support of Saudi War in Yemen | The Nation
- Senators, Furious Over Khashoggi Killing, Spurn President on War in Yemen – The New York Times
- Thomas Farr: Not enough votes for confirmation; Scott a ‘no’ | The State
- https://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/politics/the-department-of-justice-makes-case-against-1990-helms-campaign-and-north-carolina-gop/3323/
- Tim Scott Announces Opposition To Trump Judicial Nominee Thomas Farr – Talking Points Memo
- Jesse Helms “Hands” ad – YouTube
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-restructuring-idUSKCN1NV1NB
- Error
- Argument preview: Justices to consider whether Eighth Amendment ban on “excessive fines” applies to the states – SCOTUSblog
- The Pelosi Playbook
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- The Nancy Pelosi Problem – The Atlantic
- Pelosi shuts down critics in tense meeting – POLITICO
- Opinion | Only One Democrat Deserves to Be Speaker – The New York Times
- Pelosi grabs momentum with big speaker vote – POLITICO
- Here Are the Democrats Who Voted Against Nancy Pelosi – The New York Times
- Pelosi Turns to Arm Twisting After Resounding Vote Leaves Her Just Short of Speakership – The New York Times
Image Credits: George H.W. Bush tribute from the Navy
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