In This Episode
Don Jr. met with a second set of foreign agents who offered help to the Trump campaign, Donald Trump orders an investigation into the investigation of himself, and new voter registration among young people and Democrats is on the rise. Then Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts joins Favs and Tommy to talk about the fight to end gun violence.
Show Notes:
Trump Goes Full Nixon:
- New York Times: Trump Demands Inquiry Into Whether Justice Dept. ‘Infiltrated or Surveilled’ His Campaign
- Washington Post: Justice Department calls for inquiry after Trump demands probe into whether FBI ‘infiltrated or surveilled’ his campaign
- Vox: Trump says he’ll demand the Justice Department probe whether the FBI spied on his campaign
- Politico: Trump demands DOJ look into whether FBI ‘infiltrated or surveilled’ his campaign
- New York Times: F.B.I. Used Informant to Investigate Russia Ties to Campaign, Not to Spy, as Trump Claims
- Washington Post: Secret FBI source for Russia investigation met with three Trump advisers during campaign
- NBC: Was there really a spy inside the Trump campaign, as the president says? – By Ken Delanian
- Lawfare: By Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic – ‘The Day that We Can’t Protect Human Sources’: The President and the House Intelligence Committee Burn an Informant
- New York Times: Mueller Plans to Wrap Up Obstruction Inquiry Into Trump by Sept. 1, Giuliani Says
- Washington Post: Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms
Mueller Goes to Work and Trump Colludes Around the World:
- New York Times: Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election
- Wall Street Journal: Mueller Probe Expands to Israeli Entrepreneur With U.A.E. Ties
- New York Magazine: Beyond Russia: Understanding the New Trump Campaign Collusion Story
- USA Today: Intelligence Committee Democrats: Trump Jr.’s reported meeting with Arab representative could be crime
- Vox: Donald Trump Jr. and Trump aides were reportedly open to foreign help in 2016 election beyond Russia
- NYT: Kushners Near Deal With Qatar-Linked Company for Troubled Tower
- NBC News: Roger Stone ‘prepared’ for Mueller indictment
- CNN: Roger Stone says he is ‘prepared’ for possibility of special counsel indictment
- CNN: Paul Manafort’s ex-son-in-law takes plea deal in real estate case
The Midterms:
