In This Episode
Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Jon and Dan to talk about the fallout from Michael Cohen’s explosive and incriminating testimony. Then, Elizabeth Warren makes a big fundraising move, Biden keeps waiting, and Beto makes a decision. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
Show Notes:
Michael Cohen
- New York Times: Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality
- Washington Post: Michael Cohen’s testimony: Trump’s former personal lawyer alleges the president knew in advance of WikiLeaks plan
- Vox: Michael Cohen’s testimony could be bad news for Donald Trump Jr.
- Politico: ‘I am ashamed’: Michael Cohen seeks redemption as he torches Trump
- Politico: Pelosi and top Dems won’t bite on impeachment despite Cohen bombshells
- Politico: Trump allies assault ‘worthless’ Cohen testimony as president stays quiet
- Empty Wheel: MICHAEL COHEN’S TESTIMONY: METACOMMENTARY
- Empty Wheel: INITIAL WORKING THREAD ON COHEN’S PREPARED TESTIMONY
- The Atlantic: Eight Striking Moments From Michael Cohen’s Testimony
- Wired: 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM MICHAEL COHEN’S TESTIMONY TO CONGRESS
- The Atlantic: Uncontradicted
- Reuters: Trump appears to have committed crime in office: congressional chairman
- Daily Beast: Cohen Hearing Explodes After Rashida Tlaib Calls Out Mark Meadows’ ‘Black Friend’ Stunt
- Roll Call: Cohen implicates Trump’s sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, in mistress hush money scheme
- NBC News: Ocasio-Cortez presses Cohen on whether Trump, his associates committed fraud
- Washington Post: The GOP’s attacks on Michael Cohen sound a lot like attacks on Trump
- Washington Post: Why did a GOP congressman invite this HUD official to stand behind him at the Michael Cohen hearing?
- Washington Post: Cohen warns Republicans: Pledge allegiance to Trump, you’ll end up like me
- New Yorker: The Partisan Chaos of Michael Cohen’s Morning Testimony
- Washington Post: The huge disconnect at the core of the GOP defense of Trump
- New Yorker: Michael Cohen Tells House Republicans That They Remind Him of Him
- Talking Points Memo: Jim Jordan Paints Cohen Testimony As Part Of A Vast Anti-Trump
- NBC News: Fireworks go off during exchange between Cohen and Jim Jordan: ‘Shame on you, Mr. Jordan’
- Rolling Stone: Rep. Jim Jordan, Alleged Campus Sexual Abuse Ignorer, Attacks Michael Cohen’s Character
- USA Today: Stacy Plaskett has had enough of Jim Jordan. Her ‘eye roll’ says it all
- Mother Jones: House Republicans Unite in Asking Michael Cohen Nothing About Donald Trump
- Talking Points Memo: GOPers Self-Owned By Trying To Smear Trump’s Prized Fixer As A Lying Criminal
- Bloomberg: Republicans Struggle to Protect Trump While Trashing Cohen – Op-Ed
- Daily Beast: Matt Gaetz Under Investigation By Florida State Bar Over Michael Cohen Threat
- Slate: Every Law Professor With a Twitter Account Says Congressman Matt Gaetz Just Committed Witness Tampering
- Esquire: Matt Gaetz Is Proof There’s No Bottom to the Barrel
- Washington Post: Rep. Matt Gaetz’s attack on Michael Cohen highlights Trump supporters’ double standard
- Washington Post: Who is Matt Gaetz? Other than the man intent on making Michael Cohen’s life miserable.
- New York Times: Michael Cohen Implicates Trump Family Business in Hush Money Payment
- New York Times: Cohen Testimony Raises Questions About Trump’s Financial Disclosure
- Washington Post: Michael Cohen says President Trump was involved in a hush money scheme. He brought checks to Congress to prove it.
- Lawfare: Why it Matters if Trump Knew About Stone’s Contacts with WikiLeaks
- Washington Post: The question of Michael Cohen’s lie to Congress gets more complex: He blames Trump’s attorneys
- Vox: Trump Tower Moscow, and Michael Cohen’s lies about it, explained
- Buzzfeed: “In His Way, He Was Telling Me To Lie”: Michael Cohen Testified On Trump Moscow Cover-Up
- New York Times: Testimony From Cohen Could Create New Legal Issues for Trump
- Los Angeles Times: Michael Cohen’s testimony is a political threat to Trump, but not really a legal one
- Washington Post: Once Trump’s loyalist in chief, Michael Cohen lifts the curtain on the president’s actions
- Politico: White House boots media after Trump faced Cohen question in front of Kim
- New Yorker: Michael Cohen Reminds Us of Trump’s Crimes and His Character
- Vox: Michael Cohen’s testimony could be bad news for Donald Trump Jr.
- The Hill: Dem chairman closes Cohen hearing with emotional speech
2020
- Medium: The best president money can’t buy
- New York Times: Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors
- Mother Jones: Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan to Reject Big Donors
- Vox: Elizabeth Warren is making the most ambitious promise yet for getting money out of politics
- Esquire: The 2020 Election Will Be a Referendum on Oligarchy
- Politico: Warren creates purity test unseen in modern presidential politics
- Washington Post: Sen. Elizabeth Warren announces an end to high-dollar fundraisers for her presidential campaign
- CNN: How late is too late for Joe Biden to enter the 2020 race?
- New York Times: Biden’s Family Is Urging Him to Run in 2020
- Vox: 9 polling experts explain what could happen if Joe Biden doesn’t run for the presidency
- Dallas Morning News: Sources: Beto O’Rourke won’t challenge John Cornyn for Senate, paving way for presidential bid
- New York Times: Rust Belt, Sun Belt or Both? Democrats Seek the Best Route to the White House – By Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
- New York Magazine: Democrats Don’t Have to Choose a Path to Victory Until the Fall of 2020
- Washington Post: As fresh signs of Trump’s weakness emerge, some Democrats are already screwing up
