Rudy gives an encore performance, Trump loves paying in (Russian?) cash, the Democrats try to break through the noise, Gina Haspel almost withdraws, and Eric Schneiderman is revealed as an abuser. Then actor and activist Yara Shahidi talks to Jon and Tommy about her Eighteenx18 initiative to register young people to vote.

 Show Notes:

Giuliani Interviews:

• Axios: The Trump and Rudy Show
• Washington Post: Giuliani pleased with his media tour: ‘Everybody’s reacting to us now’
• Washington Post: The Daily 202: Rudy Giuliani is repeating seven mistakes that brought down previous Trump advisers
• CNN: 21 head-scratching lines from a(nother) disastrous Rudy Giuliani interview
• Politico: 31 must-read quotes from Giuliani’s Stormy Daniels media blitz
• CNN: Giuliani doesn’t rule out that Trump could take Fifth Amendment in Mueller probe
• New York Times: Giuliani Says Trump Would Not Have to Comply With Mueller Subpoena
• Politico: Giuliani: Trump doesn’t have to comply with potential Mueller subpoena
• New York Times: Working for Trump, Giuliani Attacks His Law-Enforcement Roots
• The Atlantic: What exactly is Rudy Giuliani’s role?

Trump Crime Family, Continued:

• Washington Post: As the ‘King of Debt,’ Trump borrowed to build his empire. Then he began spending hundreds of millions in cash
• Slate: By Issac Chotiner: Where the Story of Trump’s $400 Million Cash Spending Could Go Next
• New York Magazine: Jonathan Chait – Why Mueller Has to Expose Trump’s Crooked Business Empire
• WBUR: A Day (And A Cheeseburger) With President Trump
• New York Times: How Michael Cohen, Trump’s Fixer, Built a Shadowy Business Empire
• AP: Mueller team questions Trump friend Tom Barrack
• New Yorker: Israeli Operatives Who Aided Harvey Weinstein Collected Information on Former Obama Administration Officials
• The Guardian: Revealed: Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal
• The Daily Beast: Report: Black Cube Gathered Deep Intel Reports on Obama Aides’ Families
• Vox: An Israeli spy firm was reportedly hired to dig up dirt on ex-Obama aides involved in the Iran deal

Midterms:

• Vox: Matt Yglesias – Stormy Daniels is crowding out Democrats’ 2018 message
• Washington Post: Trump warns the Russia probe could affect midterm elections if it continues
• Washington Post: Republicans whose jobs once seemed safe are struggling for a 2018 survival strategy
• Politico: Trump team makes the midterms about saving his presidency
• New York Times: Nick Kristof – Our addition to Trump
• 538: What’s At Stake In The First Big Primary Day Of 2018
• Wall Street Journal: Trump Team Takes a More Aggressive Stance on Mueller Probe

Gina Haspel:

• Washington Post: Gina Haspel, nominee to head CIA, sought to withdraw over questions about her role in agency interrogation program:
• New York Times: Gina Haspel Offered to Withdraw C.I.A. Nomination Amid Concerns Over Role in Torture Program
• Vox: Gina Haspel reportedly tried to drop out as Trump’s CIA pick after questions about torture
• Crooked: How to Grill Gina Haspel

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