Hope Hicks is out, Jared Kushner is in trouble, Jeff Sessions is beleaguered, and Donald Trump is so angry he just might…implement tariffs on steel and support gun control measures? Then the Atlantic’s Natasha Bertrand talks to Tommy about the latest in the Mueller investigation.

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Show notes:

Hope Hicks:

• New York Times: Hope Hicks to Leave Post as White House Communications Director
• New York Times: Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump 
• New York Times: Mueller Zeroes In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting
• White House communications director Hope Hicks to resign
• Washington Post: 5 people have done 6 stints as White House communications director that lasted an average of 70 days each
• Washington Post: The amazing story of Donald Trump’s old spokesman, John Barron – who was actually himself
• Washington Post: Donald Trump masqueraded as a publicist to brag about himself
• The Atlantic: The sharp rise and sudden fall of Hope Hicks

Jared:

• Politico: Kushner loses access to top secret intelligence
• New York Times: Jared Kushner’s security clearance is downgraded
• CNN: Kelly-Kushner tension simmers amid West Wing uncertainty
• Slate: Kushner has no business in the White House, his security clearance proves it
• Washington Post: Justice Dept alerted WH two weeks ago to issues with Kushner’s security clearance
• Vox: Jared’s very bad week, explained
• The Atlantic: Trump thought the rules didn’t apply, now he’s paying the price
• New York Times: Kushner’s family received loans after white house meetings
• Bloomberg: More than 30 Trump aides lose top-secret security clearance, sources say

Russia Stuff:

• Mueller is asking if Trump knew about hacked emails before release
• The Atlantic: Roger Stone’s secret messages with Wikileaks
• CNN: US cyber chief says Trump hasn’t told him to combat Russian threat
• Washington Post: Cyber chief says Trump has given him no new authority to fight Russian interference
• New York Times: White House has given no orders to counter Russian meddling, NSA chief says
• Washington Post: Mueller investigation examining Trump’s apparent efforts to oust Sessions in July

Trump and Guns:

• New York Times: Trump stuns lawmakers with seeming embrace of comprehensive gun control
• Axios: Trump says he told NRA that it’s time to ‘stop this nonsense’
• Roll Call: “Trump chides senator for being afraid of the NRA”
• Vox: Full transcript of White House gun meeting
• NYT: Fact check – Trump’s contradictory, sometimes false statements on guns policy to lawmakers
• Daily Beast: Trump goes ‘gun grabber,’ prompting White House clean-up

Companies move on guns:

• NYT: Walmart to raise age to buy guns and ammunition to 21
• CNN: Dick’s sporting goods to stop sales of assault rifles
• NPR: Walmart raising age limits for gun purchases
• WaPo: Walmart raising minimum age for gun and ammunition purchases

More guns:

• Politico: Gun control support surges in polls
• CNN: Georgia teacher arrested after firing gun in school

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