WTF Just Happened Today

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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1/ Michael Cohen is under federal investigation for possible bank fraud, wire fraud, and violations of campaign finance law.

2/ Rod Rosenstein signed off on the FBI's decision to raid Cohen's office.

3/ In a pair of morning tweets, Trump declared that the raids are "A TOTAL WITCH HUNT!" and that "attorney–client privilege is dead!"

4/ The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is recused from the Michael Cohen investigation.

5/ Robert Mueller is investigating a $150,000 donation to the Trump Organization in 2015 from Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk.

poll/ 25% of 18- to 29-year-olds approve of Trump's job performance.

NOTABLES.

• Trump's homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, resigned at the request of new National Security Adviser John Bolton.

• Trump won't attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, this week as planned.

• Mike Pompeo asked Hillary Clinton for guidance on how to prepare for the secretary of state confirmation process.

• The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group met with Trump at the White House to pitch a new broadcasting standard the company is heavily invested in.

• The Russian military has been jamming the GPS systems of U.S. military drones operating in Syria.

• The EPA's chief of staff, Ryan Jackson, claimed responsibility for the pay raises given to two of Scott Pruitt's top aides.

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