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Part 174, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These posted Wednesday, 03/28/18, covering
March 7, 2018, and headed, “We Won!”: Teachers End Historic Strike in West Virginia with 5% Pay Raise for All State Workers
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Twenty-three through twenty-five

Mueller probe circling Trump aide Roger Stone's Russia ties

The Beat with Ari Melber
3/7/18
New reports reveal Mueller is probing whether the United Arab Emirates funneled money to Trump¹s political efforts. Maya
Wiley and Bill Kristol join Ari Melber to discuss the centrality of Trump ally Roger Stone in the Mueller investigation.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/mueller-probe-circling-trump-aide-roger-stone-s-russia-ties-1179533379737 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Wh2aici2c [with comments]

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Stormy Daniels won't be silenced by Trump
The Beat with Ari Melber
3/7/18
Adult film star Stormy Daniels is suing Trump, claiming a "hush agreement" from their alleged affair is invalid because Trump never signed it.
Ari Melber breaks down how the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels is a legal problem for Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, whether he paid it himself or not.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/stormy-daniels-won-t-be-silenced-by-trump-1179531843931

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Art of deal co-author: How fear explains everything Trump does

The Beat with Ari Melber
3/7/18
Trump's Art of the Deal co-author Tony Schwartz on Trump 'selling fear' and how a bizarre rally chant holds clues to his appeal.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/art-of-deal-co-author-how-fear-explains-everything-trump-does-1179536963548 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=926_SjR5Lqc [with comments]

Three more down, this one

Mueller gathers evidence on Trump-Kremlin back channel
All In with Chris Hayes
3/7/18
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has evidence that a secret Seychelles meeting in 2017 was an attempt to
establish a back channel between the incoming Trump administration and the Kremlin, reports the Washington Post.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mueller-gathers-evidence-on-trump-kremlin-back-channel-1179593283920

Leave one re Trump's DOJ suing California over "sanctuary" laws, to

How much of foreign profits did Trump really donate?

All In with Chris Hayes
3/7/18
Then President-Elect Donald Trump promised he would donate all hotel profits from foreign governments
to the U.S. Treasury, but the Trump Organization now refuses to say how much or give details.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-much-of-foreign-profits-did-trump-really-donate-1179611203718 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK5pc01OAJU [with comments]

Leave one to this six-pack

Trump wanted WH counsel McGahn to deny Mueller firing story: NYT

The Rachel Maddow Show
3/7/18
Ari Melber talks with Michael Schmidt, reporter for The New York Times, about new reporting that Donald Trump talked to Reince Priebus
and Don McGahn about their testimony to Robert Mueller and pressed McGahn to deny a story about Trump's desire to fire Robert Mueller.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-wanted-wh-counsel-mcgahn-to-deny-mueller-firing-story-nyt-1179716163591 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qce8sPalYJA [with comments]

Add here:
Trump Asked Key Witnesses About Matters They Discussed With Special Counsel
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MAGGIE HABERMANMARCH 7, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/us/politics/trump-witnesses-special-counsel-priebus-mcgahn.html

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McGahn is White House lawyer, not Trump lawyer, Trump should know

The Rachel Maddow Show
3/7/18
Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney, talks with Ari Melber about the kind of legal jeopardy Donald Trump could
be in based on new reporting from The New York Times, and the role of the White House legal counsel.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mcgahn-is-white-house-lawyer-not-trump-lawyer-trump-should-know-1179717187883

Add here:
18 U.S. Code § 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512

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Trump risks following Nixon mistake in talking with witnesses
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/7/18
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Ari Melber about how New York Times reporting on Donald
Trump talking to Robert Mueller witnesses compares to past presidents also taking such legally ill-advised action.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-risks-following-nixon-mistake-in-talking-with-witnesses-1179749443704

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Pursuit of Kremlin link by Trump backer eyed by Mueller: WaPo

The Rachel Maddow Show
3/7/18
Sari Horwitz, national reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Ari Melber about Trump backer Erik Prince trying to
set up a back channel of communication with the Kremlin at a secret Seychelles meeting with a Russian official close to
Vladimir Putin, officials from the UAE, and UAE adviser George Nader, who is reportedly cooperating with Robert Mueller.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pursuit-of-kremlin-link-by-trump-backer-eyed-by-mueller-wapo-1179762244002 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1HRmlyPx9A [with comments]

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White House bungles effort to downplay Stormy Daniels case
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/7/18
Ari Melber explains how the White House is only digging itself into a deeper hole as it tries to deflect
and explain away the nature of Donald Trump's relationship with porn actress Stormy Daniels.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/white-house-bungles-effort-to-downplay-stormy-daniels-case-1179784259625

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GOP aims to shut down incomplete House Trump Russia investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/7/18
Rep. Eric Swalwell talks with Ari Melber about the Republican effort to end the House Intelligence
Committee's Trump Russia investigation without trying in good faith to fulfill its mission.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-aims-to-shut-down-incomplete-house-trump-russia-investigation-1179769411729

Leave one on gun issue, to this pair

NYT: Trump ignores legal advice, talks to witnesses about Mueller
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/7/18
The New York Times reports that President Trump spoke to Reince Priebus and Don McGahn about their testimony to
Mueller’s team, raising questions about obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Lawrence O'Donnell explains.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/nyt-trump-ignores-legal-advice-talks-to-witnesses-about-mueller-1179725379881

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Stormy Daniels' lawyer: White House claims are "nonsense"

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/7/18
Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti says that his client "won't hold back" if given the chance to tell the story of her
relationship with Donald Trump. Avenatti tells Lawrence O'Donnell that the White House's response to Daniels is "absolute nonsense".
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/stormy-daniels-lawyer-white-house-claims-are-nonsense-1179722819578 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN5UVYmTIes [with comments]

Leave one, to these four

NYT: Trump spoke to witnesses about their Mueller interviews
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/8/18
The New York Times reports Pres. Trump has spoken to witnesses about their conversations
with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. We talk to the reporter who broke that story.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 7, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/nyt-trump-spoke-to-witnesses-about-their-mueller-interviews-1179782211722

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Mueller probing if 2017 meeting was about Kremlin back channel
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/8/18
A new Washington Post report says Special Counsel Mueller is probing whether a 2017 meeting in
Seychelles was an effort to establish a back channel between the Trump Transition and the Kremlin.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 7, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/mueller-probing-if-2017-meeting-was-about-kremlin-back-channel-1179784771871

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Trump lawyer tries to silence porn star Stormy Daniels

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/8/18
NBC News reports Trump attorney Michael Cohen is is trying to silence porn star Stormy Daniels with a secret restraining order
- or a gag order - warning she'll face penalties if she publicly discusses her alleged relationship with Trump. Our panel reacts.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 7, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-lawyer-tries-to-silence-porn-star-stormy-daniels-1179791427786 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQXX6lVCDLs [with comments]

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Putin praises Trump saying he has 'no disappointment at all'

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/8/18
In a new interview, Russia leader Vladimir Putin says Donald Trump is someone he can negotiate with adding that
he thinks the U.S. political system "has been eating itself up." The New York Times' Peter Baker joins to discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 7, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/putin-praises-trump-saying-he-has-no-disappointment-at-all-1179794499978 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCm-cd7ymw [with comments]

A comedy spot

Trump's White House Has "No Chaos" | The Daily Show

Published on Mar 7, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]
After Trump tweets that there's "no chaos, only great energy" in the White House, Kellyanne Conway is accused of violating th
e Hatch Act, senior economic adviser Gary Cohn resigns, and Stormy Daniels sues the president for failing to sign his own NDA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO5edY-vaA8 [with comments]

To "stashed March 7, 2018:"

[Aha. This one is above, too]
Trump Spoke to Witnesses About Matters They Discussed With Special Counsel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/us/politics/trump-witnesses-special-counsel-priebus-mcgahn.html

Sam Nunberg Says He’ll Cooperate With Mueller. But What Does He Know?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/us/politics/sam-nunberg-says-hell-cooperate-with-mueller-but-what-does-he-know.html

Mueller gathers evidence that 2017 Seychelles meeting was effort to establish back channel to Kremlin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mueller-gathers-evidence-that-2016-seychelles-meeting-was-effort-to-establish-back-channel-to-kremlin/2018/03/07/b6a5fb8c-224b-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html

Cohn’s Departure Widens Policy Rift Between Party and President
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/us/politics/gary-cohn-leaves-white-house-trump.html

Suddenly, the G.O.P. Remembers All Its Doubts on Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/us/politics/republicans-worries-trump.html

Republicans flee the storm over Stormy Daniels and President Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-flee-the-storm-over-stormy-daniels-and-president-trump/2018/03/07/a7ed482e-221f-11e8-86f6-54bfff693d2b_story.html

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen tries to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-tries-silence-stormy-daniels-n854646

Trump's lawyer reportedly got a secret order barring porn star Stormy Daniels from dishing on tryst
A lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels says she did have sex with President Donald Trump more than a decade ago.
Daniels is suing to be released from a nondisclosure agreement that she signed on the eve of the 2016 presidential election with a company set up by Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen.
Cohen has admitted facilitating a $130,000 payment to Daniels but has denied she had an affair with Trump.
Trump has never publicly responded to the claims about Daniels.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/07/stormy-daniels-lawyer-says-she-had-sex-with-trump-would-return-money.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dBPOHCFkXmQRD6MHN9Qi9MTgPEftM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Hope Hicks told House Intelligence Committee she was hacked, sources say
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hope-hicks-told-house-intelligence-committee-she-was-hacked-sources-n854601

Hope Hicks reportedly told House Intelligence Committee that her email was hacked
Longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks told lawmakers that her email was hacked, NBC News reported.
Sources told NBC that the former White House communications director talked about both her Trump campaign and personal email accounts.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/07/hope-hicks-said-her-email-was-hacked-nbc-news.html

more:
https://www.google.com/search?q=hope+hicks+hacked
https://news.google.com/news/story/d1E_sFhrDsAWSnMQhbShNXkstj3rM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Putin praises Trump, says US political system eating itself
https://www.apnews.com/280c87f2e0d041c8a5bae94fb4f574fe/Putin-praises-Trump,-says-US-political-system-eating-itself

more: https://www.apnews.com/search/putin%20trump

Extremism, the Mainstream, and the Primary Results in Texas
The 2018 primaries will help answer whether the extremism of the early Trump era is an aberration or a permanent feature.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/extremism-the-mainstream-and-the-primary-results-in-texas

Russian diplomats keep dying unexpectedly
Aug 24, 2017
https://www.axios.com/russian-diplomats-keep-dying-unexpectedly-1513303951-de0183f3-7f77-400e-b9a2-45fb8ed7dfbd.html