Trump-Russia News. 8/26/18.

Wall Street Journal: “Allen Weisselberg, Longtime Trump Organization CFO, Testified and Was Granted Immunity in…hush money investigation that has implicated the president.”

MSNBC: “Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to charges that implicate the president. What’s next? Joy Reid and her panel discuss the former Trump confidantes who are apparently ‘flipping’ on the president.”

Business Insider: “Michael Cohen’s testimony implicates Trump as a co-conspirator in a crime to get elected, but what happens next is unclear.”

Telegraph News: “Donald Trump says he’s considering a pardon for Paul Manafort.”

Reuters: “Russian hackers target US Senate and think tanks.”

Slate: “Microsoft Says Russian Hacking Operation Targeted Conservative Groups Critical of Russia.”

CNBC: “Facebook, Google and Twitter remove hundreds of accounts from Russia and Iran that tried to influence US elections.”

NPR: “Facebook Shuts Down Hundreds of Accounts Backed By Iran, Russia.”

The Verge: “Google took down 39 YouTube channels linked to Iranian influence campaign.”

The Guardian: “Russian trolls spread misinformation about vaccines on Twitter to sow division.”

Las Vegas Sun: “Like a Mafia don, Trump’s message on crime: Never go against the family…Trump’s tweet about…a ‘John Dean type RAT’…says two things about Trump. One, people who use that term have something to hide. Two, Trump…considers the commission of crimes and cover-ups ok in the name of maintaining power.”

CNN:  “White House counsel Don McGahn’s 30 hours of conversations with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team have unnerved President Donald Trump, who didn’t know the full extent of Mcgahn’s discussions.”

Seattle PI/Associated Press: “The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush money and other damaging stories it killed as part of its cozy relationship with Donald Trump leading up to the 2016 presidential election…federal prosecutors had granted immunity to National Enquirer chief David Pecker, potentially laying bare his efforts to protect his longtime friend Trump”
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Reports-Immunity-for-tabloid-CEO-in-Trump-13177757.php

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