First Read: “Think about it: He praises and pardons friends/allies who have committed crimes (Manafort, Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D’Souza), but calls for the prosecution of enemies who haven’t been charged at all (Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Peter Strzok, Christopher Steele).”

“And as others have pointed out, Trump continues to use mob-boss language: Manafort ‘refused to break’ … White House counsel Don McGahn must be a John Dean type ‘RAT’ … ‘Flipping’ ought to be outlawed.”

“This is the president of the United States of America.”

“Somewhere, former mob boss John Gotti, rotting in his grave, must be smiling.”

Axios: “When President Trump told Fox & Friends that this ‘whole thing about flipping … almost ought to be outlawed,’ he was continuing a long habit of declaring what he thinks laws and the legal system should be, and ignoring what they are.”

“Like so many of President Trump’s late-night tweets, this one was inspired by a segment on his favorite cable channel, Fox News,” the New York Times reports.

“But when Mr. Trump announced Wednesday night that he was directing his secretary of state to scrutinize what he said was the targeting of white farmers for land seizures and ‘large-scale killing’ in South Africa, the president waded into a complex and politically charged debate.”

“And in doing that, he embraced a common talking point among white supremacists who claim white genocide is being perpetuated in South Africa and around the world.”

“The Manhattan district attorney’s office is considering pursuing criminal charges against the Trump Organization and two senior company officials in connection with Michael Cohen’s hush money payment to an adult film actress, according to two officials with knowledge of the matter,” the New York Times reports.

“A state investigation would center on how the company accounted for its reimbursement to Mr. Cohen for the $130,000 he paid to the actress, Stephanie Clifford, who has said she had an affair with President Trump.”