“Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will refuse to answer questions in the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Epstein and the Justice Department’s handling of the case,” Politico reports.
John Bolton Could Face Additional Charges
The Department of Justice signaled Friday that former national security adviser John Bolton could face additional charges in his criminal case over allegedly mishandled classified documents, The Hill reports.
Wall Street Doubts Trump’s Policy Ideas
“Wall Street is now looking past President Trump’s policy proposals meant to address the affordability crisis, from stimulus checks to 50-year-mortgages,” Axios reports.
“Market participants doubt whether the recent ideas will go anywhere and, if they do, whether they would actually address the problems of affordability.”
Trump to Hold Two Fund-Raisers for His Super PAC
“President Trump, who has been hosting fund-raising dinners at a pace unseen by any second-term president, is scheduled to hold two more early next year,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Trump is slated to attend two high-dollar ‘candlelight dinners’ — one at Trump National Golf Club near Washington on Jan. 31, the second at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 27.”
“The ticket price for each? $1 million a seat.”
Strange Bedfellows
Mark Leibovich: “Here’s yet another indication that Washington has been turned upside down in recent years: I saw Rachel Maddow at Dick Cheney’s funeral and didn’t give it a second thought. She was sitting with Anthony Fauci, in the same row as James Carville.”
“Such is life—and death—in the Trump years. You never know who will show up to pay respects at gatherings of this sort, or what odd alliances and strange bedfellows will reveal themselves.”
Trump’s World View
From the Financial Times editorial board:
“Donald Trump’s admirers like to trumpet his unpredictability as his diplomatic superpower. Keeping your enemies and allies on their toes can indeed work to your advantage. In his first year back on the world stage the US president has clearly enjoyed playing up the impression of a whimsical approach to the world to keep his aides, too, guessing about his thinking.”
“But this was the week when any ambiguity surely disappeared. The true cynical, money-grabbing and self-interested nature of his world view was laid bare.”
Trump’s Peace Plan Gives Russia Everything It Wants
Nick Paton Walsh: “Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view.”
“The widely leaked draft of President Donald Trump’s 28-point plan is a terrifying leap backwards for Kyiv. It was co-conceived by Russians who wanted to pretend they were engaging in peace, and circulated by Ukrainians and Europeans who felt it was so ridiculous it would surely die on first contact with oxygen.”
Not Only Do the Holidays Start Earlier…
Apparently Black Friday is now a week long.
San Francisco Candidate Calls Maryland House Home
“Saikat Chakrabarti (D), a progressive tech millionaire who is running to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, has spent years claiming that a home in Maryland is his principal residence while actually living 2,800 miles away in San Francisco,” the San Francisco Standard reports.
Trump Wants His Health Care Plan ‘Done’ by January 30
“President Donald Trump said he hopes to secure a solution by Jan. 30 for an impending surge in health insurance premiums for millions of Americans, the first timeline he has publicly offered for what he has pitched as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act,” Bloomberg reports.
GOP Realizes That Trump Won’t Be Around Forever
Idrees Kahloon: “The reality that Donald Trump’s presidency will end in January 2029 is already making Republicans restless. Normally, Trump angers, exhausts, and eventually prevails over elected Republicans—not vice versa. Just this week, though, rebellious Republicans forced the release of the so-called Epstein files in defiance of Trump, who had spent months trying to suppress them before abruptly reversing course.”
“Plenty of other cracks are showing too: Staunch allies of the president are mouthing critiques that would have been unfathomable a year ago. These disputes are the prelude to an ugly battle over the post-Trump Republican Party.”
John Fetterman’s Book Bombs
“Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) new memoir Unfettered sold zero copies in his own hometown’s Barnes & Noble store the first few days after launch,” Mediaite reports.
“Despite Fetterman and his ghostwriter reportedly receiving more than a million dollars in advance money from publisher Crown, Unfettered has so far sold poorly, both online and in retail stores.”
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The Ghislaine Maxwell Emails
Isaac Stanley-Becker: “The emails that Ghislaine Maxwell has been sending over the past several months from a minimum-security prison near Houston are stamped Sensitive But Unclassified. Maxwell once cavorted with presidents and royals; now she’s serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, convicted of recruiting underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein. Her trajectory is not a happy one.”
“But the tone of the emails is cheerful. She revels in the privileges she’s been granted since being transferred to a new facility by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, and she expresses optimism about one day freeing herself.”
Proposed Map Targets Jim Clyburn’s District
“South Carolina Republicans are flirting with redrawing the state’s congressional maps — specifically Rep. Jim Clyburn’s district,” NOTUS reports.
Lula Stares Down Trump and Scores Tariff Victory
“From the minute Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bet the US leader was going all-in on a weak hand. The wager paid off Thursday, when Trump limped away from the battle,” Bloomberg reports.
“In an executive order, Trump exempted dozens of Brazilian food products, including coffee and beef, from the 40% increased tariffs he imposed in an ill-fated attempt to help former President Jair Bolsonaro dodge a coup attempt trial.”
A Vance Ally Rises at the Pentagon
“Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s high-stakes visit to Ukraine this week to deliver the Trump’s administration’s latest peace plan has placed the service leader into the role of major international negotiator — a sharp contrast from his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who spent the time in Washington sitting through White House meetings and firing angry missives at Democrats on social media,” Politico reports.
“Driscoll, a close friend of Vice President JD Vance, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday and planned to talk to NATO allies. The high-profile role for Driscoll — whom President Donald Trump refers to as his “drone guy” due to his embrace of cutting-edge tech — is emblematic of the Army chief’s rising prominence in the administration.”
The CDC’s Website Is Anti-Vaccine Now
Tom Bartlett: “The agency’s revamped vaccine-safety page enshrines Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fringe beliefs as government guidance.”
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