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DonViejo's JournalWatchdog group files ethics complaint against Nunes after report of House Intel leaks
Source: The Hill
BY BRANDON CARTER - 03/02/18 10:31 AM EST
A government ethics watchdog group has filed a complaint against Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) after a report revealed that a House Intelligence Committee Republican leaked Sen. Mark Warners (D-Va.) text messages to Fox News.
The liberal watchdog group Campaign for Accountability announced Thursday it amended a previous complaint filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) against Nunes and called on OCE to investigate the Intelligence chairman for leaking information provided to the committee during the course of an official investigation.
Time and time again, Rep. Nunes and his staff leak confidential information without consequence, the groups executive director, Daniel Stevens, said in a statement. What will it take for the House to step in and stop this clear abuse of authority?
The group has previously filed complaints with OCE, including a similar complaint last month accusing Nunes of leaking information about Fusion GPS, the research firm tied to the controversial dossier connecting President Trump to Russia.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/376427-watchdog-group-files-ethics-complaint-against-nunes-after-report-of-house
Trade war fears: Stocks drop sharply at the open
Source: CNN-Money
by Nathaniel Meyersohn @CNNMoneyInvest
March 2, 2018: 9:50 AM ET
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The Dow dropped more than 350 points at the open on Friday after shedding 420 points on Thursday. The Nasdaq sank 1%, and the S&P 500 declined almost 1%.
The sell-off began after Trump announced that his administration would impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminum. It was not immediately clear whether some countries would be excluded from the tariffs.
"Markets hate uncertainty, and we still don't know exactly who and by how much these tariffs will impact trade," said Ryan Detrick, chief senior market strategist at LPL Financial.
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/02/investing/stock-market-dow-today-trump-tariffs/index.html
The great unraveling: Trump's allies are really worried about him
By Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst
Updated 8:48 AM ET, Fri March 2, 2018
(CNN)Not since Richard Nixon started talking to the portraits on the walls of the West Wing has a president seemed so alone against the world.
One source -- who is a presidential ally -- is worried, really worried. The source says this past week is "different," that advisers are scared the President is spiraling, lashing out, just out of control. For example: Demanding to hold a public session where he made promises on trade tariffs before his staff was ready, not to mention willing. "This has real economic impact," says the source, as the Dow dropped 420 points after the President's news Thursday. "Something is very wrong."
Even by Trumpian standards, the chaos and the unraveling at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are a stunning -- and recurring -- problem. But there's an up-against-the-wall quality to the past couple of weeks that is striking, and the crescendo is loud, clear, unhealthy, even dangerous.
A brief summary: The Rob Porter wife abuse scandal, and the resulting security clearance scandal, in which the President's son-in-law gets his clearance downgraded.
Then the President (yet again) attacks his attorney general. The AG fights back; the President fumes. Meantime, he's also fuming at the free-spending cabinet officials' scandals, the unseemly expenditures brought to you by Trump's version of the best and the brightest. (See: Ben Carson's dining room set.)
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/opinions/trump-the-great-unraveling-opinion-borger/index.html
Trump: "IF YOU DON'T HAVE STEEL, YOU DON'T HAVE A COUNTRY"
Source: Axios
Axios 51 mins ago
President Trump has been on Twitter defending his steel and aluminum tariffs this morning.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/969558431802806272
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Ben Sasse slams Trump's "kooky 18th century protectionism"
Source: Axios
Axios 39 mins ago
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) responds to Trump's "trade wars are good" tweet:
"Trade wars are never won. Trade wars are lost by both sides. Kooky 18th century protectionism will jack up prices on American families -- and will prompt retaliation from other countries. Make no mistake: If the President goes through with this, it will kill American jobs -- that's what every trade war ultimately does. So much losing."
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Read more: https://www.axios.com/ben-sasse-slams-trumps-kooky-18th-century-protectionism-acd4e762-8a4c-4f0a-8239-35bb716ac03d.html?source=sidebar
Man of steel: Trump's secret fantasies realized
Mike Allen, Jonathan Swan 3 hours ago
President Trump has long mused about doing what he wants, when he wants, how he wants. He wanted tariffs on steel and aluminum big ones now. He wanted to negotiate with Congress in public, on his court, surprise and shock, all for the cameras. He wanted to ditch any P.C. pretenses and consider Singapore-style death for all drug dealers. He wanted to play by his rules alone.
Why it matters: His staff at times managed to talk him off the ledge. No more. Tired of the restraints, tired of his staff, Trump is reveling in ticking off just about every person who serves him.
Trump hates rigidity and rules. He has grown to especially hate Kellys rigid rules, so he purposely blew off Kellys process and announced planned tariffs in a haphazard way.
There are signs Trump has also had it with his National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who he complains is long-winded and inflexible. MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace reported Trump is ready to bounce him.
The tariffs call was also a big middle finger to economic adviser Gary Cohn, who has fought for more than one year to kill tariffs that would provoke a trade war or higher prices for consumers, a de facto tax increase. Cohn, who stuck around to fight tariffs, now seems more likely to leave.
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https://www.axios.com/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum-fantasies-white-house-staff-9640596f-4396-47e3-a478-b967ce02ba01.html
WaPo Report Describes Jared Kushner's Diminished WH Role: 'The Fall of The House of Kushner'
WaPo Report Describes Jared Kushners Diminished WH Role in Brutal Detail : The Fall of The House of Kushnerby Aidan McLaughlin | 9:01 am, March 2nd, 2018
The latest report on the White House from the Washington Post kicks off with a curious piece of West Wing gossip: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump once went on a double-date with Hope Hicks and Rob Porter. But now, Porter has been ousted after both his ex-wives accused him of domestic abuse, Hicks has resigned after a brutal few weeks of bad publicity, and Javankas position in the White House is battered and diminished.
The WaPo report describes in brutal detail how Kushner, once one of the most influential advisers in the White House thanks to his proximity to father-in-law President Donald Trump, has come crashing down to earth:
Kushners latest embarrassment came when it was reported that his security clearance was downgraded last week, just as his rivalry with chief of staff John Kelly reached a tipping point. The Post reports:
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Read the full report on the fall of the House of Kushner here.
https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/wapo-report-describes-jared-kushners-diminished-wh-role-in-brutal-detail-the-fall-of-the-house-of-kushner/
Ex-ethics chief: Trump & his Cabinet secretaries 'living like French nobles before the revolution'
Ex-ethics chief scalds Trump and his Cabinet secretaries for for living like French nobles before the revolutionhttps://twitter.com/NewDay/status/969542788642557952
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/ex-ethics-chief-scalds-trump-cabinet-secretaries-living-like-french-nobles-revolution/
Morning Joe panel agrees: Presidency has 'twisted' Trump & they're 'truly terrified' of what's next
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/morning-joe-panel-agrees-presidency-has-twisted-trump-and-theyre-truly-terrified-of-whats-next/
Report: Internal DOJ Report to Fault Andrew McCabe for Media Leaks
Source: The Daily Beast
Report: Internal DOJ Report to Fault Andrew McCabe for Media Leaks
An internal Department of Justice report will fault Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI, for leaking information to the media, The New York Times reports. Among the alleged leaks is reportedly a Wall Street Journal story about the FBI investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons private email server. McCabe stepped aside from his role as deputy director in January.
READ IT AT THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-internal-doj-report-to-fault-andrew-mccabe-for-media-leaks?ref=home
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