WOOFThis Is Why Trump Needs His Pack of Emotional Support PetsHe is rolling deeper and deeper. But there’s one pet with a purpose.Nell Scovell
EXTRAORDINARY THINGSTrump Goon Makes Baffling Pitch to Tourists About AmericaNATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker named one way the U.S. was apparently “awesome.”William Vaillancourt
DOWN THE DRAINTrump NATO Pick’s Bizarre Past With ‘Masculine Toilet’ BizThe incoming NATO ambassador was once on the advisory board of a company that marketed inventions—including a “masculine toilet” for well-endowed men.Zachary Folk
UNDIPLOMATICTrump Picks MAGA Loyalist and Former Acting AG as NATO EnvoyMatthew Whitaker said European countries “have taken advantage of the United States” to spend on “socialized medicine and other experiments.”Sean Craig
‘VERY AGGRESSIVE PROSECUTORS’Trump Org’s Tax Felonies ‘Not That Serious’: Former AGFormer acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, defensive of his ex-boss, said he doubted that the Trump Organization got a fair trial.William Vaillancourt
CAREER MOVESEx-AG Matthew Whitaker Joins Antivirus Software CompanyHe’ll serve as outside general counsel at PC Matic.Shira Feder
TOO FAR?Nadler: Whitaker Didn’t Deny Talking Cohen Case With TrumpThe House Judiciary chair asked the former acting attorney general to return and testify behind closed doors to revisit what he’d told the committee a month earlier.Betsy Swan
exclusiveSURPRISEDOJ Letter Ordering Scrutiny of Uranium One, Hillary ExistsThen-Attorney General Jeff Sessions wrote the letter on Nov. 22, 2017 for Utah U.S. Attorney John Huber. Read it here.Betsy Swan
YIKESWSJ: House Probes Trump-Whitaker Talks About SDNY ProbeThe committee is investigating if Trump asked the then-acting attorney general if his ally could regain control of the probe.
HE SAID ITJudge Nap: Trump’s Whitaker Call Is ‘Attempted Obstruction’The judge said Trump’s reported call to Whitaker was ‘an effort to use the levers of power... for a corrupt purpose to deflect an investigation into himself or his allies.’Justin Baragona
INTERVENING?Trump Asked Whitaker if Ally Could Lead Cohen Probe: NYTFeeling threatened by the widening investigation into hush payments made during the 2016 campaign.