Trump-Russia investigation expands to possible financial crimes unrelated to election: report https://t.co/v0ViMWco2f pic.twitter.com/2HOka9m83h
— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2017
Exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in relation to Russian lawyer, Trump Jr. meeting – sources https://t.co/gMcXJsyDs2
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 3, 2017
JUST IN: Trump attorney: Trump is not considering firing special counsel Mueller https://t.co/fqbBPJkELB pic.twitter.com/fb3nBaxcZi
— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2017
President Trump rally in Huntington, WV – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/PA7930HDQK pic.twitter.com/rDeUIU750G
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 3, 2017
Trump, in WV, is touting a supposed coal-mining comeback. *258* jobs were added in the second quarter: https://t.co/Ja79hkcnrl pic.twitter.com/GNWYYctemI
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 3, 2017
BREAKING: Official: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Democrat, switching to Republican Party as President Trump visits his state.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 3, 2017
JUST IN: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces he's switching from the Democratic to the Republican party. https://t.co/KclRop3W0L pic.twitter.com/5x4vVITctf
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2017
.@WSJ: Mueller impanels grand jury in Russia investigation; @JohnRobertsfox reports from the White House. pic.twitter.com/hiOVWz6F0K
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 3, 2017
JUST IN: Mueller team increasingly looking at Trump's financials: Report https://t.co/ZJQbhoXguo pic.twitter.com/wLgWj7olFC
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 3, 2017
Great breakdown from @voxdotcom of everything you need to know about Mueller's probe, esp. helpful w/ new reporting. https://t.co/MemDwDCn0V
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/893247868655386624
Expect high volume attacks on both Mueller and Mcmaster in the coming 48 hours. Oppo + the red orchestra bot army in full cry.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 3, 2017
and sure enough..
Hannity opens show claiming that Mueller is actually a criminal in violation of at least one, possibly two laws; calls for him to be fired. pic.twitter.com/WYK1iC2gZI
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) August 3, 2017
You don't impanel a grand jury if you only have smoke. Mueller must be seeing fire. @realDonaldTrump and/or his associates in bigly trouble. https://t.co/psPwRKK4q6
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 3, 2017
BREAKING: Stocks fall, Dow turns negative, after WSJ reports that Special Counsel Mueller has impaneled grand jury https://t.co/FXg7pvRtpl pic.twitter.com/BVaiMRkfRQ
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 3, 2017
Buried many paras deep in CNN story is this bombshell
Possible evidence of Manafort at heart of collusion with Russia pic.twitter.com/3VTC496GgT
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 3, 2017
These revelations about Manafort and Russian communications is in line with what's been rumored for a yearhttps://t.co/Sj1ZXJ924n
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) August 3, 2017
McMaster breaks with Trump, says Susan Rice did nothing wrong: report https://t.co/dAHJtLJrZN pic.twitter.com/HxsfniACkS
— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2017
A lot of people around Trump managed to leave a lot of interesting stuff off their disclosure forms https://t.co/GvBeLZ1uPI
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) August 3, 2017
Bipartisan senators introduce bill to protect special counsel Mueller from being fired by Trump https://t.co/2CW2F3AlJC pic.twitter.com/LYgSWUSEXG
— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2017
Percentage of Americans "proud" that Trump is the President: 26% (CNN)
Percentage of Americans who think the Sun orbits the Earth: 26% (NSF)— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) August 2, 2017
Reporter fires back at Trump: At least 8 people heard you call the White House a "dump" https://t.co/WLuCYEoMis pic.twitter.com/GSUHNo4CsV
— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2017
Sobering but real | Trump's fall won't be quick. These new polls show why. https://t.co/JT2V29xoIf
— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) August 3, 2017
Meanwhile..
Opinion: Some sort of strike likely unavoidable unless China agrees to regime change in Pyongyang https://t.co/lbmVhozRMS by @AmbJohnBolton
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 3, 2017
.@brianstelter: clear some people inside gov. don’t believe this President is competent & trying to warn the public https://t.co/cX87OEa7oC
— Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBaldwin) August 3, 2017
NEW: Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post, after dispute w/@realdonaldtrump's company over a lease. https://t.co/0U8OHmSL6e
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 3, 2017
West Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Jim Justice will announce tonight at a rally with Trump that he is switching parties https://t.co/7BRaFgvs28
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 3, 2017
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WORLD
Bombshell: Israel Police confirm Benjamin Netanyahu suspected of bribery, fraud, breach of trust in 2 separate cases https://t.co/N1zh3NzyVh
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) August 3, 2017
DEVELOPING: Firefighters in Dubai battling massive fire that broke out at 82-floor residential skyscraper. https://t.co/dyJtI9ReD5 pic.twitter.com/7zuZH5Ouj6
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2017
Reports that N. Korea’s latest missile test came close to an Air France jet raises concerns about flight safety https://t.co/qUn5dGE5k6 pic.twitter.com/0QjcjD05dp
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 2, 2017
Our event with @campaignforleo is now at capacity. You can however join us on Facebook Live. Follow us to receive a notification. #LoveQUB pic.twitter.com/Uv3n7zLF1T
— Queen's University Belfast 🎓 (@QUBelfast) August 3, 2017
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
Mark Carney says Brexit will take a toll on Britain's growth and cuts economic forecasts https://t.co/ophuTP4WLJ pic.twitter.com/GqiAE2jXkd
— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) August 3, 2017
Here's a recap of Mark Carney's main points after the Bank of England cut economic forecasts https://t.co/Hgd1pTLijI https://t.co/rgK1qeYJt2
— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) August 3, 2017
Carney is dead right. Businesses are hedging because no post-Brexit clarity and no consensus in Cabinet. https://t.co/41DxtBPSNl via @FT
— Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) August 3, 2017
Very good indeed: Britain’s Brexit delirium has an upside: politicians are being exposed for who they really are. https://t.co/qlI0SFIrxA pic.twitter.com/OMb72xuzSx
— Alan Ferrier (@alanferrier) August 3, 2017
The Overnight Note 