WSJ confirms Mueller’s probe is looking more closely into Middle Eastern involvement during Trump’s campaign; it’s now exploring the role of an Israeli entrepreneur with ties to the UAE, according to people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/0ODPl1pKNB
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 19, 2018
Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election via @NYTimes https://t.co/XJlCBbWGXO
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 19, 2018
😳Kushner settled Trump’s feud w Alwaleed bin Talal by providing classified info that led to his arrest and torture🔥https://t.co/gkMpxUcCA0
— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) December 15, 2017
Trump’s surprising decision last summer to align himself with the Saudis over Qatar, a US ally, looks a little different in light of today’s NYT bombshell about SA & UAE offering help to his campaign.https://t.co/D0sr5ALtSP
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) May 19, 2018
Trump Jr., Gulf Princes' Emissary Met in 2016 https://t.co/yUtdcD0MxP pic.twitter.com/d98PomYhcr
— Voice of America (@VOANews) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/bungdan/status/997968455964934144
Jared Kushner’s family business is near a bailout deal with a company connected to Qatar, even though its previous talk with a potential Qatari investor has already received scrutiny. pic.twitter.com/IcRzdfFUWt
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 19, 2018
Jared Kushner was “agitated” during the Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer after she began talking about sanctions. Did someone tell Jared that the meeting would be about dirt on Hillary Clinton?https://t.co/9pm5V3nxuy
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 19, 2018
Trump responds to new FBI informant reports https://t.co/U2O4ibJhHp pic.twitter.com/ZFnePQDzZ1
— POLITICO (@politico) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/EdwardTHardy/status/997971574509760512
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
NBC News presidential historian Michael Beschloss compares President Trump's reported use of the Postal Service to attack the owner of the Washington Post to Nixon's effort to use the IRS against his personal enemies. https://t.co/eB3xKvq6eD pic.twitter.com/FqQH3E69Tu
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 19, 2018
Trump Interior Secretary arranged special tours to restricted sites for friends: report https://t.co/3d9rMXB2ef pic.twitter.com/A3nu5vqGw7
— The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/StorminSpartin/status/997972049380470790
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WORLD
While Koreans strive for peace, neocon standard bearer Sen. Lindsey Graham issues another death threat to North Korea if Kim refuses Trump’s terms https://t.co/MPzF9gVasv pic.twitter.com/5ZC1KjOYym
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) May 19, 2018
U.S., China say Beijing commits to buying more American goods. https://t.co/qEoo2tDmDE pic.twitter.com/pKrOpLZ4Z3
— ABC News (@ABC) May 19, 2018
Turkish President Erdoğan warned that the world is living in dark times similar to the years before World War II.
He blames instability on Trump's erratic behavior and decisions on the Iran Deal and Jerusalem.
Erdoğan is a dictator, but he's not wrong.https://t.co/8wukTbjLsU
— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) May 19, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
What occurred today, in summary, was this: an American divorcée married a man whose brother will only become king because of his paternal grandmother’s father, who only became king because his brother wanted to marry an American divorcée. https://t.co/ExoJJaALKk
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 19, 2018
The moment when Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir sang Ben E. King’s classic “Stand By Me” at the #royalwedding. 🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/Re40Js60Gc
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 19, 2018
The Overnight Note 