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1. Trump is freaking out about Cohen this AM because he realizes he's at real risk of being indicted, particularly after he leaves the White House

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2. The most ominous sign for Trump is the deal prosecutors struck with AMI, the publisher of the National Enquirer. It knocks out one of Trump's key defenses, that the hush money payments were designed to save his marriage and not to influence the election popular.info/p/how-to-indic…
3. But it also suggests the prosecutors in the SDNY are still building a case. It's possible they are building a case against someone else, but Trump seems to be the most likely target popular.info/p/how-to-indic…
4. There are some pretty good legal arguments that you can (and should) indict a sitting president -- just ask Ken Starr. But it seems like a route that Mueller and others will avoid because it would create a very messy legal battle

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5. But the idea that you can't indict a sitting president is not at all settled law.

More on Trump's legal vulnerabilities in my newsletter, Popular Information.

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1. Can we talk about @redlobster?

Dozens of corporations stopped advertising on Tucker Carlson after he said immigrants made America "dirtier"

Now Carlson is arguing there's a moral responsibility to pay women less than men.

@redlobster is one of the few corps sticking w/him
@redlobster 2. The president of @redlobster is Salli Setta. She's on the board of the Women's Foodservice Forum (@WFFHQ).

@WFFHQ is dedicated to "galvanizing the Food Industry" to become "one of the first industries to close the gender gap"

Why is @redlobster sticking with Tucker Carlson?
3. Corporations like @redlobster want to develop a reputation for being socially conscious. Its president is devoted to gender equality. Kudos.

But the power of corporations comes from how they use their resources.

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1. Trump appears edging toward declaring a "national emergency" and attempting to unilaterally build the wall.

This could backfire spectacularly.

Let's review.

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2. Under the National Emergencies Act of 1976, if Trump declares a national emergency to build the wall, the House could immediately pass a resolution to rescind it.

The Senate would then need to vote on the House's resolution within 18 days.

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3. So it would require 50 Republican Senators to vote to undermine and subvert their own legislative authority.

This seems unlikely.

On the other hand, Republicans in the Senate have been generally unwilling to stand up to Trump

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Trump, according to Schumer, threatened to keep the gov't closed for years unless he gets his wall.

Hundreds of thousands of government employees are not getting paid.

Trump, who has never had to live paycheck-to-paycheck, is oblivious to the cruelty
RELATED: "While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump administration officials are poised to get $10,000 raises" goo.gl/Vv3fV2
"The Government Shutdown Is “Life And Death” For Low-Wage Subcontractors Who Likely Won’t Be Repaid For Lost Time" goo.gl/WJJdhQ
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