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NEWS: Federal prosecutors are reviewing National Enquirer’s handling of its story about Jeff Bezos’ extramarital affair to determine if company violated immunity deal.

Deal says the tabloid was supposed to refrain from all illegal activity for 3-year period.

@CBerthelsenBBG
Immunity deal says if National Enquirer’s publisher commits any crime in 3-year window, it can be prosecuted for crimes it was granted immunity against (perjury, obstruction of justice).

Bezos says he was blackmailed. SDNY looking whether crime committed.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Scoop: Prosecutors are reviewing whether National Enquirer’s messages to Jeff Bezos about his affair violated tabloid’s deal to avoid prosecution over hush-money payments to women who claimed relationships with Trump.

If tabloid committed any crime in 3-yr window, no immunity.
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Scoop: Heather Nauert’s nomination
for UN ambassador became politically untenable—nanny problem would’ve almost certainly come out in confirmation hearing.

Trump’s already talking to people about options for new pick.

By me, @nwadhams @margarettalev

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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per sources w/ direct knowledge.
I have no reason to believe Ivanka Trump would want to leave her post in DC as a senior adviser to the president, but top aides have discussed the possibility of nominating Ivanka if no frontrunner emerges for UN ambassador, whose HQ is in NYC.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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SCOOP: FEMA chief Brock Long is planning to leave the agency, sources say. Could be announced as soon as today.
Brock Long was criticized over his use of govt vehicles for personal travel and his agency’s response to a storm that devastated Puerto Rico, but he's leaving on his own accord, sources tell me and @cflav.

He's burned out after commuting home to NC, where wife and kids live.
BREAKING: FEMA issues statement from Brock Long:

“While this has been the opportunity of the lifetime, it is time for me to go home to my family – my beautiful wife and two incredible boys. ... Upon my departure, Mr. Peter Gaynor, will serve as Acting FEMA administrator."
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Colombian President Ivan Duque has arrived at the White House to talk to Trump about regional security. Trump made no comments to the press as he and Duque posed for photos then entered the building.
Trump, in Oval Office, says much of his talk today with Ivan Duque will be about Venezuela.

"It’s in turmoil,” he says. "People are being treated very badly.”

"I don’t like seeing it. I’m not happy about it.”
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#BREAKING: NEW YORK (@AP) - AP sources: Federal prosecutors probing whether National Enquirer's handling of Bezos story violated cooperation deal.
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What David Pecker of the National Enquirer has done in threatening to extort Jeff Bezos to stop the WaPo investigation into his actions is Pecker's usual way of doing business. And Trump's. This is a political hit job on WaPo. #ThursdayThoughts washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/styl…
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