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BREAKING: U.S. officials crafting plans to punish or demand compensation from China over virus, as Trump fumes in private over pandemic

Officials discussing stripping China of sovereign immunity (so ppl can sue), or voiding US debt obligations to China

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Advisers are encouraging Trump to see political upside at hammering China

Poll shown to Trump finds 51% in swing states blame Chima most for outbreak

Come as Joe Biden tries hammering Trump as weak on China

W/ great @CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1

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Senior U.S. officials across multiple government agencies are expected to meet on Thursday to begin mapping out a strategy for seeking retaliatory measures against China.

Officials in American intelligence agencies are also involved in the effort.
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Crucially, the push to punish China is not just a WH idea but has gained significant steam among Congressional Republicans — eg Sens. Lindsey Graham; Marsha Blackburn; Josh Hawley; Tom Cotton — and conservative media

Fiercely debated among WH aides

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Trump says he supports “hazard pay” for frontline workers risking their lives to fight coronavirus. So do Democrats

So how has it not passed Congress in any of 4 bills?

@senatemajldr McConnell office declined to respond to any of the following questions:
Trump backed hazard pay on March 30

“If anybody’s entitled to it, they are,” he said. “These are really brave people. Actually, they are warriors, in a sense.”

Below are the questions I sent @WhiteHouse — and their response
Ds havent made hazard pay red line demand in prior deals

Most Rs say it hasn’t been discussed much. GOP aide said: “Politically, it’s hard to oppose, but there will be concerns: ‘How big is it? What is the universe of workers?’

Could be weeks b4 passage
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🚨🚨🚨 Late breaking Friday news: Trump taps White House attorney to be inspector general over $2T coronavirus package

Barney Frank: "[A] blatant conflict of interest... The job of White House counsel is to represent the president. It's contemptuous."

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So far we've seen:

-- WH say they will not abide mandate that IG can blow whistle to Congress on withheld information

-- Trump say, "I'll be the oversight"

-- Nomination of WH attorney to key IG post

Dems insist oversight will be there
What recourse do Democrats have if they feel Trump is failing to uphold key provisions of the law?

File a lawsuit

Which would, of course, take months to adjudicate -- likely irrelevant until long after it matters
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BREAKING: Dr. Fauci is warning Trump officials NOT to listen to growing push among WH advisers, GOP lawmakers to restart the economy

But Trump is alarmed by stock market & impact of high unemployment for 2020 election -- & weighing easing restrictions

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
GOP Senators, WH advisers are urging an easing of restrictions b/c of the economic impact

More than 30K in US have already tested positive & public health officials say we need *more* restrictions, not fewer

w/ @jdawsey1 @yabutaleb7 @WPJohnWagner

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Here's Stephen Moore, who has been leading this charge:
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