1. Special Counsel Robert Mueller questioned by a judge about the legitimacy of parts of the investigation
— Judge T.S. Ellis III questioned whether or not Mueller’s team had a reason to be going after former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort other than to get Trump.
— The judge said, “You don’t really care about Mr. Manafort’s bank fraud,” and said the prosecution was “about getting information Mr. Manafort can give you that would reflect on Mr. Trump and lead to his prosecution or impeachment.”
2. More of Alabama’s Gubernatorial hopefuls have released their medical records as they try to pressure Gov. Kay Ivey
— With Ivey up big in recent polls, the only strategy that can work is chipping away at her likability via “questions” in the form of stunts and strategic campaign releases from her challengers.
— Ivey continues to accurately describe these releases as a “publicity stunt” leading most to believe we will see no release from the governor.
3. Did Alabama Senator Doug Jones know he was taking illegal donations from liberal “celebrity” Rosie O’Donnell?
— A New York Post investigation found that O’Donnell donated large sums of money to five different Democrat candidates, including Jones and Democrat Representative Connor Lamb.
— Jones’ campaign took $4,700 from O’Donnell. The limit is $2,700, and his office has not yet responded to the information.
4. Despite her campaigning on public corruption, Alice Martin sought an appointment from Gov. Robert Bentley
— Martin, who is running for Attorney General, sought an appointment from the governor she was investigating for public corruption.
— She has hedged in the past on whether or not she sought the appointment at all (she did), whether she did an interview (she did), and whether she wrote a “thank you” note to Bentley (she did).
5. John Kerry is possibly violating the Logan Act as he works against America on the Iran Deal
— Former Secretary of State John Kerry is being accused of Logan Act violations as he travels the globe working against the current administration. He has met with Iran in an “aggressive yet stealthy” mission.
— Former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was threatened with the Logan Act prosecution in the lead up to the Trump Administration taking power.
6. In order to further muddy the waters on the Stormy Daniels issue, Guiliani says Trump probably paid many women off
— While Trump-supporters accurately point out the Stormy Daniels mess has nothing to do with the Trump-Russia probe, his aides continue making the situation catnip to the press.
— Both Kelly Anne Conway and Rudy Giuliani expressed the opinion that Trump has been lying about his knowledge on the Stormy Daniels matter for some time. Giuliani also opined that there are more women to come forward.
7. Democrat chances continue to fade; the sure thing in the House is no more, and they could lose seats in the Senate
— The Democrat #bluewave slows to a possible ripple with “deadweight” candidates, including revolutionaries and “a progressive journalist” making pickups seem more complicated.
— The Senate was already a extreme long-shot for Democrats, and the current math isn’t helping, with a best case Republican scenario being a nine seat pickup.
