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Devon & Sarah discuss the absolutely BANANANANANAS news cycle that dominated last week, including more revelations on the TrumpRussia investigation and the horrible budget that the White House released. They “award” the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery. (We also put this out a day late because we had to record twice!
Our first audio file was corrupted. Ed note: BUCKLE UP THERE ARE SO MANY ARTICLES)

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Key Articles

  1. After logging tiny fraction of Hillary Clinton’s foreign travel, Trump is “exhausted” by Leah McElrath (Shareblue)
  2. Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Is Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation by Rebecca R.
    Ruiz and Mark Landler (NYTimes)
  3. The White House Is Weighing A Plan To Weaken The Special Prosecutor’s Investigation Into Trump’s Russia Scandal by Julia Edwards Ainsley (MotherJones/Rueters)
  4. GOP blocks House vote on independent Russia-Trump investigation by Nicole Gaudiano (USA Today)
  5. A Special Prosecutor Is Not the Answer David Frum (The Atlantic)
  6. House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump by Adam Entous (WaPo)
  7. House Republicans are worried more taped conversations will leak by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
  8. Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House by Matthew Rosenberg and Mark Mazzetti (NYTimes)
  9. Trump told aides firing Flynn was a mistake by Josh Dawsey (Politico)
  10. As investigators circled Flynn, he got a message from Trump: Stay strong by Michael Isikoff (Yahoo News)
  11. Flynn stopped military plan Turkey opposed – after being paid as its agent by Vera Bergengruen (McClatchy)
  12. Michael Flynn Lied During Security Clearance Interview, Top Dem Says by Laura Barron-Lopez (HuffPost)
  13. Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources by Ned Parker, Jonathan Landay, and Warren Strobel (Reuters)
  14. Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation by Matt Apuzzo, Maggie Haberman, and Matthew Rosenberg (NYTimes)
  15. y Comey prepared extensively for his conversations with Trump by Devlin Barrett, Ellen Nakashima, and Adam Entous (WaPo)
  16. y Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say by Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky (WaPo)
  17. First on CNN: House Russia investigators get access to Treasury data by Tome LoBianco (CNN)
  18. Manafort, Stone Turn Over Russia Documents to Senate Intel Committee by Ken Dilanian (NBC News)
  19. y Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence by Adam Entous and Ellen Nakashima (WaPo)
  20. Trump releases budget hitting his own voters hardest by Andrew Restuccia, Matthew Nussbaum, and Sarah Ferris (Politico)
  21. Trump Budget Based on $2 Trillion Math Error [Updated] by Jonathan Chait (New York Mag)

Gratitude Check Links

  1. ‘Mom’ Trades Emmy Campaign for $250K Donation to Planned Parenthood by Cynthia Littleton (Variety)
  2. Donate to Planned Parenthood
  3. The West Coast Fearless Girl? The California Democratic Party installs ‘Persist’ statue by Alyssa Pereira (SFGate)
  4. Students Walked Out Of Notre Dame As Mike Pence Gave A Graduation Speech by Ema O’Connor (BuzzFeed News)
  5. Notre Dame students plan walkout during Mike Pence speech by Eric Levenson (CNN)
  6. what the election has done to our moms by Anne Helen Peterson (Tiny Letter)
  7. Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton push for women’s history museum in DC by Paulina Firozi (The Hill)
  8. North Carolina Is Once Again Found Guilty of Discriminating Against Black Voters by Ari Berman (The Nation)

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Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery Links

  1. Iowa “Defunds” Planned Parenthood, Causing Four Clinics Serving Thousands of Patients to Close by Christina Cauterucci (Slate)
  2. Texting Lawsuit Sparks Conversation About Male Entitlement by Katelyn Harrop (Attn)
  3. The Guy Suing His Date for Texting During ‘Guardians’ Is Actually a Creepy Troll by John Bonazzo (The Observer)

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