Morning Jolt: Some Real 'Bombshell News' in the Mueller Investigation

Making the click-through worthwhile today: finally, a source I trust in the Mueller investigation, good news for a lot of Republican governors, why Trey Gowdy chose to retire, and Michael Wolff wears out his welcome.

The Days of the Triumph of Hope Over Experience May Be Coming to an End

Now the Mueller investigation is really getting dangerous for the Trump administration, and perhaps key adviser Hope Hicks in particular.

The latest witness to be called for an interview about the episode was Mark Corallo, who served as a spokesman for Mr. Trump's legal team before resigning in July. Mr. Corallo received an interview request last week from the special counsel and has agreed to the interview, according to three people with knowledge of the request.

Mr. Corallo is planning to tell Mr. Mueller about a previously undisclosed conference call with Mr. Trump and Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, according to the three people. Mr. Corallo planned to tell investigators that Ms. ...

February 01 2018

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Some Real 'Bombshell News' in the Mueller Investigation Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile today: finally, a source I trust in the Mueller investigation, good news for a lot of Republican governors, why Trey Gowdy chose to retire, and Michael Wolff wears out his welcome. The Days of the Triumph of Hope Over Experience May Be Coming to an End Now the Mueller investigation is really getting dangerous for the Trump administration, and perhaps key adviser Hope Hicks in particular. The latest witness to be called for an interview about the episode was Mark Corallo, who served as a spokesman for Mr. Trump's legal team before resigning in July. Mr. Corallo received an interview request last week from the special counsel and has agreed to the interview, according to three people with knowledge of the request. Mr. Corallo is planning to tell Mr. Mueller about a previously undisclosed conference call with Mr. Trump and Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, according to the three people. Mr. Corallo planned to tell investigators that Ms. ... READ MORE The Trump Show Michael Brendan Dougherty If a boring and exploitive speech can be called a political success, Donald Trump's State of the Union address was it. Maybe you are bewildered by Trump's triumphs. His approval ratings have... The Politics of John Ford's Cinema Kyle Smith The Politics of John Ford's Cinema ADVERTISEMENT Liberals Still Love Nationalist Ideas — Just Not the Label Jonah Goldberg As many readers will recall, I have had my arguments with some of my colleagues about the benefits of nationalism as a unifying political concept. In fairness, Rich Lowry and Ramesh Ponnuru... Can the Gang of Eight Nostalgia Jonathan S. Tobin Since the end of his disastrous 2016 presidential run Jeb Bush hasn't been getting much attention from the media. So there Bush was recently, criticizing Senator Marco Rubio for his low profile... Remembering Frederick Douglass, Champion of American Individualism George Will It was an assertion of hard-won personal sovereignty: Frederick Douglass, born on a Maryland plantation 200 years ago this month, never knew on what February day because history-deprivation was... Pursuing the Truth Requires Modesty about Ourselves Mona Charen Early in George W. Bush's first term, I was dining with a friend who didn't agree with my worldview. He challenged my certitude, allowing that he wasn't sure about many issues. "Don't you wonder... ADVERTISEMENT Northern Armageddon: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the Making of the American Revolution D. Peter MacLeod "Definitive . . . superb in its combination of individual perspective and strategic narrative . . . This book tells us – brilliantly – both how the battle was fought, and what it meant." - Eliot A. Cohen, author of Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War LEARN MORE Carnival in Venice Super Blue Blood Moon ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.