Who in the White House will take the fall

SNEAK PEEK … THE PRESIDENT’S WEEK … Monday: THE PRESIDENT will take part in a welcome ceremony for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Employees at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia. He may have lunch with VP Mike Pence and then participate within the swearing in of Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia. Wednesday: TRUMP will meet with the president of Finland, and will hold a press conference with him. …

… Thursday: THE PRESIDENT is touring to The Villages, Fla., to signal an government order on Medicare. On the schedule, it says “an Government Order Defending Medicare from Socialist Destruction.” Friday: THE PRESIDENT will converse at the Young Black Leadership Summit.

HOW THE PRESIDENT WILL RUN IN 2020 … President DONALD TRUMP posted a video on Twitter yesterday, which seems fairly instructive when serious about how he'll run in 2020. The message is: “they’re making an attempt to stop me because I’m preventing for you.” He says Democrats wish to take away health care Video

WAPO’S PHIL RUCKER ZOOMS OUT … “Staring down impeachment, Trump sees himself as a sufferer of historic proportions”: “Donald Trump is just not the primary American president staring down impeachment to nurse a deep sense of persecution and self-pity. But he's the primary to broadcast that mentality to the world.

“In the five days since Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) opened an impeachment inquiry following revelations about President Trump’s conduct together with his Ukrainian counterpart, Trump has been decided to forged himself as a singular sufferer in a warped reality — a portrayal that seems half political survival technique, part virtual remedy session.

“As Trump tells it, he is a hard-working and honorable president whose conduct has been ‘good’ but who is being harassed and suffering from “Do Nothing Democrat Savages” and a corrupt intelligence group resolved to perpetuate a hoax, defraud the general public and, finally, undo the 2016 election.” WaPo

CNN’S DANA BASH and PAMELA BROWN: “Mulvaney on shaky ground in wake of whistleblower fallout, sources say”: “The sources say the President just isn't upset with Mulvaney for the White House releasing the summary of his July 25 call with Ukraine's chief or the whistleblower grievance as a result of he had been satisfied that it was needed.

“What Trump and other aides are annoyed with, in response to the sources, is that Mulvaney didn't have a technique for defending and explaining the contents of these documents as soon as they have been publicly released.

“One of many sources says it isn't simply the President, but in addition widespread frustration in the White Home concerning the lack of a response plan to cope with the fallout after the release of the whistleblower grievance ignited more controversy surrounding the President. The sources say Mulvaney is taking the warmth for that.” CNN

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SPOTTED IN AUSTIN: Rosario Dawson at the Elephant Room.

IMPEACHMENT CLIP PACKET …

L.A. TIMES: “California delegation essential to inquiry” … NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE: “Louisiana delegation to play role in impeachment inquiry” …

… CONNECTICUT POST: “Himes in limelight with major role in impeachment” … PALM BEACH POST: “Trump’s PB County base is steadfast”

CHRIS WALLACE spoke to STEPHEN MILLER on “FOX NEWS SUNDAY”: MILLER: “The President is the whistleblower here. The president of america is the whistleblower. And this particular person is a saboteur making an attempt to undermine a democratically elected government.”

WALLACE: “Is he a spy? Is he committing treason?” MILLER: “I have no idea.” WALLACE: “Properly the president stated this you recognize.” MILLER: “The president appropriately identified that the conduct of this individual is shut to a spy. I don’t know who the individual is. Sooner or later, we need to concentrate on the actual scandal. And that is three years of deep-state sabotage.”

CHUCK TODD spoke to REP. ADAM SCHIFF on NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS”: TODD: “How much of your investigation is concerning the specifics of what the president did with the aid, with Ukraine, with Rudy Giuliani, and the way much of your investigation is about your try and hold that from you?”

SCHIFF: “I feel actually the gravamen of the offense right here is the president using the facility of his office to coerce a overseas nation into serving to his presidential campaign to, as soon as again, intrude in our election and at the similar time withholding overseas assist that that nation so desperately needs to battle off who? The Russians. That to me is probably the most critical comfort of issues, and I know that many people might have steered and it might have been true up to now, that the cover-up is the larger crime.

“Typically the cover-up is the better crime to show however here sure, the cover-up could be very critical however I don’t need to lose sight of that elementary breach of the president’s oath of office, the obligation to defend our country, our constitution, and right here the president is as soon as again not just inviting however coercing a overseas nation to become involved to try to assist him with yet one more presidential election. So to me, that is the most critical set of offenses.”

MAYBE TRUE MAYBE NOT! … GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS spoke to RUDY GIULIANI on ABC’S “THIS WEEK”: GIULIANI: “Nicely, let me ask the following question to anyone at house. If I change the names of Joe Biden and Hunter Biden to Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr., $eight million from Ukraine whereas beneath an investigation, $1.5 billion from China whereas negotiating with China, would I be sitting here? …

STEPHANOPOULOS: “The $1.5 billion is just not true.” GIULIANI: “It's merely true.”

STEPHANOPOULOS: “That's -- it isn't true.”

GIULIANI: “How have you learnt it isn't true? Have you seen the documents?” STEPHANOPOULOS: “We have now seen -- the fund that you simply're talking about was set up. Hunter Biden was on the advisory board. He wasn't an investor till 2017. And there is no proof that they have gotten $1.5 billion.

GIULIANI: “There's proof that they received $1 billion instantly from China, specific date, 12 days after they returned from a trip to China. There's proof that one other $500 million went in. And there are three companions, Rosemont Seneca. That is Hunter Biden and the stepson of the -- of the secretary of state. The second associate is the Financial institution of China. And the third associate is a firm referred to as Thornton Group. And the principal at Thornton Group is...

STEPHANOPOULOS: “Others -- others have counterevidence. And I am responding with that counterevidence.” GIULIANI: “OK. Nicely, then investigate it. Perhaps I'm fallacious.”

JAKE TAPPER spoke to REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-N.Y.) on CNN’S “STATE OF THE UNION”: TAPPER: “Let me ask you, sir. In Might, the Ukrainian prosecutor common advised Bloomberg News -- quote -- ‘We would not have any grounds to assume that there was any wrongdoing’ -- unquote -- by Joe or Hunter Biden.

“So these fees that the president keeps pushing aren’t -- haven't any basis in evidence. However Senator Harris, Kamala Harris, yesterday stated that she in all probability not -- would not be snug with the kid of her vice chairman sitting on the board of a overseas company resembling Hunter Biden was on. Do you agree together with her?”

-- BUZZY ... TAPPER also had REP. JIM JORDAN (R-OHIO). Tapper reality checked Jordan in actual time. Read the entire transcript

JEFFRIES: “No. No less than three totally different Ukrainian prosecutors have uncovered no wrongdoing with respect to the Joe Biden state of affairs.”

“It's my understanding that authorities in Nice Britain appeared into this example, found no evidence of wrongdoing. No proof of wrongdoing has emerged right here in the United States of America.”

NYT: “How a Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine Prompted an Impeachment Inquiry,” by Ken Vogel, Andrew Kramer and David Sanger

WAPO: “The fuel tycoon and the vice chairman’s son: The story of Hunter Biden’s foray into Ukraine,” by Paul Sonne, Michael Kranish and Matt Viser: “When then-Vice President Joe Biden’s son joined the board of an obscure Ukrainian fuel firm half a decade in the past, it was a shocking coup for its owner, a former Ukrainian minister working to remake the company’s picture as he faced a money-laundering investigation.

“For Hunter Biden, the job came with risks: Ukraine was in the throes of political upheaval, and there was constructing scrutiny of former authorities officials profiting within the profitable fuel business. His father was the face of the Obama administration’s effort to get Ukraine to crack down on corruption.

“The region was so unsettled that one in every of Hunter Biden’s investment agency partners on the time — former Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s stepson — believed that becoming a member of the board of Burisma Holdings was a nasty concept and ended his business relationship with Biden and another associate, his spokesman advised The Washington Submit.” WaPo

NYT: “Kremlin Says It Hopes Putin’s Calls With Trump Gained’t Be Made Public,” by Ivan Nechepurenko in Moscow: “Two days after the White Home launched a reconstruction of Mr. Trump’s call with the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitri S. Peskov was requested if he nervous about the confidentiality of the American president’s contacts with Mr. Putin.

“‘We want to hope that we might not see such situations in our bilateral relations, which already have plenty of quite critical problems,’ he stated in a convention call with reporters.” NYT

WHAT ABOUT HER EMAILS! … WAPO: “State Dept. intensifies e mail probe of Hillary Clinton’s former aides,” by Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe and Karoun Demirjian: “The Trump administration is investigating the e-mail data of dozens of present and former senior State Division officers who despatched messages to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s personal e-mail, reviving a politically poisonous matter that overshadowed the 2016 election, present and former officials stated.

“As many as 130 officials have been contacted in current weeks by State Division investigators — an inventory that consists of senior officials who reported directly to Clinton as nicely as others in lower-level jobs whose emails have been sooner or later relayed to her inbox, stated present and former State Division officials. Those focused have been notified that emails they sent years in the past have been retroactively categorised and now represent potential security violations, in accordance with letters reviewed by The Washington Publish. …

“‘This has nothing to do with who is in the White Home,’ stated a senior State Division official, who spoke on the situation of anonymity because they were not approved to converse publicly about an ongoing probe. ‘This is concerning the time it took to undergo tens of millions of emails, which is about 3½ years.’” WaPo

FRONT PAGE OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS … “Cracks inside Texas’ firewall?” by Todd Gillman in Conroe, Texas: “Donald Trump’s 9% spread over Hillary Clinton in Texas was the worst displaying in many years for a GOP presidential nominee. Sen. Ted Cruz survived in 2018 with less than 51% of the vote, the closest name for any statewide Republican candidate in a quarter century.

“Democrats showed shocking power in Dallas suburbs, as an example, toppling a congressman and two state lawmakers.

“‘Individuals, Democrat or Republican, they assume this can be a solidly pink area. The demographics are changing. ... I take a look at my high school footage, and it was very white here. That’s undoubtedly changed,’ stated one of many freshman Democrats, state Rep. Michelle Beckley of Carrollton. The 2020 elections will hinge on the battle between the previous and new, the normal suburbs and these in transition.” DMN … Dallas Morning News front page

ANDREW DESIDERIO in Laguna Seashore, Calif.: “Did Republicans Lose Orange County for Good?”

STEPHANIE MURRAY in Lawrence, Mass.: “Ed Markey ‘gets his Irish up’”

THE PRESIDENT’S SUNDAY … No occasions scheduled.

BONUS GREAT WEEKEND READS, curated by Daniel Lippman (@dlippman):

-- “Dark crystals: the brutal actuality behind a booming wellness craze,” by Tess McClure in The Guardian: “Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is hovering – however many are mined in deadly circumstances in one of many world’s poorest nations. And there's little evidence that this billion-dollar business is cleansing up its act.” The Guardian

-- “Four Years in Startups,” by Anna Wiener in The New Yorker: “Life in Silicon Valley through the dawn of the unicorns.” New Yorker

-- “How TikTok Holds Our Consideration,” by The New Yorker’s Jia Tolentino: “On the favored short-video app, younger individuals are churning by means of pictures and sounds at warp velocity, repurposing reality into ironic, bite-size content material.” New Yorker

-- “Inside Aspen: the mountain retreat for the liberal elite,” by Linda Kinstler within the Oct./Nov. difficulty of 1843 Journal – per TheBrowser.com’s description: “What it’s wish to take the Aspen Institute Government Seminar: It’s just like the edited highlights of a humanities course at a liberal arts school, apparently. You fill in a Goopy-sounding questionnaire about your ‘leadership journey’; you talk about texts from Plato, Marx and Hobbes; on day three or four the individuals in your group begin getting on one another’s nerves and breaking down in tears; you stage a potted version of Antigone to spherical off the week; you go residence better-connected. Worth: $11,350 all in.” 1843

-- “Mongolia’s President Is a Genghis Khan-Idolizing Trump of the Steppe,” by Matthew Campbell and Terrence Edwards in Bloomberg Businessweek: “Battulga Khaltmaa is a wealthy businessman driving a wave of discontent to the land’s highest workplace and cozying as much as Putin. Sound familiar?” Bloomberg Businessweek

-- “How Cities Reshape the Evolutionary Path of City Wildlife,” by Brendan I. Koerner in Wired: “If researchers can work out how pigeons and rats evolve to thrive in hostile city habitats, it might help other beasts—including us—adapt to local weather change.” Wired (h/t Longform.org)

-- “Holding Up Appearances As a ‘Model Minority’ Can Have Critical Psychological Well being Penalties,” by Shayla Love in Vice: “The importance of maintaining ‘face’ in Asian cultures goes again hundreds of years. In the U.S., where Asian People additionally grapple with a rampant high-achiever stereotype, individuals are suffering silently.” Vice

-- “The straightforward phrases that save lives,” by William Park in BBC – per TheBrowser.com’s description: “In a fraught state of affairs, the choice of a single word can make all of the difference. Recordings of police hostage negotiations present that providing to ‘speak’ with a hostage-taker is nearly all the time a nasty transfer. ‘Speak’ is perceived as a weasel phrase. ‘Converse’ is the better selection. The negotiator who says, ‘I need to are available and converse to you,’ is way more more likely to get a constructive response. Additionally: For those who need feedback on the end of a meeting, don’t ask individuals in the event that they have ‘anything’ so as to add, ask if they have something to add.” BBC

-- “Why Are Rich Individuals So Mean?” by Christopher Ryan in Wired: “Call it ‘Rich Asshole Syndrome’—the tendency to distance yourself from individuals with whom you will have a big wealth differential.” Wired

-- “Waze Hijacked L.A. in the Identify of Comfort. Can Anybody Put the Genie Again in the Bottle?” by Jonathan Littman in LA Journal – per TheBrowser.com’s description: “It appeared unimaginable to make Los Angeles visitors any worse, but Waze was equal to the duty. The Google-owned road navigation app combines the madness of crowds with the tragedy of the commons. No road is protected from being Wazed right into a makeshift freeway. When a number of drivers had Waze, it was a good way to seek out shortcuts. Now that everybody has Waze, it's a good way of turning shortcuts into visitors jams.” LA Magazine

-- “‘He is Making an attempt to Play a Very Troublesome Recreation’: The Once and Future Imran Khan,” by Aatish Taseer in Vainness Truthful’s October situation: “After a hard-partying life as a cricket star and sex symbol, Pakistan’s prime minister has reworked himself from revered sportsman into worldwide statesman. Now, as he seeks to navigate the disaster over Kashmir, Khan stays torn between his years as an Oxford-educated playboy and his growing position as a critic of Western decadence.” VF

-- “Younger Individuals Are Going to Save Us All From Workplace Life,” by NYT’s Claire Cain Miller and Sanam Yar: “Gen Z-ers and millennials have been referred to as lazy and entitled. Might they, as an alternative, be among the first to know the right position of work in life?” NYT

-- “The Psychology of Serial Killer Films,” by Abe Callard in Backyard of Forking Paths: “Most serial killer films comply with an analogous construction: The killer is about up as a killer, and then commits a collection of grisly murders. ‘Psycho’ radically breaks this structure. It’s a film about what it is wish to be killed. It is advised not from the eyes of a killer, but from the eyes of his victim.” Garden of Forking Paths (h/t TheBrowser.com)

Ship tricks to Eli Okun and Garrett Ross at politicoplaybook@politico.com.

WEEKEND WEDDINGS -- Jesse Hunt, communications director at NRSC, married Kim Kaiser, assistant director of program administration at Georgetown’s McDonough Faculty of Business, on Saturday at Keswick Vineyard in Charlottesville, Va. Their maltipoo, Rue, was the ring canine. Pool report: “The couple met in 2014 when Jesse noticed Kim in their house building and pretended he needed to borrow her vacuum as a ruse to talk to her.” … SPOTTED: Matt Gorman, David Seawright, Liz and Matt Whitlock, Jack Pandol, Kerry Rom and Richard Sant, Elliott Schwartz, Maddie Anderson and Paul Harris, Hooff Cooksey, Alleigh and Zack Roday, Shashank Tripathi, Luke Thompson, Dave Martinez and Hanna Allred, Jeremy Adler and Kaitlyn Seago, Colleen O’Kane, Karim Addetia and Robyn Casper. Pic

-- Anthony Welcher, VP of the Millennium Challenge Corp and a CFPB alum, married Erin Winland, on Saturday afternoon at St. James Catholic Church in Falls Church, Va. Father Paul Scalia.presided over the ceremony, with a reception at the Metropolitan Club. … SPOTTED: Charlie and Lisa Spies, Mick Mulvaney, Nick Owens, Emma and Brett Doyle, Michael and Jana Toner, Maureen Scalia, Marc and Emily Lampkin, Invoice and Loretta Greene and Damien and Jennifer Patton. Pic

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