On referral from Mueller, Trump-appointed prosecutor got warrants to search Michael Cohen’s files for dirt on Stormy Daniels hush deal…--Trump and Donny, Jr. have displayed expansive view of attorney-client privilege, which is void if used to cover criminal behavior
--legal blogger Ken White, aka Popehat—who supported Roger Shuler while smearing him—has comments on Trump’s situation
--despite lack of evidence or proof of Syrian chemical attack, Trump weighs options as John Bolton joins the team
--at Shadowproof, Kevin Gosztola offers smart, skeptical perspectives on alleged Syrian gas
--Buzzfeed serves up “what is was like “ account that’s fully unverified
--at Fox “News”, Tucker Carlson is a rare skeptic
--blogger Stephen Gowans offers 8 reasons to doubt the claims
--reported Israeli airstrike in Homs complicates the scene in Syria
--video surfaces of Israeli sniper killing Palestinian last December, followed by cheers
--in video of interrogation, Ahed Tamimi shows resolve in face of threats and taunts
--Yulia Skripal has been released from the hospital
--on Day One, Bolton bounces homeland security adviser Tom Bossert
--Trump cancels his planned trip to South America, sends Pence
--Zuckerberg takes apology tour to Capitol hearings today, as class action lawsuits over data misuse are filed in US, UK
--efforts to roll back Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are stalled as House chairman demands more
--corporate run prisons aren’t cheaper, but 3 companies control the sector, and swap contracts when one of them has a crisis
--reporter Steve Horn is now reporting for Prison Legal News, and breaks story about new trial granted in prisoner’s wrongful death case
--WashPost op-ed sheds light on how the Intercept compromised another secret source in recent FBI whistleblower case
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