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| House Democrats to hold hearings on alleged Trump 'hush money' payments – live updates | House Democrats to hold hearings on alleged Trump 'hush money' payments – live updates |
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| Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is expanding his campaign, hiring additional staffers in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire as the Indiana mayor has stagnated in the polls. | |
| 20 new offices in Iowa, 12 new offices in New Hampshire, 1 new Twitter account for you to get all the updates—and the latest campaign news. #PhaseThree is here. Follow along with @PeteForAmerica! https://t.co/LQhdTlgHxm | |
| McClatchy reports: | |
| The South Bend mayor’s campaign is expected to announce in the coming days a flurry of staffing hires and new office openings in Iowa and New Hampshire, as well as a director of African-American engagement, who will be crucial to outreach in South Carolina and other southern states that follow. | |
| ‘Labor Day for us is really going to be a turning point,’ said Mike Schmuhl, Buttigieg’s campaign manager. ‘It’s when we’ll flip the switch.’ | |
| By the end of September, the campaign will have 100 staffers in Iowa alone, according to Schmuhl, meaning Buttigieg with have one of the largest 2020 teams there. His Labor Day visit marks his eighth to Iowa since July, signaling a more intense commitment to the state. | |
| The chief of staff to Mike Pence said that Trump made a “suggestion” that the vice president stay at his golf club in Doonbeg, Ireland, during an official trip to the country. | |
| “I don’t think it was a request, like a command ... I think that it was a suggestion,” Marc Short said. “It wasn’t like a, ‘You must.’ ... Keep in mind, the Secret Service has protected that facility for him, too, so they sort of know the realities, they know the logistics around that facility.” | |
| Pence had originally planned to conclude his trip in Doonbeg, where he has familial ties. But now the vice president is traveling back and forth from Doonbeg to Dublin, which are more than an hour apart from each other by plane. | |
| Short said Pence was not staying at Trump’s golf club for free but refrained from offering a cost estimate for the visit, raising concerns about the president personally profiting from his office. | |
| Trump’s allies are trying to raise millions to bolster an effort aimed at exposing the alleged biases of mainstream journalists. | Trump’s allies are trying to raise millions to bolster an effort aimed at exposing the alleged biases of mainstream journalists. |
| Axios reports: | Axios reports: |
| The group claims it will slip damaging information about reporters and editors to ‘friendly media outlets,’ such as Breitbart, and traditional media, if possible. | The group claims it will slip damaging information about reporters and editors to ‘friendly media outlets,’ such as Breitbart, and traditional media, if possible. |
| People involved in raising the funds include GOP consultant Arthur Schwartz and the ‘loose network’ that the N.Y. Times reported last week is targeting journalists. The operations are to be run by undisclosed others. ... | People involved in raising the funds include GOP consultant Arthur Schwartz and the ‘loose network’ that the N.Y. Times reported last week is targeting journalists. The operations are to be run by undisclosed others. ... |
| The irony: The New York Times exposed an extremely improvisational effort that had outed a Times editor for past anti-Semitic tweets. This new group is now using the exposure to try to formalize and fund the operation. ... | The irony: The New York Times exposed an extremely improvisational effort that had outed a Times editor for past anti-Semitic tweets. This new group is now using the exposure to try to formalize and fund the operation. ... |
| Under ‘Primary Targets,’ the pitch lists: ‘CNN, MSNBC, all broadcast networks, NY Times, Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, and all others that routinely incorporate bias and misinformation in to their coverage. We will also track the reporters and editors of these organizations.’ | Under ‘Primary Targets,’ the pitch lists: ‘CNN, MSNBC, all broadcast networks, NY Times, Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, and all others that routinely incorporate bias and misinformation in to their coverage. We will also track the reporters and editors of these organizations.’ |
| Joe Biden again downplayed reports that he has repeatedly told a false war story on the campaign trail. | Joe Biden again downplayed reports that he has repeatedly told a false war story on the campaign trail. |
| The Washington Post reported last week that a story the former vice president likes to tell about a Navy captain refusing to accept an award for his bravery actually combines the elements of at least three different events into one anecdote. | The Washington Post reported last week that a story the former vice president likes to tell about a Navy captain refusing to accept an award for his bravery actually combines the elements of at least three different events into one anecdote. |
| But the Democratic presidential candidate dismissed any notion that the error reflected badly on his leadership. “That has nothing to do with judgment of whether or not you send troops to war, the judgment of whether you bring someone home, the judgment of whether you decide on a healthcare policy,” Biden told NPR. | But the Democratic presidential candidate dismissed any notion that the error reflected badly on his leadership. “That has nothing to do with judgment of whether or not you send troops to war, the judgment of whether you bring someone home, the judgment of whether you decide on a healthcare policy,” Biden told NPR. |
| He added: “The details are irrelevant in terms of decision-making.” | He added: “The details are irrelevant in terms of decision-making.” |
| And yet Biden just can’t seem to stop relaying anecdotes that are not corroborated by other related parties. A spokesman for George W. Bush told NPR in response to a story Biden shared about the events leading up to the Iraq War: “I’m sure it’s just an innocent mistake of memory, but this recollection is flat wrong.” | And yet Biden just can’t seem to stop relaying anecdotes that are not corroborated by other related parties. A spokesman for George W. Bush told NPR in response to a story Biden shared about the events leading up to the Iraq War: “I’m sure it’s just an innocent mistake of memory, but this recollection is flat wrong.” |
| Good morning, live blog readers! | Good morning, live blog readers! |
| Washington is back from its long weekend, and Congress will soon return from its August recess. But Democrats on the House judiciary committee are celebrating early by planning hearings on Donald Trump’s alleged role in arranging payments to silence Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels, who claim they had affairs with the married president before he took office. | Washington is back from its long weekend, and Congress will soon return from its August recess. But Democrats on the House judiciary committee are celebrating early by planning hearings on Donald Trump’s alleged role in arranging payments to silence Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels, who claim they had affairs with the married president before he took office. |
| The Washington Post has more details: | The Washington Post has more details: |
| The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold hearings and call witnesses involved in hush-money payments to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult-film star Stormy Daniels as soon as October, according to people familiar with the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions. | The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold hearings and call witnesses involved in hush-money payments to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult-film star Stormy Daniels as soon as October, according to people familiar with the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions. |
| Democrats say they believe there is already enough evidence to name Trump as a co-conspirator in the episode that resulted in his former attorney, Michael Cohen, pleading guilty to two campaign finance charges. | Democrats say they believe there is already enough evidence to name Trump as a co-conspirator in the episode that resulted in his former attorney, Michael Cohen, pleading guilty to two campaign finance charges. |
| Cohen, who is serving a three-year prison sentence for those counts and other crimes, testified under oath that Trump directed the payments that helped land him behind bars. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan also described Trump’s alleged role in the scheme, referring to him in court papers as ‘Individual-1.’ But they concluded their investigation this summer without bringing any additional charges. | Cohen, who is serving a three-year prison sentence for those counts and other crimes, testified under oath that Trump directed the payments that helped land him behind bars. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan also described Trump’s alleged role in the scheme, referring to him in court papers as ‘Individual-1.’ But they concluded their investigation this summer without bringing any additional charges. |
| The news comes as more than half of the House Democratic caucus has announced their support for launching an impeachment inquiry against Trump. But Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly said she would not support such a move until she feels Democrats have the best possible case against the president. | The news comes as more than half of the House Democratic caucus has announced their support for launching an impeachment inquiry against Trump. But Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly said she would not support such a move until she feels Democrats have the best possible case against the president. |
| The House speaker’s apparent approval of these hearings could accelerate an impeachment timeline. However, the White House will almost certainly try to block certain witnesses from testifying before the committee, as it has done with every other congressional investigation this year. So the true judgment of Trump’s conduct may still not come until Election Day 2020. | The House speaker’s apparent approval of these hearings could accelerate an impeachment timeline. However, the White House will almost certainly try to block certain witnesses from testifying before the committee, as it has done with every other congressional investigation this year. So the true judgment of Trump’s conduct may still not come until Election Day 2020. |
| Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on: | Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on: |
| Trump will meet with Mark Esper, the defense secretary, this afternoon as Hurricane Dorian makes its way toward Florida. (Follow the Guardian’s live coverage of the storm here.) | Trump will meet with Mark Esper, the defense secretary, this afternoon as Hurricane Dorian makes its way toward Florida. (Follow the Guardian’s live coverage of the storm here.) |
| Trump’s former defense secretary, Jim Mattis, will speak in New York this morning as part of his book tour. | Trump’s former defense secretary, Jim Mattis, will speak in New York this morning as part of his book tour. |
| The vice president, Mike Pence, is in Ireland. | The vice president, Mike Pence, is in Ireland. |
| The blog is covering all of that, so stay tuned. | The blog is covering all of that, so stay tuned. |