Inside Trump's Judicial Takeover

20 August 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News GETTING IN YOUR GRILL, WITH GOOD REASON - Who benefits from long fundraisers? What could be more counterproductive? Is it that we cannot do better, or that we will not? Ready to change this now. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Inside Trump's Judicial Takeover  Andy Kroll, Rolling Stone Kroll writes: "One evening last November, Don McGahn, the top lawyer in the Trump White House, walked onstage in an opulent ballroom at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. He looked out at the audience of several hundred judges, lawyers, clerks and law students seated under a pair of glittering chandeliers that hung from a ceiling accented in gold." READ MORE Rudy Giuliani. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Giuliani: 'Truth Isn't Truth' Rebecca Morin and David Cohen, Politico Excerpt: "President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Sunday claimed 'truth isn't truth' when trying to explain why the president should not testify for special counsel Robert Mueller for fear of being trapped into a lie that could lead to a perjury charge." READ MORE Michael Cohen. (photo: Yana Paskova/Getty Images) Michael Cohen Under Investigation for $20 Million Bank Fraud Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK Pilkington writes: "Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer and right-hand-man, reportedly faces a federal investigation into possible bank and tax fraud relating to more than $20m in loans." READ MORE Police in riot gear separated the dueling rallies. (photo: Karen Ducey/Getty Images) Protesters Clash at Pro-Gun and Anti-Gun Rallies in Seattle Zack Ford, ThinkProgress Ford writes: "A pair of right-wing groups, Washington Three Percenters and Patriot Prayer, held a 'Liberty or Death' pro-gun rally in Seattle Saturday, but were met with counterprotesters from several liberal and anti-fascist groups." READ MORE 'Every co-worker I know has been injured at some point.' (photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Image Too Many Americans Die on the Job. Are Things About to Get Worse? Gabriel Winant, Guardian UK Winant writes: "Who remembers Alphonse Maddin? Maddin came briefly to national attention in spring of 2017, after Donald Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch to the supreme court." READ MORE A man in Gaza stands next to historical artifacts. (photo: Miriam Berger) Gaza Has Amazing Historic Sites - if You Could Only See Them Miriam Berger, The Daily Beast Berger writes: "Gaza City is one of the world's oldest cities - but these days, you're likely not getting in to see it." READ MORE William Wehrum has been able to push his deregulatory agenda because of a quirk in federal ethics rules that are less restrictive for industry lawyers than for officials who had worked as registered lobbyists. (photo: Ron Sachs/CNP/MediaPunch) As Trump Dismantles Clean Air Rules, an Industry Lawyer Delivers for Ex-Clients  Eric Lipton, The New York Times Lipton writes: "As a corporate lawyer, William L. Wehrum worked for the better part of a decade to weaken air pollution rules by fighting the Environmental Protection Agency in court on behalf of chemical manufacturers, refineries, oil drillers and coal-burning power plants." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation