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testimony in connection with' subpoenas for Mueller's congressional testimony. ... Weinsheimer then went on to spell out the categories of information that should be off-limits in Mueller's testimony on Wednesday before two House committees. ... "The Justice Department expects that Mueller will 'not go beyond' the public version of his March report of his findings. 'Please note there should be no testimony concerning the redacted portions of the public version of your report,' the letter said, reminding Mueller that the prosecution of Trump adviser Roger Stone and a separate case are still awaiting trial, 'and local court rules and specific orders issued in those cases substantially restrict the Department's ability to make public statements about those cases.' ... The final portion of the letter makes a broader, vaguer admonition not to discuss matters that could be covered by executive privilege — a legally and factually complicated assertion that could, in theory, cover many topics, given that Mueller's task was to investigate President Trump while working in the executive branch." -- Jim Popkin, who has been tapped to help Mueller handle media inquiries in advance of his testimony, said the former counsel will read an opening statement in addition to submitting his full report for the record. Popkin said no one at DOJ has seen Mueller's opening statement, and it will probably not be released until Mueller starts his testimony. (CNN) -- "The media is getting a second chance to cover Mueller's findings — and this time get it right," writes media columnist Margaret Sullivan: "Recall how gullible — and therefore misleading to the public — the news media was in March when Attorney General William Barr characterized the unreleased report in a four-page letter. Coverage of that letter set in place an inaccurate narrative that has been almost impossible to dislodge. Many news organizations, including EFTA00047243
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some of the most prominent, took what Barr said at face value or mischaracterized the report's findings. ... Some damage is irretrievable. Many Americans have made up their minds already about Mueller's findings — and about Trump himself, no matter what he is or does. ... But hearing from Mueller directly is important, even if it does nothing other than reiterate what's in his report. And this new round of media coverage is important, too, if only because it can clarify and drive home what Mueller originally said." -- Trump said he'll watch "a little" bit of the Mueller testimony. "I'm not going to be watching Mueller because you can't take all those bites out of the apple," he told reporters at the Oval Office. (AP) -- Among the questions Mueller may face: Why didn't his team interview Donald Trump Jr., the only American participant of the Trump Tower meeting that didn't talk to investigators? A former Department of Justice official said in the past that it is likely Trump Jr. didn't get interviewed because he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right, but this is a question Mueller can finally put to rest on Wednesday. (NBC News) -- Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, said Mueller can speak volumes with just three answers. In an op-ed for the Times, he writes: "There are just three simple yes-or-no questions Congress should ask Mueller: Mr. Mueller, the president said your report found, in his words, 'no collusion, no obstruction, complete and total exoneration.' First, did your report find there was no collusion? Second, did your report find there was no obstruction? Third, did your report give the president complete and total exoneration? That's it. That's the ballgame." -- John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, calls Mueller's testimony "vital" to stop future election interference: "He can provide guidance on how Russia operates and EFTA00047244
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how to prevent further attacks. But Americans must face the truth: Trump, in broad daylight, has encouraged the destruction of the nation's fundamental democratic institutions, and he continues to do so," he writes in an op-ed for The Post. -- Trump recently met with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, to discuss who should replace Dan Coats as the next director of national intelligence. Politico's Natasha Bertrand and Eliana _ report that Fred Fleitz, a former CIA analyst who was national security adviser John Bolton's chief of staff and now runs a far-right think tank, is in the running for the job: "Some on Capitol Hill and in the intelligence community think Nunes himself could be in the for an intelligence post, even if it's not for this job. `The president would certainly consider Devin Nunes for the director's position and I eventually see him serving in some capacity in this administration,' said one member of Congress who speaks to Trump frequently. He noted, however, that he sees `all of Devin's efforts being directed towards a reelection effort in Congress.' Such speculation has provoked some anxiety [inside the intelligence community], according to one person with direct knowledge." -- South Korean fighter jets fired 360 warning shots at an intruding Russian military aircraft, according to Seoul's Defense Ministry.Simon Denyer reports: "The South Korean fighters fired 80 warning shots the first time, and a further 280 shots when the aircraft returned a few minutes later, according to the Defense Ministry. Seoul said it was the first time a Russian military plane had violated its airspace, and experts said the incident complicated simmering regional tensions. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) hold a news conference last week at the Capitol. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) EFTA00047245
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THE DIVIDED STATES (AND TERRITORIES) OF AMERICA: -- The Louisiana cop who called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D- N.Y.) a "vile idiot" who "needs a round" on Facebook was fired, along with another officer who "liked" the post. The officer had just completed social media training when he shared a fake article about Ocasio-Cortez. (Vice News) -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), another member of the four-person "Squad," told the NAACP convention in Detroit that she has a message for those wanting to "send her back": "I'm not going nowhere, not until I impeach this president." She noted that she was "born and raised" in Motor City. (CBS News) -- "I don't feel like an outsider, and I haven't been treated like one," Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), one of the four congresswomen targeted by the president, tells the Boston Globe for a profile: "Pressley has been the least controversial of the four, all women of color. But her association with them has set her apart from House colleagues, including other female lawmakers who also entered Congress this year for the first time. 'She doesn't make waves for the wrong reasons by herself and that to me is a very interesting and significant point. She knows what she's doing,' said Ian , the former political director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which helps elect party members to the House. `There is no reason why she can't deliver on legislation while also running this outside game too,' he said. 'It's just a delicate balance.- -- Many voters in Port Huron, Mich., have embraced the president's "love it or leave it" message, one that they do not see as racist even as he continues to rally against the four congresswomen of color, who he told last week to "go back." The Times's Saul and Jeremy W. Peters report: "Though they dismiss Mr. Trump's Twitter broadsides as excessive or juvenile, they voiced strong support EFTA00047246
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for his re-election and expressed their own misgivings about the four women. 'They happen to be black or colored,' Dennis Kovach, 82, said of the women, as he watered the lawn of his home near the lake this weekend. 'But I don't think that viewpoint is a racist viewpoint. I think it's — quit the bitching, if you don't like it, do something different about it.' ... Michigan is an important piece of Mr. Trump's path to re-election and is already the focus of some of the Republican Party's most extensive get- out-the-vote efforts. ... In Port Huron, many residents said they were willing to ignore Mr. Trump's outbursts, pointing to strong hiring in local factories as evidence he was doing a good job. Some raised fears about a move toward socialism within the Democratic Party, and suggested that Mr. Trump's remarks might even gain him support by showcasing just how far left the Democratic Party has shifted." -- "The president and his followers lack the moral authority to tell anyone to leave this country because they are not indigenous to this land," writes Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, in an op-ed for the Times. "The fact that the president claims this country as his own and wants to keep everyone in their place proves that he doesn't understand his place. I question the standing of anyone who would call to send my sisters and colleagues ... or any other American 'back.' As a 35th-generation New Mexican and a descendant of the original inhabitants of this continent, I say that the promise of our country is for everyone to find success, pursue happiness and live lives of equality. This is the Pueblo way. It's the American way." -- Joe Kaeser, the chief executive of Siemens AG, said Trump is turning into the "face of racism and exclusion." Hamza Shaban reports: "'I find it depressing that the most important political office in the world is turning into the face of racism and exclusion,' Kaeser said in a Twitter post over the weekend. 'I have lived in the USA for many years, experiencing freedom, tolerance and openness as never before.' EFTA00047247
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Kaeser, who worked for Siemens in San Jose, from 1995 to 1999, previously has used his position as the head of one of Europe's most powerful manufacturers to take a stand on political issues." -- The city council in Charlotte, which will host the Republican National Convention next year, just condemned Trump's "racist and xenophobic" comments. Felicia Sonmez reports: " Mitchell Jr., one of the council members who supported the resolution, said the move was intended to send a message to the White House: 'We may not be able to control what you say, but we're going to tell you how we feel about it in Charlotte, North Carolina.' All nine of the city council's Democrats voted for the measure, while the two Republicans on the council opposed it." -- After a week of backlash over his comments, Trump privately met with former NFL player and conservative commentator Jack Brewer at the golf course to talk about "black America," according to Brewer. ABC News's Tara Palmeri reports: "'My goal is to help calm this wave,' Brewer told ABC News in a phone interview about the tensions between the black community and Trump. 'It's all about emotion.' Brewer said he and the president did not specifically speak about the latest controversy regarding the four congresswomen and the rally chant, saying that his agenda was criminal justice reform and how it's impacting the African American community. 'I came to talk about what's been done. Thousands of black families have their dads now,' said Brewer, referring to the announcement on Friday that 3,100 inmates were released from prison under the First Step Act." Trump says he's 'the best thing to happen to Puerto Rico' amid protests -- In Puerto Rico, protesters shut down a major highway and paralyzed most of San Juan as they continued demanding the EFTA00047248
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resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rossello. The Times's Frances Robles and Alejandra Rosa report: "The protest was one of the largest ever seen on the island, as Puerto Ricans streamed into the capital on buses — and some on planes from the mainland — in a spontaneous eruption of fury over the years of recession, mismanagement, natural disaster and corruption that have fueled a recent exodus. Ignoring sporadic deluges, demonstrators launched impromptu line dances, paraded on horseback, banged pots and carried banners along several miles of highway, many shouting: 'Ricky, renuncia, el pueblo to repudia!' — Ricky, resign, the people reject you. ... 'Governor, Puerto Rico Demands Your Resignation,' the island's largest-circulation daily newspaper, El Nuevo Dia, said in an unusual front-page editorial on Monday. ... In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Mr. Rossello said he had apologized to some of those named in the chat but still has work to do as governor." -- After criticizing Rossello, Trump credited himself as "the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico." From HuffPost's Julian Shen-Berro: "Trump falsely stated that Congress 'gave Puerto Rico $92 billion last year' as evidence of their incompetence. ... Trump later claimed to be 'the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico,' citing a number of bizarre reasons while trying to justify the statement 'They don't like to give me the credit for it, but we did a great job [in Puerto Rico],' he said. 'I have many Puerto Rican friends. I have a real understanding of Puerto Rico. I've had jobs in Puerto Rico.' Trump did not delve into specifics of the 'great job' he believed his administration had accomplished, but did refer to what he saw as a 'tremendous' success that occurred before his presidency began. 'I own the Miss Universe contest and we had them in Puerto Rico, twice. And I'll tell you, we had tremendous successes,' the president said. 'In fact, they said literally 100% — this never happens — almost, I think it was close to 100, but 100% of the island itself was watching. They like those EFTA00047249
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pageants.- -- Other mainland politicians also criticized Rossello, including New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. The 2020 hopeful said the Puerto Rican governor "has exhibited a pattern of sexist. homophobic and entirely inappropriate behavior." (CNN) SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ: Chelsea Clinton announced the birth of her third child: The Post's Fact Checker commented on Trump's misleading statements on a conversation he had with India's prime minister: Trump commented on the most recent clashes in Hong Kong: And a Democratic presidential hopeful trolled Ivanka Trump: QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth, it would be gone, it would be over literally in 10 days and I don't want to go that route," Trump said during his meeting with the Pakistani prime minister. "I just don't want to kill 10 million people." (Anne Gearan and John Hudson) EFTA00047250
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VIDEOS OF THE DAY: Hasan Minhaj took a look at the problematic names of some American places: Seth Meyers took a closer look at Trump's attacks against four congresswomen of color: Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson sat down with Stephen Colbert: Footage showed parts of New York flooded a day after temperatures hit over 100 degrees: And the Los Angeles Times shared satellite images that show how the Ridgecrest earthquake shattered the desert floor: You received this email because you signed up for The Daily 202 or because it is included in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts I Unsubscribe from The Daily 202 Privacy Policy I Help ©2019 The Washington Post 1 1301 K St NW. Washington DC 20071 EFTA00047251
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Re: Staffing From To L. Date 2019/08/12 21:49 Subject: Re: Staffing Attachments: TEXT.htm Yes...Gonna be trained as correctional workers first all is checking but he's a materials handler and probably promoted up from CO...he's the on San from my Vonnott Samsung Galaxy smortphone L. > From: "L. Datsiyitail Pfiraik To: Subject: Re: Staffmg >>> 08/1212019 21:45 >» So CNN is reporting that one of the officers on Epstein's unit was not a "full fledged" correctional officer....unbelievable Sem from my Watson. Satmung Galaxy smortphone message From: Date: 8/12/19907 PM GMT-05:00 To: "L. Subject: Re: Staffing >>> =I 08/12/2019 21:07 >» I didn't read the press release. It's less about responding to CNN directly and more an opportunity to give some Ti's to use to counter the narrative th have some TPs we can provide on that if we want. Either way. don't spend a ton of time on this, not sure they will use it. • Son from my Wilton. Samung Galaxy smortphone Oril.nessit From: "L. Datii 19 9. 1 PM MT-0 . To: Subject: Rc: Staffing >» 08/12/2019 21:01 >>> Am i responding to the continents in the afge press release? I did not see his CNN inteniew....lernme know Sere from my Valium Samsung Galaxy sousaphone Date: IV • G To: " Cc: Subject: Staffing >>> 08/12/2019 20:45 >» DOJ is pushing back on some statements CNN/Eric said re staff shortages. In the morning. can you come up with just a couple talking points the San from my Velum Samsung Galaxy sonaphone Page 17741 EFTA00047252
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>». 8/12/2019929 AM >» -Cturent Overall Staffing 84.86% -Current Correctional Services Staffing 83.70% -Number of Vacant Officers: 19 -Number of officer positions currently being recruited (various stages): 41 - 4 Correctional Officers currently in new employee training (Introduction to Correctional Techniques - ICI) (started with 5. one resigned) - 2 additional Officers scheduled to start 9/15/19 - Since April 12, 2019, MCC New York has been approved for the following incentives: -10% Relocation Incentive -10% Recruitment Incentive - MCC New York has advertised on 97.1 FM. ran an add in the NY Times, and also ran an add in The Chief. - Held a career fair at 290 Broadway on July 30th with 174 potential applicants in attendance. Correctional Services Absence (8/3/19 to 8/10/19): Date Sick Leave LWOP 8/3/19 9 2 1 0 0 2 8/4/19 8 1 00 0 I AWOL Suspension Official Time COP Military or FFLA Total 3 17 I II 8/5/19 5 3 II I 23 0 25 8/6/19 5 3 II I 4 4 2 30 8/7/19 6 3 II I 3 3 2 29 8/8/19 5 3 11 I 1 3 2 26 8/9/19 9 2 II I 1 4 0 28 8/10/19 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 II Total: Accounts for 177 Correctional Services post on 8 days not filled by staff due to the above reasons. LWOP: Leave Without Pay (authorized) AWOL: Absent Without Leave (unauthorized) Official Time: Union Activities COP: Continuation of Pay (Worker's Compensation Case) FFLA: Family Leave >» (OAG)I attsdoj.gov> 8/12/201910:34 AM >» Per our discussion, it would be helpful to get a short description of the staffing issues at the MCC. including (I) the OT for the staff in question and (2) O. Thanks. U Page 17746 EFTA00047257
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The Daily 202: The Afghanistan Papers show the corrosive consequences of letting corruption go unchecked From The Washington Post To M, The Washington Post Date 2019,12/09 10:42 Subject: The Daily 202: The Afghanistan Papers show the corrosive consequences of letting corruption go unchecked Attachments: TEXT.htm, Mime.822 If you're having trouble reading this click here. The Daily 202 Share: Listen to The Big Idea The Afghanistan Papers show the corrosive consequences of letting corruption go unchecked Exclusive: A secret history of the war in Afghanistan, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic. of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanistan's descent into one of the world's most corrupt countries. U.S. leaders said publicly that they had no tolerance for corruption in Afghanistan, but that was one of several topics related to the war effort Page 17749 EFTA00047260
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on which they systematically misled the public, according to a trove of confidential government interviews obtained by The Washington Post. American representatives often looked the other way at egregious and brazen graft, so long as the offenders were considered allies. Congress appropriated vast sums of money, which was handed out with little oversight or recordkeeping. The ensuing greed and corruption undermined the legitimacy of the nascent government and helped make the ground more fertile for the Taliban's resurgence. "The basic assumption was that corruption is an Afghan problem and we are the solution. But there is one indispensable ingredient for corruption — money — and we were the ones who had the money," said Barnett Rubin, a former senior State Department adviser and a New York University professor. The adage is as true in Afghanistan as America: Follow the money. "Our biggest single project, sadly and inadvertently, of course, may have been the development of mass corruption," said Ryan Crocker, who twice served as the top U.S. diplomat in Kabul, in 2002 and again from 2011 to 2012. "Once it gets to the level I saw, when I was out there, it's somewhere between unbelievably hard and outright impossible to fix it. ... The corruption was so entrenched and so much a part of the lifestyle of the establishment writ broadly..." Crocker told interviewers from the government that he felt "a sense of futility": "I was struck by something [then-president Hamid] Karzai said and repeated a number of times during my tenure, which is that the West, led by the U.S., in his clear view, had a significant responsibility to bear for the whole corruption issue," he explained. "I always thought Karzai had a point, that you just cannot put those amounts of money Page 17750 EFTA00047261
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into a very fragile state and society, and not have it fuel corruption. ... You just can't." -- The comments from Crocker and Rubin are included among more than 2,000 pages of previously private notes from research conducted by U.S. government investigators. More than 400 people who played a direct role in the war, from generals to diplomats and aid workers, were questioned about what went wrong. The interviews were conducted by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction between 2014 and 2018 for a "Lessons Learned" project. A report outlined the conclusions in broad brushstrokes in 2016, but a lot of the most noteworthy material was held back. The Post has fought a three-year legal battle, which is ongoing, to get these documents out under the Freedom of Information Act so that the American people can see for themselves what's been going on. John Sopko, the head of the federal agency that conducted the interviews, acknowledged in an interview with M Whitlock that the records show "the American people have constantly been lied to." Whitlock has written a six-part series dissecting all the documents. (You can start with Part One here.) Watch: The Post's full interview with Inspector General John Sopko -- A key theme underlying many of the most candid interviews is that a short-term focus on maintaining security led to compromises that started small but became bigger and bigger. It's a cautionary tale that can be cross-applied to a host of other challenges facing the United States. Page 17751 EFTA00047262