Source: NBC News

Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former reality TV star who became a top White House aide to President Donald Trump, on Thursday released exclusively to MSNBC a secret tape of campaign official Lara Trump offering her a $15,000-a-month job after her she was fired from the administration.

The tape — which, according to Manigault Newman was made on December 16, 2017, just days after she left her White House job — appears to corroborate claims she made in her new book about receiving an offer from the president's re-election campaign. Manigault Newman wrote in her book that the job offer came with the condition of signing a non-disclosure agreement; she said she did not accept it.

On the new tape, Lara Trump says, "It sounds a little like, obviously, that there are some things you've got in the back pocket to pull out. Clearly, if you come on board the campaign, like, we can't have, we got to," she continues, before Manigault Newman interjects, "Oh, God no."

"Everything, everybody, positive, right?" Trump continues.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/omarosa-releases-secret-tape-lara-trump-offering-her-15k-month-n901306

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This was an obvious hush money offer.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aretha-franklin-death-stars-react-today-2018-08-16/

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1030101543067037696

And I was about to head out to the gym. Oh well, the gym can wait. I gotta see this!

Source: CNN

Kristin Davis, the woman famously known as the "Manhattan Madam," met with special counsel Robert Mueller's team for a voluntary interview on Wednesday, according to four sources familiar with the situation.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/03/politics/mueller-davis-stone-russia-investigation/

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Bam. Mueller is closing in on Stone!

Let me tell you a riddle. “I slept with a billionaire because he said he loved me. I expected to make love, but in the morning I realized I was getting screwed. When I went to tell the world, I was offered cash to keep my mouth shut.” Who am I? No, I’m not a model or someone named Stormy. I’m the American farmer...

We keep hearing about the “Art of the Deal.” I’m waiting for the “Art” portion. Using a club to bludgeon our trading partners and allies is not negotiating. It’s nothing more than a playground bully stomping around to see who will flinch...

The president calls ‘em like he sees them, and so do I. I won’t be silent any longer.


https://www.sidneydailynews.com/opinion/columns/112560/local-farmer-calls-it-like-he-sees-it

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is crediting his tariffs with persuading U.S. Steel to open a half dozen new plants. That's not so.

TRUMP at a Pennsylvania rally Thursday night: "U.S. Steel is opening up seven plants." On Tuesday, he told supporters in Florida: "U.S. Steel just announced that they're building six new steel mills."

THE FACTS: The Pittsburgh-based company has made no such announcement. U.S. Steel spokeswoman Meghan Cox declined to comment on Trump's claim but said any "operational changes" such as the opening of new mills would be "publicly announced" and "made available on our website" if it occurred.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/08/03/us/politics/ap-us-trump-steel-fact-check.html

Another day, more lies.

asking me to leave a message for my Democratic senator (in a red state) to vote against Kavanaugh. I said I'd give his office a call and he said no, I'll transfer you to his office right now. I held for about 3 seconds and one of his secretaries answered and I told her to give him my "no way" message.

Easy as pie.

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