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| Mr. Manafort going to prison ahead of trial: |
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President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sent to jail until his trial on charges of witness tampering. This morning: Manafort had to appear in court to decide whether he can remain on house arrest or go to jail. Special counsel Robert Mueller had filed a superseding indictment against Manafort accusing him of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. http://bit.ly/2LQJGhk Livestream outside the hearing: https://usat.ly/2LTcgid
Video of Manafort entering the courthouse: There are a few “Lock him up!” chants. Watch: http://bit.ly/2JDzwUA
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| Happy Friday! I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com, @CateMartel and on Facebook. |
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Trump: Deal with it, China: |
| President Trump announced that the United States would impose tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese products. This sound familiar?: It should. Trump has been threatening this for months. Keep in mind: This move is expected to ramp up tensions with China, and China is a key partner in denuclearizing North Korea. http://bit.ly/2tbn1ot What the tariffs include: Products in "industries such as aerospace, information and communications technology, robotics, industrial machinery, new materials and automobiles." What the tariffs don't include: Popular goods purchased by U.S. consumers such as cellphones or televisions, he said. When the tariffs will start: The first round of tariffs -- on 818 products -- will start on July 6. What to expect from China: Chinese officials had threatened tariffs on U.S. products if President Trump followed through with the tariffs. |
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| LATE THIS MORNING -- CHINA FIGHTS BACK: |
| The China's Ministry of Commerce released a highly critical statement. "This move is not only damaging bilateral interests but also undermining the world trade order," the statement said. "China firmly opposes this." China's next steps: "We will immediately introduce taxation measures of the same scale and strength. All the economic and trade achievements previously reached by the two parties will no longer be valid at the same time." http://bit.ly/2LUlQkK |
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| TALK OF THE MORNING -- TRUMP ON "FOX & FRIENDS" | |
| President Trump appeared on Fox & Friends this morning for an impromptu interview on the White House lawn. |
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'Scum' really is an underappreciated insult: |
| President Trump slammed the conclusion of the IG report as "wrong." Trump insists: Top FBI officials acted with political bias against him. He said on "Fox & Friends": "If you took a poll at the FBI, [I would win]," Trump said. "I mean the real FBI, not the scum on top." http://bit.ly/2MuKoC8 |
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Did anyone else hear that? Was that Paul Ryan groaning from the other side of the city?: |
| President Trump said that he would not sign the House GOP's compromise immigration bill, delivering a major blow to Republican leadership's plans. Trump said: "I certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate one. I need a bill that gives this country tremendous border security. I have to have that." http://bit.ly/2JVSDsp |
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| WHY THIS IS A BLOW TO REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP: |
| "GOP leaders reached an agreement to hold two votes next week on a pair of immigration bills including a compromise immigration bill, which is the product of weeks of negotiations between moderate Republicans and conservatives." http://bit.ly/2JVSDsp |
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| BREAKING -- GOP IN CHAOS: |
| Via The Hill's Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona, "House GOP leaders decided at the last-minute on Friday morning to scrap a planned whip check on a compromise immigration bill after President Trump said he "certainly" would not sign the legislation." What's next: "Leadership said it will try to whip the bill next week after they seek clarity about what exactly Trump meant in his Friday morning interview..." But: Several top House conservatives declared the 293-page compromise bill "dead on arrival" following Trump's comments Friday. http://bit.ly/2l9Sbss |
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| FULL BREAKDOWN OF TRUMP’S INTERVIEW: |
| Via The Hill's Jordan Fabian: http://bit.ly/2Mv7GrF |
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It's 2016 all over again: |
| The Department of Justice's inspector general released a scathing assessment of the FBI and DOJ's conduct during the 2016 presidential race. Here are five takeaways: - It's a tough day for the FBI.
- The report contains serious -- and damning -- findings
- There's plenty for both sides to chew on
- The report could damage reputations
- There's probably more to come
Details for each: http://bit.ly/2l9Zalh Op-ed on the IG report: http://bit.ly/2LUAYPk |
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| KEY LINES: |
| Here are the five important lines from the report: https://cnn.it/2sVnRpZ |
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The most D.C. baseball crowd of D.C. baseball crowds: |
| Last night's Congressional Baseball Game was a blowout for Democrats -- they beat Republicans 21-5. Some context: The last biggest game differential was in 2013, when Dems won 22-0. http://bit.ly/2JM1FF1 |
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| SPOTTED: |
| At the Anheuser-Bush & Buffalo Wild Wings watch party -- with the most beautiful mountain of buffalo wings I've ever seen: Reps. David Joyce (R-Ohio), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Juan Vargas (D-Calif.), David Valadao (R-Calif.), Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.), Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), Jason Smith (R-Mo.) and Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.); Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski; Daily Mail's Francesca Chambers; Anheuser-Busch's Doug Bailey, Caitlin Hird and Stef Webb; PSW's Colton Hotary. In the VIP section: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. Behind home plate: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). |
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| THROWBACK TO MY FAVORITE / LEAST FAVORITE QUOTE FROM LAST YEAR'S GAME: |
| Overheard in the concourse: "Oh my god! There's beer and hotdogs here! It's a real American ball park!" Me: ... (http://bit.ly/2sxLHIM) |
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Republicans could have used your skills, Sen. Hatch!: |
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*Tightens fist*: |
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| The House had votes this morning. The Senate is out. This morning: President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort appeared in court on allegations of witness tampering. Details: https://lat.ms/2JUrmqg Today: Facebook executives are meeting with Republican leaders over concerns about anti-conservative bias. Which Republicans: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel and Trump's 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale. http://bit.ly/2JXIzz9 Noon: President Trump receives an intelligence briefing. Noon: Vice President Pence participates in an event for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R), who is running for governor, in Birmingham, Mich. 1:30 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence visits Frank Rewold and Son, Inc. a local-construction company in Rochester, Mich., to tout tax cuts and then heads to Columbus, Ohio. 6 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence campaigns for Ohio state Sen. Troy Balderson (R), who is running for U.S. Congress. 8:40 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence gets back to Washington, D.C. Sunday: Father's Day |
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| 2 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence speaks at Frank Rewold and Son, Inc. in Rochester, Mich. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2yfiW8d 4:25 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence speaks about tax cuts at an event in Columbus, Ohio. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2JDZ9VA |
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| Today is National Lobster Day! |
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Wow, this is an insane photo: |
| Astronomers captured a photo of a black hole violently destroying a star. Photo — it looks like a Macbook wallpaper: https://usat.ly/2yhbLww |
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| There were technical difficulties yesterday but this is one of the best videos I've seen in a while -- here's a bear and a little boy literally jumping for joy to see each other: http://bit.ly/2JUphdS Annnnnd now to get your weekend off to the right start, here's a little boy who challenged a firefighter to a firefighter competition -- and won! This kid's going places: http://bit.ly/2HSEw22 |
