CNN airs audiotape of Trump and ex-attorney Michael Cohen discussing Playboy model Karen McDougal payoff

Exclusive: CNN obtains secret Trump-Cohen tape
In exclusive audio, Trump discusses with then-lawyer Michael Cohen how they would buy the rights to a Playboy model’s story about an alleged affair https://t.co/Z8mX9YI722 pic.twitter.com/gpXAIG4af5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 25, 2018
As former prosecutor, 3 things notable about Cohen tape:
1) Clear Giuliani was untruthful when he said Trump didn’t know
2) Goal was to kill story before election, so campaign motivated
3) Regardless of cash or check, whole point of phony corp. was to hide campaign expenditure
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 25, 2018
Coincidence? Two days before Cohen audiotape was made public, Trump THREATENED IRAN ON TWITTER IN ALL CAPS
To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
White House mulls revoking security clearances of former officials for making “political statements” about POTUS

University of Kansas censors U.S. flag art after conservative politicians claim it “desecrates” Old Glory
We stand in solidarity with @SpencerMuseum to honor our country’s inexorable right to freedom of expression. Last week Kansas governor, Jeff Colyer, called for the removal of Josephine Meckseper's due to public safety concerns. ?: @erinaduganne pic.twitter.com/zNh0YnGEHm
— ForFreedoms (@for_freedoms) July 18, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen strikes again: TV prankster dupes yahoos in Kingman, Arizona, with tale of building the world’s largest mosque in the center of town
Techdirt slams House Judiciary Committee for promotional video containing multiple bogus claims regarding FOSTA-SESTA
Pennsylvania school district investigates teacher whose professional wrestling persona is “Blitzkrieg the German Juggernaut”

A wrestler named Blitzkrieg "The German Juggernaut" using a nazi gimmick at a recent local show in Pennsylvania.
This video makes me sick.
Watching the guy do nazi salutes on his way to the ring while children in the crowd cheer him on like a good guy is terrifying. pic.twitter.com/wheTXDyAah
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) July 18, 2018
Viral Video of the Day: Georgia cops pin ten-year-old boy to the ground while his father is arrested
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