The second event happened: Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky, “Julian Assange Has Been Charged, Prosecutors Reveal Inadvertently in Court Filing,” Washington Post, Nov. 15, 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/julian-assange-has-been-charged-prosecutors-reveal-in-inadvertent-court-filing/2018/11/15/9902e6ba-98bd-48df-b447-3e2a4638f05a_story.html?utm_term=.6b2ea45e42a5.
“would need to remain sealed”: Charlie Savage, Adam Goldman, and Michael S. Schmidt, “Assange Is Secretly Charged in U.S., Prosecutors Mistakenly Reveal,” New York Times, Nov. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/julian-assange-indictment-wikileaks.html.
But on November 20: Carol D. Leonnig and Robert Costa, “Trump Submits Answers to Special Counsel Questions About Russian Interference,” Washington Post, Nov. 20, 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-submits-answers-to-special-counsel-questions-about-russian-interference/2018/11/20/3b5a18d4-ed0f-11e8-baac-2a674e91502b_story.html?utm_term=.ff71fff698ae.
Regarding the infamous June 2016: David A. Fahrenthold, “‘I Have No Recollection’: Trump Turned to Familiar Refrain in Response to Mueller Questions,” Washington Post, April 19, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-have-no-recollection-trump-turned-to-familiar-refrain-in-response-to-mueller-questions/2019/04/19/7230817c-62bc-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html?utm_term=.1adeca216183.
Trump said in his answers: Jim Sciutto, Carl Bernstein, and Marshall Cohen, “Cohen Claims Trump Knew in Advance of 2016 Trump Tower Meeting,” CNN, July 27, 2018, www.cnn.com/2018/07/26/politics/michael-cohen-donald-trump-june-2016-meeting-knowledge/index.html.
Chapter Twenty-one: Gut over Brains
At the wedding reception: Jacquie Kubin, “The Story Behind AG Barr, His Bagpipes, and the NYPD Pipes and Drums,” Communities Digital News, June 27, 2019, www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/willam-barr-plays-the-bagpipes-with-nypd-pipes-and-drums-120463/.
By leaving, Ayers: Maggie Haberman, “Nick Ayers, Aide to Pence, Declines Offer to Be Trump’s Chief of Staff,” New York Times, Dec. 9, 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/us/politics/nick-ayers-trump-chief-of-staff.html.
Trump, who for days: Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, and Robert Costa, “‘There Was No Plan B’: Trump Scrambles to Find Chief of Staff After Top Candidate Turns Him Down,” Washington Post, Dec. 10, 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/there-was-no-plan-b-trump-scrambles-to-find-chief-of-staff-after-top-candidate-turns-him-down/2018/12/10/9b6d0424-fc9c-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html.
As the Democrats arrived in the Oval: Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, and Robert Costa, “‘This Has Spiraled Downward’: Democrats Introduce Trump to Divided Government,” Washington Post, Dec. 11, 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/this-has-spiraled-downward-democrats-introduce-trump-to-divided-government/2018/12/11/f832b92e-fd6e-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?utm_term=.ee2306da300a.
Kushner helped orchestrate: Annie Karni, “The Senate Passed the Criminal Justice Bill. For Jared Kushner, It’s a Personal Issue and a Rare Victory,” New York Times, Dec. 14, 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/us/politics/jared-kushner-criminal-justice-bill.html.
He had even invited: Helena Andrews-Dyer, “Here’s What Happened at Kanye West’s Incredibly Bizarre Meeting with Donald Trump,” Washington Post, Oct. 11, 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/10/11/that-was-quite-something-kanye-wests-meeting-with-president-trump-covers-everything-from-mental-health-to-male-energy/.
Christie saw a breaking news headline: Jonathan Swan, “Trump Meets with Chris Christie to Discuss Chief of Staff Role,” Axios, Dec. 13, 2018, www.axios.com/trump-met-with-chris-christie-to-discuss-chief-of-staff-role-684f9465-a6ea-4a80-9df3-2d91ba67cf35.html.
“We have obviously learned”: Kyle Rempfer, “Troops to Immediately Withdraw from Syria as Trump Declares Victory over ISIS,” Army Times, Dec. 19, 2018, www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/12/19/troops-may-immediately-withdrawal-from-syria-as-trump-declares-victory-over-isis/.
McGurk was stunned: Annalisa Merelli, “Another Leader in the US Fight Against ISIS Resigned to Protest Trump’s Syria Decision,” Quartz, Dec. 22, 2018, qz.com/1505835/top-syria-envoy-brian-mcgurk-resigned/.
In the most active years: Liz Sly and Louisa Loveluck, “The ‘Caliphate’ Is No More. But the Islamic State Isn’t Finished Yet,” Washington Post, March 23, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-islamic-states-caliphate-has-been-defeated-us-backed-forces-say/2019/03/23/04263d74-36f8-11e9-8375-e3dcf6b68558_story.html.
Chapter Twenty-two: Axis of Enablers
As he celebrated the agreement: Erica Werner, Damian Paletta, and Seung Min Kim, “Trump Backs Off Demand for $5 Billion for Border Wall, but Budget Impasse Remains Ahead of Shutdown Deadline,” Washington Post, Dec. 18, 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-signals-its-backing-down-in-shutdown-dispute-will-find-other-ways-to-fund-border-wall/2018/12/18/159994dc-02d9-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?utm_term=.9472e6deb7d0