Politics A.M.: What will Congress realistically do now that Trump has been implicated in a crime?

President Trump's false claim about murders on South African farms; Critics fear Trump's attacks are doing lasting damage to the justice system

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The Fix •  Analysis What will Congress realistically do now that Trump has been implicated in a crime? Short answer: Not the "i" word. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more » Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump's false claim about murders on South African farms The president spread a baseless claim that has been promoted by white supremacists and the alt-right. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   Critics fear Trump's attacks are doing lasting damage to the justice system "I always put 'Justice' now with quotes," the president said. By Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey and Ann E. Marimow  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT One hates Trump. The other loves him. Two West Virginians wait for the president to come to town. From their bus windows, the drivers and best friends see an increasingly bleak America. By Greg Jaffe and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   'Dangerous and poisoned': Critics blast Trump for endorsing white nationalist conspiracy theory on South Africa The president's inaccurate tweet about the 'large scale killing' of white farmers was his latest bid to signal common cause with nationalist movements abroad. By David Nakamura, John Hudson and Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   New York attorney general moves to open a state criminal tax investigation into Michael Cohen The former personal lawyer for President Trump has already admitted to evading federal income taxes. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Tucker Carlson's rhetoric on immigrants and crime is wildly misleading And he seems to know it. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   GOP senator: Trump backs tenets of compromise on criminal-justice reform The president's support delivers a jolt of momentum to the long-stalled effort, but any congressional action will be delayed until after the November midterm elections. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   Trump recently sought his lawyers' advice on possibility of pardoning Manafort, Giuliani says Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani said Trump was seeking advice on pardons generally, and was upset that Manafort faced criminal exposure on charges unrelated to his work on Trump campaign. By Carol D. Leonnig and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Kavanaugh is not mentioned in once-secret report on press leaks The 1999 report, sought by Democrats, largely cleared independent counsel's office of wrongdoing. By Tom Hamburger, Michael Kranish and Ann E. Marimow  •  Read more »   Michael Avenatti drops in on the Democratic Party's national meeting The lawyer for the adult film actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump speaks about everything but her lawsuit. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers, by national political correspondent James Hohmann. Sign Up  »

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