Huckabee Sanders dismisses questions on Manafort and Cohen

Repeats six times: “The president has done nothing wrong” No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Thursday, August 23  SANDERS STONEWALLS QUESTIONS ON MANAFORT AND COHEN White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to answer questions about President Donald Trump’s former associates — Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen — becoming felons, repeating six times at Wednesday's briefing: “The president has done nothing wrong, and there are no charges against him.” [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] TRUMP ADMITS: I PAID HUSH MONEY In trying to clean up the mess, Trump gave an interview to Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt in which he admitted he paid two women during the 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about affairs they allegedly had with him — essentially admitting that he committed a federal crime. [HuffPost] TRUMP ‘MULLING MANAFORT PARDON’ During the same interview, Trump reportedly said he was considering a pardon for Manafort, his former campaign chairman. [HuffPost] 1 MANAFORT JUROR HELD OUT Manafort was convicted earlier this week on eight criminal charges. However, he would have been convicted on 10 other charges if not for one juror who held out. [Reuters] TRUMP USING TAXPAYERS’ CASH FOR CAMPAIGNING Top White House staffers said that “official” government events were part of Trump’s efforts to help Republicans in the coming midterm elections — an admission that public dollars were being used for partisan political purposes. [HuffPost] EXCUSE FOR POLLING CLOSURES DON’T STACK UP Officials in a majority-black Georgia county accused of trying to make it harder for black people to vote claimed that the locations couldn’t be used because of accessibility problems. But Randolph County doesn’t have a single recent report, analysis or document supporting the idea that it needs to close seven of its nine polling places. [HuffPost] TRADE WAR TARIFFS KICK IN The U.S. and China have escalated the trade war, implementing 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of each other’s goods. [Reuters]         TRUMP TWEETS WHITE NATIONALIST TALKING POINT Trump sparked outrage early this morning by tweeting a white nationalist talking point after seeing a Fox News segment about white South African farmers. [HuffPost] KKK LEADER JAILED A Ku Klux Klan leader who fired a gun at a black counter protester during last year’s white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was ordered to spend the next four years behind bars. [HuffPost] CHAOS DOWN UNDER The Australian government is in chaos after former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said Thursday he will challenge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as party leader for the second time in a week. [CNN] TYLER TELLS TRUMP: STOP PLAYING OUR SONGS Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler is demanding that Trump stop playing the band’s songs at rallies, and accused the president of willful copyright infringement. [HuffPost] DNC BLOCKED VOTER HACK The Democratic National Committee revealed it had stopped a “sophisticated attempt” to access its file on tens of millions of voters. [HuffPost] BETO’S NFL SPEECH GOES VIRAL This video of Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) defending NFL players who take a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice was viewed by thousands of people online. [HuffPost]       The “Big Bang Theory” is finally coming to an end after a 12-season run. Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves awkwardly confessed their raging crushes for each other. Here are 33 vintage first-day-of-school photos. A terrifying parking lot helicopter crash was caught on camera. “Easy” will return for a third and final season on Netflix. Students will march today on the nation's largest gun manufacturer to demand accountability. Two people were killed and one seriously wounded in a knife attack in the Paris suburb of Trappes. Mona Haydar is a Muslim, a rapper and a woman who doesn't need saving. Jon Hamm, Ed Harris and Lewis Pullman will reportedly join the cast of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Country singer Gretchen Wilson was arrested Tuesday night after an altercation was reported on a domestic American Airlines flight. Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer was suspended for three games after admitting he knew about a 2015 domestic abuse incident involving a Buckeyes staff member who was fired in July. A “Veronica Mars” revival with Kristen Bell is reportedly coming to Hulu. A stunt coordinator on the TV show “MacGyver” suffered serious injuries during an accident on the set, CBS Television Studios has said. People in Hawaii are scrambling to gather emergency supplies and food as Hurricane Lane inches dangerously close to the islands as a Category 4 storm. Sen. Elizabeth Warren just posted 10 years of tax returns online. So what happens to Manafort’s houses, ostrich jacket and luxury suits now that he’s been convicted? And love this newsletter? Share it with a friend!      HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. Start your workday the right way with the news that matters most — all with a dash of signature Morning Email snark. Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own copy. It's free! Sign up here. 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