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FOCUS: James Risen and Matthew Cole | Gina Haspel Hangs On at CIA, With Little Support From Trump or Democrats

James Risen and Matthew Cole, The Intercept
Excerpt: "Haspel's hold on her job now appears tenuous."

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Despite the questions swirling in the national security community about her status, Haspel now appears likely to remain in her job at least until the November election. One former senior intelligence official said that may be thanks to the intervention of key Republican senators, who, apparently worried that the president was about to fire both Haspel and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, have urged Trump not to oust either one before the election. Esper angered Trump in June by resisting the deployment of the military across the country during racial justice protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police.

The senators advised Trump that getting rid of two top officials in such sensitive posts so close to the election would damage him politically, noting that the Senate would be unlikely to confirm replacements before November, said the former senior intelligence official, who asked not to be identified in order to discuss confidential conversations.

At first, she seemed like the perfect choice to lead the agency under Trump. Before he tapped her for the job, she was best known for her connections to the CIA’s torture regime, when she briefly oversaw a secret CIA prison in Thailand. During the 2016 campaign, Trump repeatedly expressed support for the use of torture against terrorism suspects, and after he won, there was widespread concern that he planned to revive the long-shuttered CIA torture program. While he stopped short of that, his decision to name Haspel deputy CIA director in 2017 was seen as a rebuke to Democrats and human rights advocates who had opposed the use of torture.

When Pompeo was named secretary of state in 2018, Trump’s nomination of Haspel to succeed him stirred such an outcry that she considered withdrawing until White House officials persuaded her to stick with the confirmation process. Her nomination ultimately made it through the Republican-controlled Senate, but she had to endure an intense grilling from Harris, which helped raise Harris’s national profile and establish her as one of the most effective interrogators of Trump administration officials in Congress.

Throughout her tenure, Haspel has faced conflicting objectives: convincing Trump that she is a team player, while at the same time trying to insulate the CIA from the potential for excessive politicization.

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FAIR: Media Show Little Interest in Israeli Bombing of Gaza

 

View article on FAIR's website Media Show Little Interest in Israeli Bombing of Gaza ALAN MACLEOD   AFP (CBS, 8/13/20) describes attacks on Gaza as "the latest retaliation against fire bombs suspended from balloons that have been released from the Palestinian territory." Israel is bombing Palestine again, although you likely wouldn’t guess that from watching TV news. For the eleventh straight night, Israeli Defense Force warplanes have been bombing the densely populated Gaza Strip. Israel’s bombs have caused considerable damage, forcing the shutdown of the area’s only power plant. But US corporate media, focused on the coronavirus and election coverage, have shown little interest in the renewed violence in the Middle East. Searching for “Gaza” on the websites of NBC News, CNN, MSNBC and PBS elicits no relevant results. Nor has Fox News addressed the bombings, although it did find time (8/18/20) to cover the archaeological discovery of an old soap factory in Israel’s Negev Desert. Other major news networks were not much better. In a wide ranging interview with Trump advisor Jared Kushner, CBS’s Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan (8/16/20) did mention that “there were hostilities overnight in Gaza. There were Israeli airstrikes. Palestinian militants fired off rockets,” in a question about the US’s role in the Middle East, but did not return to it. CBS (8/13/20) also reprinted an AFP newswire story headlined “Israel Responds to Fire Balloons From Gaza Strip With Fighter Jet Strikes,” which began by stating (emphasis added): Israel attacked targets of Islamist group Hamas in Gaza and halted fuel supplies to the enclave Thursday in the latest retaliation against fire bombs suspended from balloons that have been released from the Palestinian territory. The story clearly presents the bombing as a reactive Israeli counter-effort—not an attack on Palestine, but a response against Hamas, which it describes not as a political party but as an “Islamist group.” Hamas, it insists, was the target, despite later noting that a UN-run school was also hit. AFP did not comment on the lack of symmetry between homemade explosives tied to balloons and F-35 jets. ABC News, meanwhile, relied on another news agency for all of its (limited) coverage (two pieces), reprinting (8/16/20) an Associated Press article that similarly presented the cutting off of Gaza’s electricity supply as a “response” to aggression from the “Palestinian militants” of Hamas. AP (Washington Post, 8/16/20) reported that "Israeli aircraft bombed several sites belonging to the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip"--though in the Post the article was accompanied by a photo of a boy with his destroyed home. A second AP story, headlined “Israel Strikes Gaza Targets After Arson Balloons Launched,” was picked up not just by ABC (8/16/20) but by influential outlets like the New York Times (8/15/20), Washington Post (8/16/20) and Guardian (8/16/20). The piece is at pains to present Israeli actions as directed purely against Hamas, and as a response, not an aggressive action, allowing Israeli military spokespersons to drive the narrative. Indeed, much of the report reads like an IDF press release. A leaked 2009 publication from the Israel Project, an Israeli/American group that advises Israel advocates on what language to use when discussing the Palestine conflict, stresses that they should “clearly differentiate between the Palestinian people and Hamas.” “If it sounds like you are attacking the Palestinian people (even though they elected Hamas) rather than their leadership, you will lose public support,” they counsel. Media, it seems, are doing their job for them, in much the same way they reflexively present US actions against Iran as a “response” or a “counter” to the threat from Tehran (FAIR.org, 6/6/19). In their seminal books on media coverage of the conflict, Bad News From Israel and More Bad News From Israel, Greg Philo and Mike Berry wrote that TV news followed a “consistent pattern,” which misleadingly presented the events as “Palestinian action and Israeli response and retaliation,” their focus group sessions showing that the presentation had a “significant effect” on how the public remembered events and apportioned blame, effectively legitimizing Israeli actions. Sixteen years after their first study was published, corporate media appear to be following exactly the same playbook. The US press sampled here have produced barely any original coverage of the 11-day (and counting) bombing campaign of the area commonly described as the world’s largest open-air prison. This is in contrast to foreign channels such as Al-Jazeera and RT, or alternative media like Democracy Now!, all of whom have followed the events in more depth, and often with fewer resources. When corporate media have covered it, they have followed tried and tested conventions that reproduce an Israeli-friendly narrative. Media coverage of Israel/Palestine is a topic FAIR has criticized for decades (e.g., Extra!, 1/91; Extra! Update, 2/05; FAIR.org, 8/6/14, 3/29/19). The reporting on the latest round of attacks on Gaza follows the patterns we have often remarked on: downplaying Palestinian suffering and viewing the conflict from an Israeli state perspective.

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POLITICO NIGHTLY: How the virus spent the convention

BY RENUKA RAYASAM Presented by Facebook With help from Myah Ward WHILE YOU WERE WATCHING — Five months and one week after President Donald Trump declared Covid a national emergency , the virus remains out of control in all but a handful of states in the Northeast, according to Covid Exit Strategy. Since Monday, the first day of the Democratic convention that nominated Joe Biden for president, about 4,000 people have died of Covid in the United States. The country is averaging about 50,000 new infections and more than 1,000 deaths per day in August, according to Johns Hopkins University. “We are on fire,” said Nina Fefferman, a disease modeler and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Tennessee. Coronavirus is a global problem, but many countries — South Korea, Germany, New Zealand, Italy — have been able to drastically slash their infection rates and resume a semblance of normal life. Yet in the United States, numerous outbreaks at colleges and universities around the country, including a Georgia high school and the University of North Carolina, have forced school closures and another semester of online learning. Today a six-year-old girl died in Florida. The death toll will hit 252,000 by Election Day, according to the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Cases have been slowly coming down after a July peak, but school and college reopenings and the return of normal activities like attending parties or going to restaurants is threatening that incremental progress, said Jeffrey Shaman, an professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University. New daily infections should be around 500 a day for the whole country — a hundredth of current levels — in order to make going out to eat safe again and to pave the way for school and college reopenings, Shaman said. At that level, contact tracers could track new outbreaks and labs would have the capacity to quickly turn around test results. Mask mandates have caught on in many parts of the country. Texas and other states have shut down bars. But researchers like Shaman and Fefferman say that far more drastic measures, such as another short-term shelter in place order along with social support for vulnerable groups, a national mask mandate and federal coordination of lab capacity, will be needed to contain the virus in the U.S. “Given what we know, we should not have gotten to this point,” Fefferman said. “All epidemiologists feel this way — just screaming into the void.” Welcome to POLITICO Nightly: Coronavirus Special Edition. The rise of the desi alpha female. Reach out rrayasam@politico.com or on Twitter at @renurayasam.   A message from Facebook: Facebook launches new Voting Information Center. Facebook is building the largest voter information effort in US history, starting with the new Voting Information Center, where you can find the latest resources about voting in the 2020 election. Our goal is to help register 4 million voters. Explore our new Voting Information Center now.   FIRST IN NIGHTLY GEEK SQUAD — The Democratic Party is kicking off the most complicated get-out-the-vote campaign in history — all without knocking on a door, Zach Montellaro and Elena Schneider write. Record high numbers of people plan to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic, and that group skews heavily Democratic, according to polling and absentee ballot request data. But voting by mail is also more complicated than voting in person, and the party's campaign machinery has rapidly transformed itself into a system for helping voters navigate those obstacles. There’s the matter of getting an absentee ballot to begin with, which voters must apply to do in most states. Esoteric factors from signature requirements to delivery times and even rules about how the ballot envelopes are sealed all result in more mail votes getting tossed each election compared to in-person votes. And unusual delays in mail delivery this summer have heaped more stress on the situation. The Democratic convention was one of the first major public steps in a campaign that over a dozen Democratic operatives described in interviews, which will run the party tens of millions of dollars and become the main focus of the coronavirus campaign. 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Aug. 25-27. Watch it live here.     Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn in for a virtual Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. Postal Service operations during Covid-19. | Getty Images ON THE HILL ‘SIMPLY NO END IN SIGHT’ — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended his proposed changes to the Postal Service today during an onslaught of scrutiny from congressional Democrats, warning that the U.S. Postal Service faces a dire financial situation and is an operational mess, Andrew Desiderio, Marianne LeVine and Daniel Lippman write. In lengthy prepared remarks before the GOP-led Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, DeJoy acknowledged several concerns lawmakers have raised in recent weeks, including the significant delivery delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. DeJoy, who attributed those delays in part to his reforms, asked Congress for financial relief and called on lawmakers to urgently address the Postal Service’s fiscal challenges, including its pension system. “Without dramatic change, there is simply no end in sight, and we face an impending liquidity crisis that threatens our ability to deliver on our mission to the American public,” DeJoy told senators via video conference. DeJoy, a Republican megadonor, pushed back on the idea that his proposed changes to the organization are intended to suppress mail-in voting for the upcoming election, calling it a “false and unfair” narrative and an “outrageous claim” that undermines public faith in the election. He vowed to prioritize election-related mail and said Americans should have confidence that their ballots will be delivered on time. The video that dominated your feed today: Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) demonstrated the difficulties of video chatting today when he dropped the F-bomb during the nationally televised virtual Senate hearing, seemingly unaware that his camera and microphone were on.       COVID-2020 HOME ALONE — When the DNC finally unfolded, what happened in Milwaukee? Not everyone stayed home. There was still a small staging area inside the arena and some protesters outside. Mostly, though, the city was quiet as Milwaukeans watched what could have been. Photographer Steven Voss captured the atmosphere this week — the empty shops and streets, the disappointed delegates watching at home, the drive-in viewings for some party supporters to take in the televised spectacle — of a city bereft of its big event. People watch the final night of the Democratic National Convention being projected onto an outdoor screen at the Milwaukee Zoo on August 20. | Steven Voss ASK THE AUDIENCE Nightly asked you: How have your convention viewing plans shifted with the changes in format and location? Do you plan on watching more or less? Do you have any traditions that you've had to alter or cancel? Below are some of your lightly edited responses. “I am a reliable Democratic voter and a political junkie. I will not be watching the convention for the same reasons I cut the cord. I'd rather read a few summaries and stream the speeches I am interested in. It's still the same Talking Heads Media Event to most Americans, even if it looks a little different. We already know the nominee and the party policies, so there's no reason to watch live.” — Elizabeth Wolfe, geologist, Flagstaff, Ariz. “I never watched past presidential conventions. The chaos was off-putting. The remote format is fresh! No doubt, it's exhilarating for delegates attending the live, crowded, noisy conventions. This year's format, however, may offer more to viewers.” — Susan Maunu, paralegal, Altadena, Calif. “My household usually watches the convention and checks on the Yankees during commercials. This year, we will watch Yankees baseball, DVR the convention and hope there are highlights to watch after the game. I will miss the balloons and hoopla, but any excuse to watch more baseball works for me!” — Dianne Saccone, retired, East Meadow, N.Y. “I am a Biden supporter, but as usual, I will be watching both Democratic and Republican conventions. I really like the Democratic version. I love the virtual format, hope we see more in the future.” — Betty Ann Modaff, retired, Asheville, N.C. “Skipping it all. Why sit in front of it for hours, then have it repeated dozens of times the following day? Overkill big time!” — Jim Cox, retired, Louisville, Ky. “I think I plan to watch more. In the past, while party business was being conducted, I would likely watch correspondents around the floor interviewing various party leaders. In the cyberspace version, the convention seems tighter and more closely scripted and makes me not want to miss anything.” — Heddie Tinker, mental health counselor, New York City “For over 50 years, beginning with my grandparents, I have watched every convention, even being allowed to stay up late for those days. The DNC was considered a major event in our family. As an adult, I continued this as well with my children. This year, I have decided to catch the highlights and watch the reruns the following morning. I still engage, just differently.” — Lisa Ravelo, teacher, Sidney, Maine   INTRODUCING POLITICO MINUTES: An unprecedented campaign season demands an unconventional approach to news coverage. 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RSN: FOCUS: Steve Bannon's Indictment and Arrest Should Worry Trump and His Associates

 

 

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FOCUS: Steve Bannon's Indictment and Arrest Should Worry Trump and His Associates

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McQuade writes: "The arrest of Steve Bannon on fraud charges should alarm a number of people close to Donald Trump, including the president himself."

Bannon can control how history remembers him with the choices he makes now.

he arrest of Steve Bannon on fraud charges should alarm a number of people close to Donald Trump, including the president himself.

Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering along with three other men in what authorities said was a scheme to defraud donors funding Trump's proposed wall on the border with Mexico. Each of the two counts in the indictment carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. While sentencing guidelines would likely yield a lower sentence than that, a conviction based on the total amount of $25 million alleged to have been raised by the conspiracy could realistically lead prosecutors to ask for 11 to 14 years.

Most defense lawyers confronting such a serious situation will ask their clients whether they have any information they can trade in exchange for leniency. Defendants who can provide concrete assistance in the investigations of others can reduce their sentences substantially, although a defendant generally must also admit to his own crimes and plead guilty.

As the CEO of Trump's 2016 campaign and later a White House strategist, Bannon is well positioned to have information about a number of possible criminal targets. One of them is Erik Prince, the billionaire founder of the defense contractor Blackwater, who is the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Prince appears to have given conflicting statements to the House Intelligence Committee and special counsel Robert Mueller about a meeting he had in the Seychelles islands in January 2017 with a Russian financier tied to President Vladimir Putin. Conflicting narratives suggest that at least one account is false. Intentionally lying about material matters in either proceeding is a crime.

During his House testimony, Prince said that he met by chance in the Seychelles with Kirill Dmitriev, the chief executive of Russia's sovereign wealth fund; that they met only once; and that he did not attend the meeting as a representative of Trump. But Mueller found just the opposite — that their meeting was arranged in advance, that they met twice and that Prince was acting on behalf of the administration for the purpose of forging a new alliance with Russia. According to Mueller's report, another witness, George Nader, sent a text message to Dmitriev saying Prince was "designated by Steve" Bannon to meet him. Prince told Mueller that he sent text messages to Bannon to report on the results of the meeting.

Both Bannon and Prince were the subjects of referrals for criminal prosecution by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which recently completed an investigation into Russian election interference. With the new charges as an incentive, Bannon could provide insight into whether Prince committed perjury in his testimony before the House or the Senate, potentially leading to criminal charges against Prince. Perjury is a five-year felony.

Other people whom Bannon's cooperation could implicate include Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner, who also were the subjects of criminal referrals by the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2019. Trump Jr. testified before the committee in May 2019 that he had had only limited knowledge about a proposed Trump Tower project in Russia, but Michael Cohen, Trump's personal lawyer at the time, testified that he had briefed Trump Jr. on the topic about 10 times. In addition, reports indicate that deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates contradicted the account Kushner and Trump Jr. gave about their meeting with a Russian lawyer in June 2016. Trump Jr. was reported to have been seeking incriminating information about Hillary Clinton.

As a part of Trump's inner circle, Bannon could even have information to share about the president. Mueller's report did not attempt to charge Trump with a crime, but it did document 10 episodes of what could constitute obstruction of justice. Mueller thought it was inappropriate to charge a sitting president or even to say a president had committed a crime.

But once Trump leaves office, he will no longer enjoy such protection. The five-year statute of limitations will not run out on Trump's 2017 conduct until 2022. If Trump were to leave office in January 2021, Justice Department lawyers in the new administration would have plenty of time to file charges. As a White House adviser during the early days of the Trump administration, Bannon was well positioned to observe facts that could be used in an obstruction of justice prosecution of Trump.

Of course, Bannon's value as a witness could be rendered moot by a presidential pardon. Rather than decide whether to go to trial and risk conviction or to plead guilty and testify against others, Bannon would no doubt prefer clemency from Trump to avoid either of those bad choices. But Bannon surely knows that a pardon now would bring a heavy political cost in the run-up to the election.

Bannon joins a long list of Trump associates who have been charged with crimes: Gates, 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, Cohen and adviser Roger Stone. (Trump commuted Stone's sentence just before he began serving it.)

For someone who campaigned on a promise to "drain the swamp," Trump has shown uncommonly poor judgment in choosing associates. A pardon of Bannon would only amplify that message and expose Trump to additional allegations of a cover-up. A more likely scenario is the one that played out with Stone — wait on a pardon until absolutely necessary, at least until after the election. With Bannon unlikely to face trial until after November, Trump can wait and issue a pardon when he no longer faces judgment from voters.

But Bannon holds some cards here, too. If he has incriminating information about Trump and associates, he can choose to share it regardless of whether Trump grants a pardon. Bannon can control how history remembers him with the choices he makes now.

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