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Friday, November 30, 2018

The Point: How Robert Mueller blew up Trump's week


November 30, 2018  | by Lauren Dezenski

How Robert Mueller blew up Trump's week

If Donald Trump thought he could end this week with a high note at the G20 summit, Robert Mueller's investigation certainly scuttled those plans. 

Hours before Trump boarded his plane to Argentina, a bombshell landed in Trumpworld with the news Michael Cohen had pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about -- and a sign Cohen is talking Trump's business deals with Mueller -- a previously stated "red line" for Trump.

Trump fired back -- from the air -- tweeting that the investigation is an "illegal Joseph McCarthy style Witch Hunt" and should be called off.

He also defended his actions on the campaign trail: "Even if he was right, it doesn't matter, because I was allowed to do whatever I wanted during the campaign."

Meanwhile, the field of would-be challengers to Trump is crystallizing, with more and more Democrats inching closer to announcing their intentions to run.

The Point: Best-laid plans of mice and men (and the Trump administration) often go awry, especially when Robert Mueller is involved. 

-- Lauren

And here's a recap of this week in 21 headlines:

Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I may end up as a screenwriter, who knows -- it's time for this guy to go to Hollywood, baby!"

-- Outgoing Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California, on what comes next after his 30-year career in politics.

WHO'S UP AND WHO'S DOWN?

Post-midterms, these are the top 2020 Dems

The way Democrats voted in 2018 says a lot about who the strongest contenders are for the 2020 presidential nomination. Chris explains.

ALASKA QUAKE

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Anchorage, Alaska, earlier today, sending buildings rocking, streets crumbling and residents running for cover and knocking out cell phone reception.

Follow CNN.com for our live coverage of the aftermath.

LAUREN'S GOOD READS

How Dr. Phil helped pluck Elizabeth Warren out of obscurity, from Politico Magazine's Michael Kruse

"Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here's the Reality."

DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were charged with cryptocurrency fraud. What's the opposite of a major key?

Do not miss the tour de force Force Report from NJ Advance Media

Ozzy Osbourne almost died from a manicure

THE "THANK U, NEXT" VIDEO IS OUT !!!!

MUSICAL INTERLUDE

Chris loves Christmas music and Lauren loves Vampire Weekend ... so we'll continue this week's Christmas music theme with Vampire Weekend's not-techically-a-Christmas-song "Holiday." 

INSTA POINT

Today's topic: 2018 is the election year that never ends.

WEDDING BELLS ON THE HILL

One congressman apparently loves his job so much he got married there.

Rep. Dan Newhouse married Joan Galvin in the Congressional Prayer Room of the US Capitol today

The couple publicly announced their engagement in October, a few weeks before Newhouse won his reelection bid for Washington's 4th Congressional District.

PROFANE POLS 

Politicians are apparently using more foul language, and CNN's Hunter Schwarz has the data to prove it.

"The rate at which politicians in Congress and state legislatures use expletives on social media has risen dramatically, according to data from GovPredict, an analytics firm.

In 2014, the firm tracked 83 instances of lawmakers using profane words. Over the next two years, usage rose slowly, but in 2017 -- the year President Donald Trump took office -- it exploded, with 1,571 instances. So far this year there have been 2,409 instances."

YOUR DAILY GIF

From Brenna: "It's beginning to look a lot like GIFmas. Take a look back at the week with our weekly GIFticle. And share the gift of Point cheer with your friends!"
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