Exclusive: The Mooch Recalls the 10(-ish) Days That Shook the World!

[View this email in your browser]( [images-hive-logo (1).jpg]( Exclusive: The Mooch Recalls the 10(-ish) Days That Shook the World! Good morning! It was another disheartening day for the poor ole dotard, Donald J. Trump, an alleged Forbes enthusiast and unofficial State of the Union ratings expert. Joe Pompeo [reported]( on the dreary final days of Time Inc. Tina Nguyen and Maya Kosoff [scooped the news]( on the latest machinations of the alt-right’s new Steve Bannon. Chris Smith [unveiled]( what was really inside Anthony Weiner’s laptop. And T.A. Frank [investigated]( the various ways in which the Democrats are unwittingly attempting to euthanize their own party’s electoral hopes. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with William D. Cohan’s revealing interview with Anthony Scaramucci, who candidly recounts his 10 days (or so) in the heart of the swamp—replete with his battles with Bannon and Priebus, and trenchant observations about the corridors of American power. (“I said, ‘Mr. President, I hope I can do the job, but you’ve got to know knives are out for me. Those two guys are shitting in their pants.’”) Meanwhile, Pompeo breaks the latest news on an era that keeps on ending. We hope that you are enjoying what you are reading. Have a great day! “F---ing Sith Lord,” “Horrific Leakers,” and “Berserkazoid Craziness”: The Mooch Recalls His Brief Shining Fortnight at the Center of American Politics By William D. Cohan Steve Bannon is the ultimate swamp creature, Reince Priebus acts like Richie Cunningham, Donald Trump is like Michael Jordan, and other observations of Anthony Scaramucci. New Top Editor for Medium, Chameleon of Web Publishers By Joe Pompeo Time Inc. vet editor Siobhan O’Connor will be in charge of creating stories to pull readers past the paywall. Must Instagram Die So Facebook Can Live? By Maya Kosoff A telling comment from Mark Zuckerberg suggests Facebook may cannibalize its more popular sister site. Labor Department Report Mysteriously Disappears After Contradicting Trump By Bess Levin The White House has a curious habit of burying data that makes its policies look bad. Todd Akin Will Not Go Quietly into the Night By Tina Nguyen Missouri’s G.O.P. front-runner could cost it the Senate. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, [vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com]( to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2018. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.