“Just an Ass-Backward Tech Company”

[View this email in your browser]( [images-hive-logo (1).jpg]( “Just an Ass-Backward Tech Company” Good morning! It was a very “modern day presidential” President’s Day inside the Hive: Donald Trump spent the long weekend [fuming]( at everybody but Russia; Republican insiders are [panicking]( over a potential 2018 wave; and the White House is [squaring off]( against the Parkland shooting survivors. Meanwhile, the president is facing [another sex scandal]( Rick Gates is [singing to Mueller]( and Apple employees are [walking into walls](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Maya Kosoff’s investigative report on the existential crisis at Twitter. And Abigail Tracy reveals why Mueller’s latest chess move could put the president in check. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! “Just an Ass-Backward Tech Company”: How Twitter Lost the Internet War By Maya Kosoff Twitter faces more challenges than most technology companies: ISIS terrorists, trolls, bots, and Donald Trump. But its last line of defense, the company’s head of trust and safety, Del Harvey, isn’t making things easier. “We’ve Got Another Shoe to Drop”: Why Mueller’s Charges Don’t Vindicate Trump By Abigail Tracy The Justice Department’s latest indictments don’t implicate the Trump campaign. But the president is far from exonerated, either. Don Jr. Promises Not to Do Anything Corrupt While Shilling Condos in Mumbai By Bess Levin Nothing to see here, insists the president’s son. Can the Parkland Shooting Survivors Force Trump’s Hand? By Tina Nguyen Students have taken control of the gun-control narrative. From the Archive: Michael Cohen Would Take a Bullet for Trump By Emily Jane Fox The president’s personal lawyer has a long history of loyalty oaths. “I’ll never walk away,” he told Emily Jane Fox last summer, as he got swept into the Russia investigation. Would he ever ask Trump for a pardon? “I know that I will never have to ask him to do that.” [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.