Manafort’s Three-Dimensional Checkers

[View this email in your browser]( [images-hive-logo (1).jpg]( Manafort’s Three-Dimensional Checkers Good morning! It was a rollicking week—and [weekend]( the Hive’s crack team of reporters dutifully chronicled the [travails of Jared Kushner]( the [downfall of Hope Hicks]( Google’s [legal headaches]( Donald Trump’s “easy” new [trade war]( the G.O.P.’s [Second Amendment freakout]( and Susan Wojcicki’s [far-right nightmare](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Scott Turow’s incisive report on Paul Manafort’s dangerous game with Robert Mueller, and why Paulie Walnuts is pleading not guilty despite looking totally cooked. T.A. Frank investigates whether Red and Blue America can come together in hatred of Jared Kushner. Maya Kosoff explains why Evan Spiegel is doubling down on one of Snapchat’s most misfires. And we offer incredible, exclusive photographs from the Vanity Fair Oscar party! We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [paul manafort] Why Manafort’s Legal Strategy Could Doom Him—and Trump By Scott Turow Over the years, I’ve seen many potential defendants decide to shut up and take the heat. There is a price to be paid, however, for refusing to entertain plea deals. And betting on a pardon is the legal equivalent of a poker player drawing to an inside straight. Step Inside the Vanity Fair Oscar Party By Vanity Fair Housed for the fourth year in a custom-built space adjacent to the Wallis Annenberg Center and Beverly Hills City Hall, the party, hosted by Vanity Fair editor Radhika Jones, welcomed newly-minted Oscar winners and more boldfaced names to walk the green-and-white carpet, then celebrate well into the night. Ben Carson, Jared Kushner, and the New Rules of Corruption By T.A. Frank Corruption tends to come in two flavors: the sort that doesn’t take work and the sort that does. Flying first class is easy; circumventing the law to obtain a $31,000 dining-room set is hard. And then there is Jared Kushner. Evan Spiegel Doubles Down on Snapchat’s Biggest Flop By Maya Kosoff Why is Snap still trying to make Spectacles cool? Trump Declares “Trade Wars Are Good,” Immediately Gets Brutal Awakening By Bess Levin World leaders, corporate America, and members of his own administration have basically told the president to get bent. [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.