“The Spell May Be Starting to Wear Off”: Michael Cohen Questions His Faith in Trump

[View this email in your browser]( [images-hive-logo (1).jpg]( “The Spell May Be Starting to Wear Off”: Michael Cohen Questions His Faith in Trump Good morning! It is the 504th day of the Trump presidency, dear reader, and Sean Hannity is urging the president’s friends to [smash their phones]( into “itsy-bitsy pieces”; Cambridge Analytica has been found [consorting with Julian Assange]( and comically corrupt grifter Scott Pruitt has been reprimanded for [taking too many free lunches]( at the White House cafeteria. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Emily Jane Fox’s scintillating report on Michael Cohen’s crisis of faith in Donald Trump, and why friends think a pardon isn’t in the cards. Meanwhile, Chris Smith has a must-read analysis on how the D.O.J. inspector general’s report is bad news for James Comey, but even worse news for Trump. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [cohen trump davidson]( [“That Spell Maybe Is Starting To Wear Off”: With Keith Davidson Talking to the Feds, Michael Cohen Faces Growing Pressure]( By [Emily Jane Fox]( [As Cohen’s legal headaches mount, people in his inner circle say that he is exasperated and without allies in Washington, despite what some read as the hidden message in Trump’s recent pardons. “Those people he pardoned had been convicted and already served time,” one of these people said. “That’s not at all the same thing.”]( [“The Facts Refute the President’s Constant Gaslighting”: Why Many Democrats Welcome the Inspector General’s Report]( By [Chris Smith]( [James Comey is liable to be treated harshly—but not in a way that helps Donald Trump.]( [Trump Doesn’t Want to Go to Canada Unless a Parade Is Thrown in His Honor]( By [Bess Levin]( [Unfortunately for the president, he’ll be lucky if no one throws a shoe at him.]( [The Techlash Fallout Is Getting Real]( By [Maya Kosoff]( [As pressure mounts at Google, Europe turns the screws with another massive fine—one that could have major consequences.]( [How Rod Rosenstein Defused Trump’s #Spygate Conspiracy]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [The Department of Justice has been quietly undermining the president’s narrative with strategic transparency.]( [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.