Could Michael Cohen Be Stonewalled?

[View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [Ad Choices]( [images-hive-logo (1).jpg]( Could Michael Cohen Be Stonewalled? Good morning, dear reader, and happy Fourth of July! Michael Cohen’s [rehabilitation campaign]( is underway; Donald Trump’s delusions of grandeur have been codified as [White House policy]( and the Internet of You’ve Got Mail is now a [hellacious nexus of partisan warfare, mass surveillance, and fake news](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Chris Smith’s reportorial insights into Cohen’s subliminal negotiations with the New York prosecutors trying to put him away—and why Southern District insiders say his media strategy is doing more harm than good. Plus: T.A. Frank reports from the front lines of America’s cold civil war. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [Michael Cohen arrives to federal court in New York City, May 30, 2018.]( [“The Southern District Would Be Uncomfortable with Making a Deal with Cohen”: What Prosecutors Think About Michael Cohen’s Loose Lips]( By [Chris Smith]( [Donald Trump’s former lawyer is very publicly playing for a pardon or a plea deal. But the Southern District’s lawyers are content to let him twist—for now.]( [Happy Birthday, America: You’re F--ked!]( By [T.A. Frank]( [Imagining the divorce and reconciliation of red and blue.]( [Has Mark Zuckerberg Dug His Own Grave?]( By [Maya Kosoff]( [Four different government agencies are now investigating Facebook’s data practices—with a focus on what company executives said when.]( [Trump Preps for NATO Summit by Calling Allies Deadbeats]( By [Bess Levin]( [The president has written a series of threatening letters to member nations.]( [From the Archive: Banana Republic Edition]( By [Christopher Hitchens]( [As America celebrates its independence from Britain, revisit Christopher Hitchens’s instant classic on why the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave is trending toward becoming the next Zimbabwe, Venezuela, or Equatorial Guinea.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [Ad Choices]( [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.