Inside the Moonves Nightmare

[View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [Ad Choices]( [images-hive-logo (1).jpg]( Inside the Moonves Nightmare Good morning! It was a rollicking week—and [weekend]( the Hive newsroom, dear reader, as our crack team of reporters brought you the latest on the [“frenzy” inside the White House]( the [unnamed Americans]( in Robert Mueller’s crosshairs; and the chilling intellectual thread fastening Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with William D. Cohan’s insights into the Kabuki theater at CBS as the board examines the costly excision of Les Moonves. Meanwhile, Joe Pompeo has the scoop on Steve Schmidt’s new media venture in the expanding anti-Trump market. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [Les Moonves smiles with another man]( [The Real Nightmare Behind CBS’s Moonves Theater]( By [William D. Cohan]( [It’s clear by now that the #MeToo movement is accustomed to the swift retribution that has followed a piece of bombshell reporting. But the Moonves saga will unfold differently.]( [“The Conservative Movement . . . Has Become a Racket“: Steve Schmidt Is Starting a Pod Save America for Never Trumpers]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Co-hosted by NBC News star Elise Jordan, the new venture is called Words Matter, and the podcast’s inaugural installment debuts on August 6.]( [Larry Kudlow Tells China to Take Its Best Shot]( By [Bess Levin]( [It’s unclear what Trump’s top trade adviser was hoping to achieve here by calling China “weak” and “lousy.”]( [Sorry, Investors, Evan Spiegel Doesn’t Want to Talk]( By [Maya Kosoff]( [The 28-year-old billionaire blows off shareholders as Snap’s stock wavers.]( [Omarosa Claims Trump Is Suffering Obvious “Mental Decline”]( By [Tina Nguyen]( [Trump’s original apprentice joins a chorus of alarmed doctors and Washingtonians in declaring the president unfit for office.]( [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.