Trump’s “What, Me Worry?” West Wing

The #MeToo Blacklist • Notre-Dame Aftermath • Myths About Mueller Report Grow [View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( Trump’s “What, Me Worry?” West Wing Good morning! Private-equity kingpin Leon Black is building [a local TV empire](. Emmanuel Macron has pledged to [rebuild Notre-Dame](. And Brad Parscale is [using Facebook to terrorize the elderly](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, dear reader, is a great day to [subscribe](: Gabriel Sherman peers inside the West Wing as Trump revels in chaos. Joe Pompeo handicaps Robert Mueller’s moment of truth. And Diana Falzone reveals the dark truth about life in the media after #MeToo. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [“They Think They’re Going to Win Unless They Really Fuck Up”: Trump and Allies Giddy About 2020 as Mueller Report Nears]( By [Gabriel Sherman]( [The what-me-worry West Wing view is: Mueller’s verdict is already in, immigration chaos is a strategy, and 2020 is almost in the bag.]( [“What About Hope Hicks?”: Journalists Handicap Mueller’s Moment of Truth]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Who told on Trump? Was Barr’s summary accurate? What about that other Trump Tower meeting? Mueller knows all—if only Barr will let him reveal it.]( [“You Will Lose Everything”: Inside the Media’s #MeToo Blacklist]( By [Diana Falzone]( [Former television hosts and network personalities say they’ve become persona non grata after settling high-profile lawsuits against serial sexual harassers. If the trend continues, blacklisting could become the next legal battleground.]( [You’re Welcome, America: Workers Got a One-Cent Bonus Thanks to Trump’s Tax Cuts]( By [Bess Levin]( [Buy yourself something nice, sweet cheeks.]( [What Will the Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Mean for the Catholic Imagination?]( By [John Cornwell]( [The cathedral is at once an icon and a sacred place, and thus the response to Monday’s disaster is a crisis of faith and of secularism, writes historian John Cornwell.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [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 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.