Subject: Axios AM: Mike's Top 6 — Mueller's muscle — Uber CEO may take a leave — Tweet du jour — Key leadership lesson
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 07:51:09 -0400 (EDT)

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By Mike Allen = ·Jun 11, 2017

1. 1 big thing: Mueller's muscle

Muller in 2013 (AP's Evan Vucci)

"The Worst Thing That Happened to Donald Trump this Week" — Paul Rosenzweig, on the Lawfare blog: Special =ounsel "Robert Mueller has hired Michael Dreeben, on a part-time basis, to=help with his investigation. Dreeben, a deputy in the Office of the Solici=or General, has argued more than 100 cases before the Supreme Court. His s=ecialty has, for the last 20 years, been criminal matters and he has an en=yclopedic knowledge of criminal law."

"[H]e is quite possibly the best criminal appella=e lawyer in America (at least on the government's side). That Mueller has =ought his assistance attests both to the seriousness of his effort and the=depth of the intellectual bench he is building."

National Law Journal: "The move signals th=t Mueller is seeking advice on the complexities that have arisen already i= the investigations, including what constitutes obstruction of justice."
Mueller's has had a spate of other high-octane hires, including Andrew Weissman=, chief of the fraud section of the Justice Department's Criminal Division=

=eissmann was director of Justice's Enron Task Force, where he=oversaw the prosecutions of Jeffrey Skilling, Ken Lay, and Andrew Fastow. =hile at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan, Weissmann helped prosecut= high-ranking members of the Genovese, Colombo and Gambino crime families,=and fought the infiltration of organized crime on Wall Street.

Be smart: Mueller is amassing the talent arsenal you'd bu=ld to bring criminal charges.

Coming attractions ... Attorn=y General Jeff Sessions, who was going to be pummeled with Russia=questions during what was supposed to be a budget hearing before a Senate =ubcommittee on Tuesday, switched yesterday and will appear Tuesday before =he Senate Intelligence Committee.

Deputy Attorney Gene=al Rob Rosentein will take his place answering appropriations que=tions. See Sessions' letter to the Intelligence Committee.
AP: "The House intelligence committee sent a letter F=iday asking White House counsel Don McGahn whether any tape recordings or =emos of Comey's conversations with the president exist now or had existed =n the past."

"The committee also sent a letter to=Comey asking for any notes or memos in his possession about the discussion= he had with Trump before being abruptly fired last month. The committee i= seeking the materials by June 23."

The takeaway: All these moves show the Russia probe will remain constantly in Washin=ton's forefront.

2. Astonishing item

"Trump's son seems to confirm Comey's account of the preside=t's comments on the Flynn investigation," by WashPost's Jenna Johnson:
"Donald Trump Jr. — the president's elde=t son — seemed to confirm Comey's version of events in a Saturday =nterview on Fox News as he tried to emphasize the fact that his father did=not directly order Comey to stop investigating Flynn."

Trump Jr.: "When he tells you to do something, guess wha=? There's no ambiguity in it, there's no, 'Hey, I'm hoping' ... You and I =re friends: 'Hey, I hope this happens, but you've got to do your job.' Tha='s what he told Comey. And for this guy as a politician to then go back an= write a memo: 'Oh, I felt threatened.' He felt so threatened — bu= he didn't do anything."

"Trump also said that Comey's testimony 'vindicated' the president and that everything=in it was 'basically ridiculous.'"

What the White Hous= wants to be asked about ... "Ivanka Trump back in the spotlight for workforce development week,"=by CNN's Betsy Klein: "The firs= daughter and presidential adviser will join her father at a series of eve=ts from Tuesday to Thursday to highlight administration initiatives on voc=tional training and apprenticeships as well as legislative priorities like=college affordability."

"The White House's 'wo=kforce development week' follows a thematic focus this past week on infras=ructure."

3. The talk of tech

Happening today ... "Uber Board to Discuss CEO Travis K=lanick's Possible Leave of Absence," by the Wall Street Journal's Greg Bensing=r:

"Kalanick will discuss taking a possibl= leave of absence when the board of directors ... meets [this] morning."
"It was uncertain whether Mr. Kalanick=would ultimately take the leave or whether the board would approve of such=a measure, which would require finding a temporary replacement in short or=er."

"Also on the agenda when the se=en-person board convenes is a vote on a series of recommendations from a r=port prepared by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder regarding its wo=kplace."

Kalanick "developed a reputation for sha=p elbows, a relentless work ethic and a willingness to push the limits of =egality to achieve success."

"Kalanick is also facing a personal crisis. His mother died late last month in a boating accident that als= left his father seriously injured. He has been spending time with his fat=er in the Los Angeles area."

Why it matters: "Kal=nick has been the face of Uber amid its ascent to the world's most valuabl= private company, pegged by investors at $68 billion."

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Bonus: Tweet du jour

From the White House principal deputy press secretary, daughter of Mike =uckabee ...

4. Living history: The global political disruption

Cover of today's (London) Daily Mail on Sunday

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"Theresa May, Britain's prime minister,=has joined a long line of politicians who have gambled that they understoo= the populist wave overtaking Western politics and lost."

"Thursday's election capped a year in which the lates= theory of politics in the populist era perpetually seemed to prove incorr=ct, as did many predictions of election outcomes."

"Some surprises have bolstered establishments, underscoring =hat the only certainty is uncertainty."

"Political establi=hments, which have their own stubborn subcultures, have held on t= conventional wisdom even as it has led them astray."

The =ega-takeaway: "Parties are weakening, but polarization is strengt=ening. Voters increasingly see themselves as voting against the party or p=rson they dislike, rather than for one they do like."

5. Tracking power

Axios scoop .=. "Fannie Mae exec to be nominated Treasury Deputy Secretary," by=Jonathan Swan and Alexi McCammond:

Fannie Mae's Genera= Counsel Brian Brooks will be appointed Deputy Secretary of the T=easury Department, according to three sources with direct knowledge. He pr=viously worked with Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin at OneWest, which became t=e largest bank in Southern California after the 2008 economic collapse.
Why this matters: Deputy Secretary is a=pivotal role in the Treasury Department, and Wall Street has been keeping = close eye on the vacancy. Brooks will be expected to play a driving role =n tax reform and the other major agenda items. Two sources say that Mnuchi= wanted a loyalist in this key position.

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6. 1 helpful thing

These leadership precepts will serve you with any group=of people you manage, large or small ...

"Set a High Bar, =nd Hold People to It": The weekly "Corner Office" column in t=e N.Y. Times Business section — Here's Chip Berg=, chief executive of Levi Strauss, interviewed by Adam Bryant:

"The big lesson for me ... is that=you've got to be really transparent and straight with people, and if they'=e not cutting it, you've got to tell them where they're not cutting it. Ho=d the bar up high, and if it's not a good fit, call it.

"Being extremely transparent builds trust=over time. I'm not a big fan of organizations where people backstab or tal= behind others' backs. So when I've led teams, it's always been about how =e work together to get the best results. ...

"I've never regretted moving too fast to let somebo=y go. I've had times when I've regretted waiting as long as I did to make = move. ... I also have some great turnaround stories where people were coa=hed and showed they could raise their game."

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