Subject: Daily Skimm: You mean winter, as in ice?
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Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 06:23:53 -0500 (EST)

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Can I get a copy?" – Kim Kardashian West responding to a fan who wrote=his masters thesis on her. Too bad 'K' isn't a grade.

THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION =ONTINUES

The Story

Special counsel Robert Mueller has some status updates.

Give it to me.

The first is about former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Earlier this y=ar, he pleaded guilty to financial crimes, many tied to his work as a pro-=ussian lobbyist. But he worked out a plea agreement to cooperate with Muel=er's investigation in exchange for possibly having some charges dropped. N=w Mueller's office is saying 'not so fast' and accused him of breaking the=r agreement. Turns out Manafort apparently lied to them about a variety of=things – including when and how often he's been chatting with Trum= admin officials. Naughty, naughty.

You said updates. Plural.

Yep. The second one is about Michael Cohen aka President Trump's former fixer-s=ash-personal lawyer. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to charges like =ampaign finance violations. Then, as part of Mueller's investigation, he p=eaded guilty to lying to Congress about a potential Trump biz deal in Russ=a. Now Mueller's team says that Cohen's helped the investigation. But NY p=osecutors said he should still get significant prison time. They also said=Cohen acted at the direction of Trump when he committed two election-relat=d crimes (think: paid hush money to silence two women who said they=had affairs with Trump). Cohen will be sentenced on Wednesday.

Anything else?

Quick staffing announcements: White House chief of st=ff John Kelly will be pac=ing his desk by the end of the year. Also, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is Trump's pi=k to succeed Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the UN. And William Barr – who previously serve= as AG for former President George HW Bush – is who Trump wants to=be his next AG.

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Although Trump has not been charged in this investiga=ion, this latest update potentially links him to criminal conduct and even=possibly defrauding voters Some Dems think this could be grounds for impeachment, or maybe eve= jail time for the president. Trump's team says it's all BS.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What people in Belgium are disagreeing over…<=b>

This UN migration pact that's being adopted this week. =ack in 2015, European countries struggled with an influx of migrants comin= from places like Syria and Africa. And wanted ground rules on how to deal=with it. After years of negotiations, they came up with this pact. It says=countries that sign on agree to do things like make legal migration easier=and give migrants social services. It's non-binding and mostly symbolic. B=t some countries where nationalism is on the rise (think: the US, Austria,=Poland, Hungary, Italy) are not on board. They're worried this pact would =read on their sovereignty and their ability to control their borders. But =a href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/15364102.2749950/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2l=bXRoLmlzLzJRb3phRU0/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8Bdd244345" target="_blank" d=ta-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://skimmth.is/2Q=zaEM&source=gmail&ust=1544505857911000&usg=AFQjCNHpxxPl8=M9FbVoerTKZ6Tg-d1B6A" style="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">Belgiu='s prime minister still plans to sign on. Granted, it cost him his maj=rity in Parliament after a right-wing part of his coalition resigned in op=osition. Now between that and recent protests reportedly over fuel taxes a=d the cost of living in the country, the prime minister is trying to hold =is government together.

What to say when you can't decide if it's delivery or=DiGiorno…

Vote on it. Tomorrow, UK lawmakers will vote on the <= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/15364102.2749950/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJCM2FZeHA/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8Bb58eae64" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">Brexit deal Prime Minister =heresa May and the EU have agreed on. People from all over the political spectru= aren't happy about it. And thousands came out this weekend to protest=– both for and against it. Speaking of protests, the ones in France are still going strong.=There have been protests for weeks over the gov's proposed fuel tax. Last =eek, French President Macron gave in to demands and scrapped it. But this =eekend, more than 125,000 still turned out to protest. Many called on him =o resign. Some rioted, looted businesses, and burned cars. Police responde= with tear gas and rubber bullets. More than 130 people were injured and m=re than 1,200 people were taken into custody.

What to say when your manager asks you to lead the me=ting…

Putting on the pressure. The US's trade rep is threat=ning China with more tariffs<=a> if the two don't reach a trade deal by March of next year. Earlier this=month, the US and China decided to hit pause on new tariffs while they wor= things out. But then it came out that the CFO of Huawei – a Chinese tech co the US says pos=s a national security risk – was arrested in Canada at the US's re=uest. The reason: she allegedly helped Huawei violate Iran sanctions. Toda=, her bail hearing continues. How this all plays out could impact trade ne=otiations on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods.

What people are talking about…

Charlottesville, VA. On Friday, the man who killed He=ther Heyer was convicted of first-degree murder and nine other charges, afte= he plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters at last year's white =upremacist rally. Sentencing begins today. He'll be back on trial next yea= for federal hate crime charges – which, if he gets convicted, cou=d mean he'll face the death penalty.

Who people are talking about…

Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray, who won the Heisman Trophy this weekend. Hours after =he win, he apologized for past homophobic tweets that came to light. This =s expected to be Murray's last season in college football. After this, he'= picking up his baseball glove and joining the Oakland A's.

What to say when you hear the ladies are taking over.=.

I said I=like it like that.

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