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Frontrunning: August 14

  • Korea tensions ease slightly as U.S. officials play down war risks (Reuters)
  • Pence Plays Down Trump Threat on Venezuela (WSJ)
  • Trump Pressed to Reject White Nationalist Groups (WSJ)
  • White House Says Trump Abhors Neo-Nazis (BBG)
  • Charlottesville, and the World, Take Stock of Violent Episode (NYT)
  • Car Attack Suspect Had Shown Troubling Behavior (NYT)
  • U.S. Default? Unlikely, But Bond Traders Are Taking No Chances (BBG)
  • Voters sense betrayal in Britain's Brexit heartlands (Reuters)

The Mad Chase For Russia-gate Prey

The Mad Chase For Russia-gate Prey

Authored by Daniel Lazare via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

 

June turned out to be the cruelest month for the Russia-gate industry.

The pain began on June 8 when ex-FBI Director James Comey testified that a sensational New York Times article declaring that “members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials” was “in the main … not true.”

Corzine Tries To Launch A Hedge Fund For The 3rd Time. "To Trade The Trump Crash"

Corzine Tries To Launch A Hedge Fund For The 3rd Time. "To Trade The Trump Crash"

Shortly after Jon Corzine not only destroyed MF Global but "vaporized" $1.6 billion in supposedly segregated client funds which were illegally commingled with operating cash, Jon Corzine had a brief encounter with the legal system including several kangaroo court sessions in Congress, which ultimately led to absolutely nothing for two simple reasons.

Reason #1:

And Reason #2: