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-- WHAT MIGHT KEEP THE PRESIDENT UP AT NIGHT: "Mueller's staff grows to 13, with 'several more in the pipeline,'" by Darren Samuelsohn: "Special counsel Robert Mueller has added 13 attorneys -- with more still to come -- as his investigation quickly expands beyond potential collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign with Russia to potential obstruction ofjustice case by the president. ... [The] prosecution team [has] experience going after everything from the Mafia and Enron to al Qaeda and President Richard Nixon." http://politi.co/2sDRvS8 -- HOW HE'S EXPANDING HIS LEGAL TEAM: "Trump hires another high-profile lawyer as FBI probe heats up," by Josh Dawsey: "John Dowd, who investigated Pete Rose for Major League Baseball and represented John McCain during the Keating Five Scandal, among other high-profile clients, has joined the president's legal team, according to two people familiar with the pick. Dowd declined to comment Friday. The addition of Dowd, a 76-year-old former prosecutor who has practiced law in Washington for decades, adds an experienced hand in the investigation. He joins Marc Kasowitz, Trump's longtime New York lawyer, Jay Sekulow and Mark Bowe, who works with Kasowitz." http://politi.co/2sDRldf -- WHAT HE'S DOING WITH HIS POWER: "5 things Trump did while you weren't looking: Week 2," by Danny Vinik: "1. U.S. and China make nice on beef, dairy and poultry ... 2. Education Department targets Obama-era student protections ... 3. The Pentagon flexes its muscles ... 4. VA civil service reforms heads to Trump's desk ... 5. New food labels? Not so fast." http://politi.co/2tbw0F2 -- WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS: "White House Officials Push for Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections," by Foreign Policy's Kate Brannen, Dan De Luce, and Paul McLeary: "A pair of top White House officials is pushing to broaden the war in Syria, viewing it as an opportunity to confront Iran and its proxy forces on the ground there, according to two sources familiar with the debate inside the Donald Trump administration. Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, and Derek Harvey, the NSC's top Middle East advisor, want the United States to start going on the offensive in southern Syria, where, in recent weeks, the U.S. military has taken a handful of defensive actions against Iranianbacked forces fighting in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Their plans are making even traditional Iran hawks nervous, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, who has personally shot down their proposals more than once, the two sources said." http ://atfp.co/2tdq4fo -- WHERE HE'S SPENDING HIS SATURDAY: "From regal to rustic, Trump heads to Camp David for weekend," by AP's Catherine Lucey: "President Donald Trump is picking simple over swanky this weekend. Nearly five months into his presidency, Trump is heading to Camp David, the government-owned retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains, for the first time. A frequent weekend traveler, Trump has favored his palatial residences in Florida and New Jersey over the wooded hideaway used by many presidents for a break from Washington. No one expects the luxury-loving leader to make this a regular thing. After all, Trump told foreign newspapers earlier this year that Camp David was 'very rustic' and 'you know how long you'd like it? For about 30 minutes.'" http://apne.ws/2tyun3D TRUMP is expected to leave for Camp David sometime this morning. -- HOW HE'S SO RICH: "Trump reports assets of at least $1.4 billion in financial disclosure," by Theo Meyer and Matt Nussbaum: "The Trump International Hotel, which opened last year just blocks from the White House in a building leased from the federal government, brought in nearly $20 million in revenue for the president, according to Trump's latest financial disclosure, released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Friday. Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, which he visited often in the early months of his presidency, raked in $37 million - up from $30 million in the report Trump filed last year and about $16 million in the report filed two years ago. "Sales of Trump's 'The Art of the Deal' brought in as much as $1 million for Trump, compared to the less than $100,000 in royalties that Trump reported in his 2016 filing. And sales of Trump's book 'Crippled America' brought in up to another $5 million. Trump reported assets of at least $1.4 billion and income of at least $596.3 million in the 2016 calendar year and the early months of 2017. He reported owing at least $310 million to various financial institutions, including at least $130 million to Deutsche Bank." http://politi.co/2tduBOt --HOT DOC: Trump's financial disclosure http://bit.ly/2rCqr5H DARREN SAMUELSOHN: "Escalating investigation puts Trump and his staff at legal odds": "The legal interests of President Donald Trump and his aides are dramatically diverging as special counsel Robert Mueller expands his probe into possible obstruction ofjustice - and as the president ratchets up his attacks on the investigators. While Trump's personal attorney, Marc Kasowitz, recently told White House staffers they can rely on him, rather than hire their own lawyers, some of the people closest to Trump aren't taking that advice. ... 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