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likely to hire lawyers and splinter off as the president's response to the investigation grows increasingly aggressive." http://politi.co/2sAqH4i CORRECTION OF THE DAY -- WaPo: "A May 19 Page One article about investigations into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign incorrectly quoted President Trump. Speaking in the wake of Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein's decision to appoint a special counsel, Trump said, 'I respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt, and there is no collusion between - certainly myself and my campaign, but I can always speak for myself and the Russians. Zero.' He did not say, 'I can only speak for myself and the Russians.'" ****** a message from POET - one of the world's largest ethanol producers: Led by scientists and engineers, POET operates 30 biofuel facilities & America's first cellulosic biofuel plant. We produce a cleaner fuel for millions of drivers, every day. We're POET and we're driving innovation, from the ground up. Learn more here. ****** SCARY -- "Alexandria Gunman Carried List With Names of 3 Republican Lawmakers,' by NYT's Adam Goldman: "The gunman who targeted Republican congressmen this week at a baseball field in suburban Washington was carrying a list with the names of at least three lawmakers, and had pictures of the ballpark stored on his cellphone, two law enforcement officials said on Friday. One of the officials said there were no explicit threats written on the list that was found on the body of James T. Hodgkinson, who was killed on Wednesday morning in a shootout with the police in Alexandria, Va., after he took aim at Republican lawmakers preparing for a charity baseball game against congressional Democrats. "The official said the list included at least three names: Representatives Mo Brooks of Alabama, Jeff Duncan of South Carolina and Trent Franks of Arizona, according to the two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the shooting remained under investigation. "Both officials said Mr. Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Ill., had also taken pictures of the ballpark, nestled in a mostly liberal neighborhood seven miles south of the nation's capital. For several weeks, Mr. Hodgkinson had hung out at a Y.M.C.A. center located next to the ballpark, using its locker room facilities and sitting for hours in the lobby while on his laptop. Authorities believe he was living out of a van since leaving Illinois in March; his brother said he was in the capital region to protest President Trump. "The morning of the shooting, Mr. Hodgkinson approached Mr. Duncan in an adjacent parking lot and asked for the political affiliation of the lawmakers on the playing field. 'I told him they were Republicans,' the lawmaker recalled. 'He said, 'O.K., thanks,' turned around.'" http://nyti.ms/2slNsql -- THE DAILY CALLER's Peter Hassoon originally broke this story. http://bit.ly/2tyCQE0 -- THIS WILL ONLY ESCALATE the discussion about ramping up security for members of Congress. FOR YOUR RADAR -- "Seven sailors missing after U.S. Navy destroyer collides with container ship in Japan," by Reuters' Toru Hanai and Megumi Lim in Yokosuka, Japan: "U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald sailed back to its base in Yokosuka, with seven of its sailors still missing after it collided with a Philippineflagged container ship more than three times its size in eastern Japan early on Saturday. ... Search and rescue efforts by U.S. and Japanese aircraft and surface vessels were continuing for the seven missing sailors, the Navy said. Their names are being withheld until the families have been notified, it said." http://reut.rs/2scminK 2020 WATCH -- "How Jason Kander Won by Losing," by Isaac Dovere in Manchester, N.H.: "Jason Kander was wearing a mic pack here as he wandered around the Puritan Backroom, chatting with local activists and politicians at the Manchester Democratic Club chicken dinner. A videographer, who followed him around as he moved from table to table, was being paid out of his campaign account. Kander's Senate race ended seven months ago. He lost. ... "The 36-year-old Kander - who came shockingly close to ousting Missouri's Republican Sen. Roy Blunt last November despite Hillary Clinton's blowout loss in the state-has been a man in demand the last seven months, starting with a major Iowa progressive group that reached out after the election to ask him to come to its holiday party. He drew a slightly bigger crowd than Bernie Sanders had at the same event two years earlier. He's kept doing presidential-ish travel and generating presidential-ish buzz, though the highest office he's ever held is secretary of state-of Missouri. "'All I can tell you is what people say when they invite us,' Kander said, sitting down for an interview for POLITICO's Off Message podcast. 'They say that they want me to come talk about the future of the party, how we were able to run 16 points ahead.'" http://politi.co/2rBZheX ... Listen and subscribe to Off Message