Hilary Robin Rosenthal  //  3/18/19  //  Daily Update

President Trump issued his first veto, rejecting legislation to overturn his declaration of a national emergency to fund a border wall. President Trump encouraged House Republicans to vote in favor of a resolution calling on the Justice Department to make Robert Mueller’s final report public. Paul Manafort has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme. The Trump Administration has issued orders to put into effect next month new limitations on service in the military by transgender individuals. The Trump administration is considering sending a volunteer emergency response team to assist with security and humanitarian efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border.

TRUMP: INVESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION

President Trump encouraged House Republicans to vote in favor of a resolution calling on the Justice Department to make Robert Mueller’s final report public (Politico).

• The House approved in a 420-0 vote a measure urging Attorney General William Barr to release the entirety of Mueller’s findings; the resolution was blocked by Republicans in the Senate (NY Mag).

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme (NBC).

• Read the indictment here.
• His overall sentence is currently at 7.5 years (The Hill).

Meanwhile, longtime adviser to Donald Trump Roger Stone's trial has been scheduled to begin on November 5 (The Hill).

As for Rick Gates, former Trump campaign aide, he is still cooperating with federal prosecutors in “several ongoing investigations” and isn’t ready to be sentenced yet, according to the Mueller team (Politico). 

IMMIGRATION

The Trump administration is considering sending a volunteer emergency response team to assist with security and humanitarian efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border, reports Ted Hesson at Politico.

A FOIA request has revealed that ICE is using driver location data from local police in order to target immigrants for deportations, details Vasudha Talla at the ACLU.

The Trump Administration plans to close all U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices outside of the U.S. (NYT).

CIVIL RIGHTS

The Trump Administration has issued orders to put into effect next month new limitations on service in the military by transgender individuals, writes Lyle Denniston.

• See the memorandum here.

DEMOCRACY

President Trump issued his first veto, rejecting legislation to overturn his declaration of a national emergency to fund a border wall (NYT).

JUSTICE & SAFETY

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, Neomi Rao, to a seat on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (AP).

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he has “every expectation” that the United States will continue talks with North Korea after leader Kim Jong Un reported a moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests, covers Katie Galioto at Politico.  

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Department of Justice is investigating whether $100,000 donated to a Trump-related political fundraising committee is tied to a global financial scandal, write Tom Wright and Simon Clark at The Wall Street Journal.

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