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In my defense, I didnt want Cohen telling the truth to Congress.
"In my defense, I didn't want Cohen telling the truth to Congress." Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty

GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Come on baby just party with me, let loose and set your body free. Leave your situations at the door, so when you step inside jump on the floor. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

Democrats are rightly furious after a Buzzfeed article reported that the president ordered his fixer Michael Cohen to lie to congress about Trump's pre-election real estate deal with Russia. If true, many are calling this his most serious crime to date (and that's really saying something). UPDATE 7 pm: Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued a very rare statement saying that "specific statements... regarding Michael Cohen's testimony" made in the original Buzzfeed article are "not accurate." Buzzfeed has asked the special counsel to reveal which statements he is disputing and, for now, are standing by their story.


According to the government, Trump's horribly cruel child separation policy took 2,700 migrant children from their parents—but now we're learning that it could have affected thousands more.

Because he is a fucking child, Trump cancelled Nancy Pelosi's planned trip to Afghanistan after she suggested he delay his State of the Union speech until the Trump shutdown is resolved. Not only did he waste an incredible amount of money and staff for the long-prepared trip, his leaks posed a security risk to the travelers.

While Mitch McConnell has refused to bring any shutdown-stopping bills to the Senate, he did allow a vote yesterday on a "no taxpayer funds for abortions" measure. It failed miserably.

America's Worst Lawyer™ Rudy Giuliani is now claiming that he never said there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. (If he moves the goalposts any further back, he's going to wind up outside the stadium.)

Speaking of co-conspirators humiliating themselves, Michael Cohen reportedly paid a firm to manipulate a CNBC poll to help Trump—and while they were at it, create a fake Twitter account to convince people that Cohen is sexy. Man, that's sad.

The third annual Women's March is scheduled to continue as planned on Saturday, but is expected to be much smaller after the departure of major sponsors following claims of antisemitism.

IN LOCAL NEWS: Multnomah County is planning a new mental health and addiction resource center in downtown Portland, and our Blair Stenvick has all the deets.

New councilperson Jo Ann Hardesty has set her sights on ending the city's relationship with the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force, which puts Portland cops in the precarious position of targeting people based on race or religion.

Hey thanks a pant-load, ANTI-VAXXERS! The measles outbreak in Clark County (just north of Portland) has jumped to 16 confirmed cases. IN A VERY RELATED STORY: The World Health Organization has declared anti-vaxxers one of the top ten biggest health threats in 2019.

Expect lots of protest rallies this weekend in Portland, including the #MeToo Speakout and Women's March (which isn't associated with the national event under the same "Women's March" banner).


Now let's check in on the WEATHER: Rainy later this afternoon with a high of 48 (but a very nice Saturday)!

And finally, to start your weekend in a kick-assy way, here's the trailer for John Wick 3—featuring three very good dogs!