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First, Roger Stone — the longtime adviser to President Trump — was indicted this morning on seven counts, including witness tampering and obstruction. Legal analysts and journalists are still sorting through the charges. But as Quinta Jurecic of Lawfare notes, Stone appears to have been a conduit between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks. If so, he may also have been at the center of the relationship between the campaign and Russia. Stay tuned.

Let Them Eat Loans

At this point, Wilbur Ross almost seems to be campaigning for the title of Worst Trump Cabinet member.

Ross, the commerce secretary, made news yesterday by suggesting that federal workers working without pay don’t have it so bad: They should just take out a loan, he suggested, and all will be fine.