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Welcome to a weekend of tariff talk. Before you get ready to go out—or stay in—let's review the top political stories from today. Trump Wasn't Kidding Trump announced on Friday, June 15, that he was slapping $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports. In case you're worried about a trade war, Brian Sozzi, executive editor of TheStreet, talked to top executives about what a trade war could mean. This could be the start of a trade war with China. Politico reported that Paul Ryan and other GOP members had described Trump as "excited" for the bill, but we guess that's not the case. I can't take away his cellphone," said Judge Amy Berman Jackson, a federal judge, about Paul Manafort on Friday. The judge said that she had no choice but to jail Manafort after evidence of witness tampering was revealed by Robert Mueller's team. President Trump apparently felt bad for Manafort and said at an impromptu news conference on Friday, Mueller's team "went back 12 years to get things that he did 12 years ago." The special counsel has charged Manafort with a 12-count indictment.

Time's Up For The Trump family On Thursday, June 14, the Attorney General of New York, Barbara Underwood, filed a lawsuit to bar the Trump family from getting involved with any charities. In addition, at Mr. Trump's behest, the Trump Foundation illegally provided extensive support to his 2016 presidential campaign by using the Trump Foundation's name and funds it raised from the public to promote his campaign for presidency, including in the days before the Iowa nominating caucuses." Is time up for the Trump family shenanigans? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2018 ....Schneiderman, who ran the Clinton campaign in New York, never had the guts to bring this ridiculous case, which lingered in their office for almost 2 years. The Justice Department found that James Comey, the ex-FBI director turned author, was insubordinate in his investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, which he publicly discussed while she was running against Trump for president. "We found that it was extraordinary and insubordinate for Comey to do so, and we found none of his reasons to be a persuasive basis for deviating from well-established Department policies." The IG found no evidence of political bias in the investigation. I respect the DOJ IG office, which is why I urged them to do this review. — James Comey (@Comey) June 14, 2018 Trump Wasn't a Fan of AT&T Hopping in Bed With Time Warner Time Warner believes that the AT&T Inc. (T - Get Report) merger was somewhat political. TextColorWhiteTransparencyOpaqueBackgroundColorBlackTransparencyOpaqueWindowColorBlackTransparencyTransparent Font Size50% Text Edge StyleNone Font FamilyProportional Sans-Serif Advertisement The Department of Justice claimed that an acquisition of Time Warner Inc. (TWX - Get Report) by AT&T violated antitrust laws and took the company to court.