What we’re reading: The Mueller report has been released

Mueller report reveals
Trump’s reaction to special councils appointment

In May 2017 when Donald Trump learned that
Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein had appointed a special council he
slumped back in his chair and said, “”Oh my God. This is terrible. This is
the end of my Presidency. I’m fu***d,” according to CNN.

He then took that anger out on then-Attorney
General Jeff Sessions asking him how he could let this happen and asking him to
resign for not protecting the president.

Mueller was appointed following the firing of
FBI director James Comey to look into Russian interference in the 2016 election
as well as any ties to the Trump campaign along with whether or not Trump
obstructed justice.

Possible cause determined
in Notre Dame Cathedral fire

Investigators now
believe that an electrical short was what sparked the massive fire in Paris
although investigators have not been cleared to go and search the rubble yet
due to safety concerns, according to Fox News.

There are already more
than 50 investigators working on trying to determine the cause and the process
could be very long and drawn out even though it is believed to have been an
accident.

Since the fire, there
have been more than $1 billion of donations that have come in from all around
the world. French President Emmanuel Macron has set a goal to have it rebuilt
even more beautifully in five years.

National Enquirer to be
sold to James Cohen

The CEO of Hudson
news, James Cohen, will buy the tabloid that had been a huge supporter of
President Donald trump in the 2016 election for $100 million, according to The
Washington Post.

The decision to sell the paper came due to pressure from the
hedge fund manager who’s firm controls American Media Incorporated, the owner
of the company, after becoming disappointed with the reporting tactics used by
the tabloid. David Pecker was in charge of overseeing the reporting but Pecker
was also a long time friend of Donald Trump.

The Enquirer was under lots of public scrutiny for two major
things in recent history, trying to tilt the results of the 2016 presidential
election and its public feud with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

AMI was also concerned about the
legal risk that had to do with some of the actions from Pecker and others
during the 2016 presidential campaign.

BMW adding more vehicles
to 2017 recall

BMW is adding approximately 185,000 cars to the recall that was initially put out in 2017 due to concern around possible engine fires, according to NBC News.

In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, BMW said that moisture could cause some plastic parts to deteriorate creating the possibility of an electrical short. A fore could start even if the car is not on.

At first BMW recommended that cars be parked outside until
it was figured out, but with this latest recall they are up to 925,000 vehicles
that could have this issue.

Dealers will replace the heater free of charge. The recall
is set to begin May 28.

North Korea sends clear
message with latest missile test

After failing to reach
a deal with President Trump, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un is putting
more pressure on the United States by resuming his visits to military units and
weapons sites, according to The New York Times.

Jong-un gave a rare
policy speech to the North Korean people and told them to not expect sanctions
to be lifted anytime soon. He also said that he would consider meeting with
Trump again.

The United States, South Korea, and Japan all have declined
to comment on what type of missile was launched in the latest test, but the
projectile covered a short range and flew so low that it could not be picked up
by US radar, unnamed defense sources told South Korean news agency Yonhap.

Suspect
arrested in NYC cathedral had one-way ticket booked to Italy

A 37-year-old man was arrested in St. Patrick’s cathedral in
New York City after entering carrying two cans of gasoline, lighter fluid and
butane lighters, according to CBS News.

Marc Lamparello, a college teacher, had also been arrested
in a cathedral in New Jersey earlier this week. He has no know ties to any
terrorist groups said John Miller, the New York Police Department’s deputy
commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism.

Surveillance video showed Lamparello circling the cathedral
for about and hour before parking and walking around on foot. He then returned
to his vehicle and grabbed the gas tanks. When he entered he was stopped by a
security guard who then notified counterterrorism officers.

Lamparello is being charged with attempted arson, reckless endangerment and trespassing

That’s all we have for today.