Updated Day 545

Author: mkiser

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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ todayInOneSentence: Trump said "no," he does not believe Russia is still targeti
 
 * **European newspapers described Trump as "weak," a "poodle," and a "stooge"** following his summit with Putin. ([ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/european-press-mocks-trump-weak-putins-poodle-summit/story?id=56641842))
 
-* **Putin also claimed he misspoke about his claim that Hillary Clinton’s campaign had received $400 million in donations from investors accused of tax evasion in Russia**. According to the Russian government, Putin "meant" to say that U.S.-born investor William Browder had donated $400,000 to Clinton’s campaign, which also appears to be inflated. ([The Intercept](https://theintercept.com/2018/07/18/putin-says-misspoke-withdrawing-claim-clinton-got-millions-stolen-russia/)) 
+* **Putin also claimed he misspoke about his claim that Hillary Clinton’s campaign had received $400 million in donations from investors accused of tax evasion in Russia**. According to the Russian government, Putin "meant" to say that U.S.-born investor William Browder had donated $400,000 to Clinton’s campaign, which also appears to be inflated. ([The Intercept](https://theintercept.com/2018/07/18/putin-says-misspoke-withdrawing-claim-clinton-got-millions-stolen-russia/))
 
 3/ **The woman charged with secretly acting as a Russian intelligence official offered "sex in exchange" for influence** at "a special interest organization" the FBI referred to as a "gun rights organization." Prosecutors argue that Butina "engaged in a yearslong conspiracy to work covertly in the U.S. as an undeclared agent of the Russian federation to advance the interests of her home country." Her actions are believed to have been directed by Alexander Torshin, one of Putin's closest allies, who the U.S. sanctioned in April. Butina and Torshin were also frequent attendees at NRA conventions. Butina is believed to have "cohabited and been involved in a personal relationship" with an unnamed U.S. person for the purpose of developing an influence operation. Her partner is believed to be Paul Erickson, a conservative activist and NRA member from South Dakota. ([New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/us/politics/maria-butina-russia-espionage.html) / [Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-gun-activist-arrested-by-fbi-has-ties-to-kremlins-intelligence-services-1531933798) / [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/accused-russian-agent-mariia-butina-tried-trade-sex-influence-say-n892426) / [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/real-life-red-sparrow-court-filings-allege-russian/story?id=56667267) / [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/alleged-russian-agent-maria-butina-had-ties-to-russian-intelligence-agency-prosecutors-say/2018/07/18/a1a4042c-8a01-11e8-a345-a1bf7847b375_story.html))
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ poll/ **28% of young adults ages 18 to 34 say they are "absolutely certain" that
 
 1. **The Democratic National Committee has been trying and failing for months to notify Jared Kushner that it is suing him and others for allegedly colluding with the Russians** to meddle in the 2016 election. The Secret Service has turned away DNC lawyers. ([Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-17/dnc-seeks-to-send-summons-to-kushner-by-mail-in-russia-lawsuit) / [Talking Points Memo](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kushner-has-been-dodging-dnc-lawsuit-service-notice-for-months))
 
-2. **A federal judge denied Paul Manafort's to suppress evidence seized by the FBI** from his home as part of Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia probe. Manafort's lawyers claimed the search warrant was overly broad and unconstitutional. ([Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-manafort/judge-denies-manaforts-request-to-suppress-evidence-idUSKBN1K82W4))
+2. **A federal judge denied Paul Manafort's request to suppress evidence seized by the FBI** from his home as part of Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia probe. Manafort's lawyers claimed the search warrant was overly broad and unconstitutional. ([Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-manafort/judge-denies-manaforts-request-to-suppress-evidence-idUSKBN1K82W4))
 
 3. **Lawyers for a former Roger Stone associate and at least five prosecutors from Mueller's office spent almost 90 minutes in a sealed court proceeding**. It is not clear what Wednesday's closed-door proceeding were about, but Andrew Miller's attorneys have been fighting a grand jury subpoena. ([Talking Points Memo](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/andrew-miller-mueller-closed-door-hearing) / [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/18/politics/robert-mueller-roger-stone-development/index.html))