1/ Rick Gates requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities and use social media to manipulate and influence the election. Gates joined the Trump campaign along with Paul Manafort. Both have been indicted on multiple charges of financial fraud and tax evasion. One proposal from the company, known as Psy-Group, called for the creation of fake online personas to target and persuade 5,000 delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention by attacking Ted Cruz. Another called for opposition research and “complementary intelligence activities� aimed at Clinton and her close allies. There is no evidence that the Trump campaign acted on the proposals, but Psy-Group owner Joel Zamel did meet with Trump Jr. in August 2016. (New York Times)

2/ Nikki Haley resigned as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and will leave at the end of the year. Trump said that Haley informed him about six months ago that she would “take a break� at the end of her first two years. Haley said she doesn’t plan to run for president against Trump in 2020 and will support Trump’s re-election. Trump plans to name a successor in two to three weeks (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / Axios / NBC News / CNN)

After announcing her resignation, Haley called Jared Kushner a “hidden genius that no one understands.� She added: “We’re a better country because [Jared and Ivanka Trump are] in this administration.� (The Hill / Axios)

👋 Who The Fuck Has Left The Trump Administration. A timeline of all the departures so far… (WTFJHT Community Forum)

3/ Trump said he thought there was no one “more competent in the world� than Ivanka Trump for the U.N. ambassador job. While he thinks his daughter would make for an “incredible� ambassador, he also acknowledged that he “would be accused of nepotism.� (NBC News / Axios)

poll/ 54% of likely voters say they support the Democrat in their district while 41% back the Republican in a generic ballot. 62% of Democrats say they’re enthusiastic to vote while 52% of Republicans are excited...