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Donald Trump may be a threat to rule of law. Gary Herbert and Orrin Hatch visit Bears Ears. Bernie Sanders goes for the whole enchilada.

Happy Friday. Legal scholars from across the political spectrum are worried that a Donald Trump presidency would be a step, maybe a large step, toward authoritarianism, with his calls for a ban on Muslims, restrictions on the press and his threats toward judges. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/us/politics/donald-trump-constitution-power.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]

<strong>Topping the news:</strong> Gov. Gary Herbert and Sen. Orrin Hatch visit the site of the potential Bears Ears National Monument and say they oppose it, rather the Public Lands Initiative would do a better job of protecting Navajo land.<strong> </strong>[<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3960906-155/herbert-and-hatch-visit-bears-ears"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/hatch-herbert-tour-site-of-proposed-bears-ears-national-monument"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] The idea for the monument, however, originally came from Native American tribes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3961001-155/monument-plan-a-grass-roots-movement-supporters"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Bernie Sanders calls California "the big enchilada" and he'll have to win on Tuesday to keep his long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination alive. [<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/02/sanders-win-california-could-mean-summer-agony-clinton/85300960/"; target="_blank">USAToday</a>]

-> Trump once again dived into racial politics, claiming a judge's ethnicity should be a disqualifier when it comes to ruling on his Trump University fraud case, because his Mexican heritage makes him biased against the candidate who wants to build a wall along the Mexican border. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/02/trump-says-judges-mexican-heritage-presents-absolute-conflict-in-trump-university-cases/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/30/politics/katrina-pierson-criticizes-trump-university-judge/"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-keeps-up-attacks-on-judge-gonzalo-curiel-1464911442"; target="_blank">WSJ</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From <a href="https://twitter.com/StuPolitics"; target="_blank">@StuPolitics</a>: "<span class="s1">Gotta pity Paul Ryan. He was/is in a no-win situation. Reporters will ask him for a comment after every odd/controversial Trump comment."</span>

From <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker"; target="_blank">@PhilipRucker</a>: "<span class="s1">Trump insists he will win California 'pretty substantially.' That will be difficult, unless voters of certain heritage are conflicted out."</span>

From <a href="https://twitter.com/UtMormonDemoGuy"; target="_blank">@UtMormonDemoGuy</a>: "Do u think @<a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton">HillaryClinton</a> has psychologists on her campaign staff who are helping her understand how to push DT's buttons?"

From <a href="https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/"; target="_blank">@chrislhayes</a>: "'This plays into Trump's hands' is beside the point. People have a *fundamental* right to attend a political rally."

<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>to Tribune reporter Matt Canham and USU Eastern's Greg Dart. Also to Sen. Mike Lee and Justin Harding, Gov. Gary Herbert's chief of staff on Saturday.

<strong>Tune in: </strong><span class="s1">Tribune reporters Matt Canham, Tony Semerad and Jessica Miller as well as editorial writer George Pyle join Roger McDonough to talk about the week's top news stories, including a state investigation into BYU's campus police department, Utah Democrats doing away with superdelegates and Paul Huntsman finalizing the Tribune deal.</span>

<strong>In other news: </strong> Mitt Romney will help his son Josh put on his second charity boxing event in Utah, but he won't be in the ring this time. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3962316-155/mitt-romney-to-help-son-host"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865655533/Mitt-Romney-expected-to-emcee-not-compete-in-CharityVision-boxing-match.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz is demanding the State Department provide information about why it cut out seven minutes of a news conference, which showed a testy exchange over the Iran nuclear deal. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/06/03/house-gop-demands-answers-from-state-department-on-iran-exchange/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]

-> Chaffetz's Democratic challenger Steven Tryon wants a debate, even though Chaffetz is now locked in a primary fight with Chia-Chi Teng. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/outofcontext/3961124-155/3rd-district-democrat-seeks-3-way-debate"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Two Utah men will face a trial for allegedly posing as top LDS Church officials to garner support for a business venture in southern Utah County. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3960221-155/witnesses-say-utah-county-men-posed"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865655537/Witnesses-testify-against-2-accused-of-impersonating-LDS-Church-officials.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Provo and Orem officials are fined for illegally working against a grassroots campaign involving transit. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3960425-155/provo-orem-officials-fined-for-illegally"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865655510/City-officials-in-Provo-Orem-fined-for-public-email-use.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> An online Utah high school is under fire for a biology exam question that asks whether or not a woman should get an abortion. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3960739-155/online-utah-high-schools-biology-test"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/06/02/question-on-utah-biology-test-about-aborting-fetus-with-down-syndrome-prompts-policy-change/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]

-> Utah ski resorts recorded a record number of visitors during the 2015-16 season. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3960768-155/utah-ski-resorts-had-record-winter"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865655534/Record-season-for-Utah-ski-resorts.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-ski-areas-see-big-increase-in-visitors"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> A federal grant will be used to pay rent for homeless veterans. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3961122-155/feds-to-fund-rents-for-more"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The Utah National Guard will renovate parts of Strawberry Reservoir as part of its disaster-response training. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3961950-155/utah-national-guard-going-to-strawberry"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> A study shows Utahns receive different car insurance rates based on their zip code. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3961002-155/study-different-utah-zip-codes-bring"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Utah is no longer in a designated drought, but locals may still face water shortages this summer. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3962296-155/is-utahs-drought-over-it-depends"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Utah leaders urge people to not text and drive in a new campaign. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3957015-155/officials-plea-stop-talking-texting-while"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Draper's Historic Preservation Committee wants to wants to document the Utah State Prison before it is torn down. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3960232-155/draper-historic-commission-wants-to-preserve"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott discuss the week in news. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/9715-"; target="_blank">UtahPolicy</a>]

-> Bernick argues that the state Republican Party should not endorse a candidate in a primary because he or she won at convention rather than gathered signatures, something the Central Committee is expected to take up Saturday. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/9716-"; target="_blank">UtahPolicy</a>]

-> Paul Rolly writes about genuine acts of kindness around the state. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3860068-155/now-for-the-good-news-everyday"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally: </strong>House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump after months of back and forth. [<a href="http://www.gazettextra.com/20160602/paul_ryan_endorses_donald_trump"; target="_blank">Gazette</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/paul-ryans-long-path-to-endorsing-donald-trump/2016/06/02/f2a5b448-28fa-11e6-8329-6104954928d2_video.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-paul-ryan-backs-down-it-s-donald-trump-s-n585036"; target="_blank">NBCNews</a>]

-> Hillary Clinton attacked Trump's foreign policy in a speech Thursday where she seemed to try to goad him into responding. She said his ideas are "dangerously incoherent." [<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-calls-donald-trumps-foreign-policy-ideas-dangerously-incoherent-1464895228"; target="_blank">WSJ</a>] [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump.html?_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-nuclear-button-223841"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

-> Protesters attacked Trump supporters after a rally in San Jose, Calif. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/politics/donald-trump-california-protesters/"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/chaos-erupts-at-trump-rally-in-san-jose?utm_term=.tqwvWLOnv#.qymj8B60j"; target="_blank">BuzzFeed</a>]

-> Many people–including athletes–are considering staying away from the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro because of concerns over the Zika virus. [<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/rio-de-janeiro-brazil-olympics-zika-risk-postpone-cancel-move/485183/"; target="_blank">Atlantic</a>] [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/zika-virus-athletes-nbc-staffers-skip-olympics-article-1.2659244"; target="_blank">NYDailyNews</a>] [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/02/tejay-van-garderen-zika-olympics-cycling"; target="_blank">Guardian</a>]

-> Employers added only 38,000 jobs in May, a five year low. [<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/06/03/employers-added-just-38000-jobs-may/85320796/"; target="_blank">USAToday</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> has telephone calls with fellow governors. Later he meets with scrap metal recyclers and attends a teacher reception for Sharon Gallagher Fishbaugh.</li>

<li>SL Co. Mayor Ben <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/MayorBenMcAdams"; target="_blank">McAdams</a></strong> meets with Sheriff Jim Winder and District Attorney Sim Gill in the morning. He meets with Deputy Mayor Lori Bays in the afternoon.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a></strong> travels to Miami, Fla., where he participates in a DSCC roundtable and delivers remarks and takes questions at a DNC event. He then travels to Palm City, Fla.</li>

</ul>

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