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9:55 AM ET, July 6, 2016

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AP FACT CHECK: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — Key assertions by Hillary Clinton in defense of her email practices have collapsed under FBI scrutiny. — The agency's yearlong investigation found that she did not, as she claimed, turn over all her work-related messages for release.

Discussion: ABC News, Associated Press, Bearing Arms, NBC News, RedState, NO QUARTER USA NET, The Hill, Hot Air and Washington Post

Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:

Sen Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton Should Not Be Above the Law — Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky. — It is said—and most of us have spent our lives believing—that we are a nation of laws. — If the FBI's decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton is accepted …

Discussion: The Week, Washington Post, Media Matters for America, VICE, France 24, Guardian, Mother Jones, Hit & Run, Politico, Washington Free Beacon, ThinkProgress, The American Spectator, National Review and Hot Air

New York Times:

Legal, but Not Political, Clarity on the Clinton Emails — James Comey, the director of the F.B.I., may have relieved Hillary Clinton of a legal burden on Tuesday, but he left her with a substantial political one. While announcing that the bureau would not recommend criminal charges …

Discussion: New York Post, FOX6Now.com, Washington Free Beacon, Complex, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit

Michael Falcone / ABC News:

The Note: Politics on the Jersey Shore — NOTABLES —CLINTON CAMPAIGNS IN ATLANTIC CITY: Hillary Clinton campaigns in Atlantic City today, and this morning her campaign is up with a new online video highlighting Donald Trump's business record in the city, ABC's LIZ KREUTZ notes.

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post and AOL

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Ryan: GOP will hold hearings on Clinton probe — Republicans will hold hearings to learn more about the FBI's decision to not recommend criminal charges for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — (R-Wis.) said Tuesday night. — “People have been convicted for far less …

Discussion: New York Magazine and Hot Air

Andrew McCarthy / National Review:

FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook — There is no way of getting around this: According to Director James Comey (disclosure: a former colleague and longtime friend of mine), Hillary Clinton checked every box required for a felony violation of Section 793(f) of the federal penal code …

Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:

Now FBI director faces congressional probe — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte has a lot of questions for FBI Director James Comey, given the news that Comey won't recommend criminal charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of classified information.

Nick Gass / Politico:

Lewandowski: FBI director acted as ‘judge and jury’ on Clinton — Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's fired campaign manager, ripped FBI Director James Comey for acting as “the judge and the jury” in his handling of the bureau's probe of Hillary Clinton's email habits.

Discussion: The Hill, Townhall.com and NBC News

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

On Hillary Clinton's Rough Day, Republicans Rue Missed Chance — WASHINGTON — As the Republican strategist Brian Walsh watched the nonstop cable news coverage Tuesday from his K Street office, he thought he was seeing the stuff of his party's dreams. — A week after former President Bill Clinton lit …

Discussion: Political Wire, The Week and Dorf on Law

The Intercept:
Washington Has Been Obsessed With Punishing Secrecy Violations — Until Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Allen B. West, The Resurgent, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, Hit & Run, Shadowproof, Washington Post, RedState, The Federalist and Power Line

Chuck Hobbs / The Hill: FBI's Clinton decision proves rules don't apply to rich and powerful

Patrick Healy / New York Times:
F.B.I.'s Critique of Hillary Clinton Is a Ready-Made Attack Ad

Discussion: Althouse, Political Wire and FiveThirtyEight

James S. Robbins / USA Today:
FBI's Comey indicts Clinton character, competence: James Robbins

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, The Week, Media Matters for America, ABC News, The New York Observer, BizPac Review, Mashable and Power Line

Walter Shapiro / Roll Call:
Clinton Forgot It's Not the Crime, It's the Cover-Up

Discussion: Washington Post, neo-neocon, Media Matters for America and Guardian

Associated Press:
Navy engineer sentenced for mishandling classified material

Discussion: twitchy.com

Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
I Don't Get It — I'm on vacation but I had to watch FBI Director Comey's statement.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Mediaite and The Jawa Report

Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
FBI Proves Hillary Clinton Committed Perjury Before Benghazi Committee

Discussion: Althouse, Guardian, Washington Post, Sunlight Foundation Blog, Hot Air, ABC News, Daily Wire, Taylor Marsh, Mother Jones, alicublog, National Review and New York Times

David Weigel / Washington Post:
GOP congressmen call for new independent counsel, to probe Clinton again

Discussion: Slate, Talking Points Memo and Balloon Juice

Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Sanders supporters melt down over FBI's Clinton decision

Discussion: RedState, The Hill, Allen B. West, AOL, Business Insider and The Gateway Pundit

Fox News Insider:
‘So Discouraging’: Giuliani Says Comey Made ‘Special Exception for the Clintons’

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, LawNewz, Yahoo Finance and The Atlantic

Fbi / Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Remarks prepared for delivery at press briefing. — Good morning.

Discussion: Power Line, Althouse, Washington Post, National Review, CNN, RealClearPolitics, Florida Politics, Shakesville, Media Matters for America, Washington Free Beacon, emptywheel, Lawfare, The FBI concluded …, Instapundit, Hit & Run, NBC News, Donald J Trump for President, Breitbart, Hot Air, The Week, France 24, Betsy's Page, Chicago Boyz, The Times of Israel, Townhall.com, The Mahablog, Los Angeles Times, WPRI-TV, New York Times, Mashable, Bloomberg, USA Today, Guardian, The American Spectator, Liberal Values, Politico, neo-neocon, ThinkProgress, Politicus USA, liberalamerica.org, The Daily Caller, The Burning Platform, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Daily Wire, Common Dreams, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed, MichelleMalkin.com, TIME, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, NPR, naked capitalism, Balloon Juice, CNBC, ABC News and The Hill

Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
Why Hillary Clinton Can't Escape Controversy

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, The Nation and Business Insider

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:

Trump praises for Saddam Hussein's efficient killing of ‘terrorists,’ calls today's Iraq ‘Harvard for terrorism’ — Trump: World better with Hussein and Gadhafi in power — Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN)Donald Trump on Tuesday once again expressed his preference for keeping dictators in power in the Middle East.

Discussion: Mediaite, Unqualified Offerings and The Week

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Clinton Camp Blasts Trump's ‘Cavalier Compliments’ For Dictators — The Hillary Clinton campaign on Tuesday night criticized Donald Trump's comments about Saddam Hussein, calling out the Republican presidential candidate's tendency to praise “brutal strongmen.”

Discussion: Daily Kos and Media Matters for America

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:

Donald Trump praises Saddam Hussein for killing terrorists ‘so good’ — RALEIGH, N.C. — Donald Trump praised Saddam Hussein at a campaign rally on Tuesday, embracing the dictator who oppressed Iraq for more than 30 years, aggressively suppressed dissent in his country and was widely considered …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, New York Times, Business Insider, Fox News and Daily Mail

Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Donald Trump Praises Saddam Hussein's Approach to Terrorism — Again

Discussion: National Review and AOL

Washington Post:

Video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally shooting a black man, sparking outrage — A video showing two white police officers involved in a deadly altercation with a 37-year-old black man in Baton Rouge circulated across the Internet early Wednesday morning …

Discussion: The Atlantic, CNN, OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING …, New York Times, NBC News, Associated Press and AOL

KWES NewsWest 9:
Coroner: Man shot by BRPD multiple times to chest, back; 2 officers placed on leave

Discussion: CNN and Hit & Run

New York Daily News:
Alton Sterling shot, killed by Louisiana cops during struggle after he was selling music outside …

Discussion: The Root, NPR, New York Magazine and Mashable

The Hill:

Ryan faces GOP defections on gun proposal — Already dealing with threats of another Democratic floor protest, Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.), is now facing defections from the right on a GOP gun bill that conservatives complain is unconstitutional. — The handful of Republican naysayers …

Discussion: Instapundit

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Democrats bet the House on Trump — As part of an effort to nationalize the November elections by tying Republicans to their lightning-rod presidential nominee, House Democrats have begun collaborating with Hillary Clinton's campaign to build what they're calling their “Trump model” of persuadable voters.

Discussion: Political Wire

Associated Press:
Dems, GOP Seem on Collision Course Over Gun, Terror Bills

Discussion: Politico

Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:

City workers destroy ‘Holy Grail’ for earthquake scientists — without even knowing it — For nearly half a century, thousands trekked to Rose and Prospect streets to behold a slice of sidewalk that, by conventional standards, had no curb appeal. — Pulled apart so that it no longer aligned, the humble curb wasn't much to look at.

Discussion: The Verge

Dana Schwartz / The New York Observer:

An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees — My name is Dana Schwartz and I'm an entertainment writer at the Observer, the paper owned by your publishing company. On July 2, as I'm sure you're aware (and have probably been wringing your hands about for the last three days) …

Sarah Palin / Facebook:

GOP # NEVERTRUMP TRAITORS - HILLARY DELIGHTS IN YOU, FOR SHE CAN'T WIN WITHOUT YOU — Ironic, tragic, but not unexpected - amidst America's Independence Day celebrations the Ruling Class put another boot on our neck to snuff liberty's life out of We the People.