memeorandum: FBI recommends no criminal charges in Clinton email probe (Matt Zapotosky/Washington Post)

8:20 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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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James S. Robbins / USA Today:

FBI's Comey indicts Clinton character, competence: James Robbins — She might have been better off with a criminal indictment. — Hillary Clinton got her wish that the FBI would not recommend criminal charges for her homebrew email setup. Now she will suffer the consequences.

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

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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI recommends no criminal charges in Clinton email probe

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

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

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

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

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

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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House GOP to press Comey for answers on Clinton probe

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

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The FBI concluded what many Americans:
The FBI concluded what many Americans have known for quite some time …

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Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT ON HILLARY CLINTON'S BAD JUDGMENT AND THE RIGGED SYSTEM

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Guardian:
Climate change: the missing issue of the 2016 campaign

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's email problems might be even worse than we thought

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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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Associated Press:

Dems, GOP Seem on Collision Course Over Gun, Terror Bills — House Democrats and Republicans seem just as destined for an election-season clash over guns as they did before a Democratic sit-in on the chamber's floor ushered in lawmakers' July 4 recess two weeks ago.

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.

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Jay Caruso / RedState:
Sarah Palin Calls #NeverTrump “Traitors.” Here's Why She Can Sod Off

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Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Statement on Decision by FBI Director James Comey Not to Recommend Indictment of Hillary Clinton

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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) …

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke: “No Way” Star In Trump's Tweet Was A Sheriff's Star

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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.

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Daily Mail:

Left-wing German politician who was raped by migrants admits she LIED to police about her attackers' nationality because she did not want to encourage racism — A young left-wing German politician has admitted she lied to police about the racial background of three men who raped her in case …

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John Cheves / Lexington Herald-Leader:

Kim Davis violated Open Records Act, attorney general says — Rowan County clerk refuses to produce legal records from 2015 marriage fight — Washington nonprofit seeks to learn more about her lawyers at Liberty Counsel — Attorney general says Davis must turn records over to its office for private review

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Uh-Uh-Uh... Obama Turns Into Stuttering Mess Again While Talking About Trump in North Carolina (VIDEO) — Poor Barack... He's got Trump on the brain. — Obama turned into a stuttering mess again today while talking about Donald Trump at his rally with Hillary Clinton. … Poor guy.

Anne Barnard / New York Times:

After Attacks on Muslims, Many Ask: Where Is the Outpouring? — PARIS — In recent days, jihadists killed 41 people at Istanbul's bustling, shiny airport; 22 at a cafe in Bangladesh; and at least 250 celebrating the final days of Ramadan in Baghdad. Then the Islamic State attacked, again …

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People.com:

Casey Anthony Is ‘Bored’ 5 Years After Acquittal, Source Says: Inside Her Life Now — It was five years ago this month that Casey Anthony walked out the doors of Florida's Orange County jail a free woman. Once outside, Anthony was immediately greeted by hundreds of protestors …

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