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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing,’ new filing to IRS shows — President-elect Donald Trump's charitable foundation has admitted to the IRS that it violated a legal prohibition against “self-dealing,” which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity's money to help themselves …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Donald Trump at The New York Times: Live on Twitter — Trump gets asked about his commitment to first amendment, says, “I think you'll be happy.” — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 — Open up the libel laws? Trump says someone told him, “You know, YOU might be sued a lot more.' I said …
New York Times:
Decision to Pull Back on Case Against Clinton Provokes Backlash — The apparent decision by President-elect Donald J. Trump not to pursue charges against Hillary Clinton may be provoking a backlash in the ardently conservative corners of the electorate that propelled his victory.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Trump, at New York Times Meeting, Is Cordial and Critical — The strained relationship between Donald J. Trump and The New York Times took an odd path on Tuesday when a planned meeting between the president-elect and the newspaper was abruptly canceled by Mr. Trump and then quickly rescheduled.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Drops Threat of New Hillary Clinton Investigation — President-elect Donald J. Trump repeatedly called Hillary Clinton “Crooked Hillary,” and his most rabid fans chanted it over and over again at his campaign rallies: “Lock her up!” — But on Tuesday, Mr. Trump essentially said never mind …
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ABC News:
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Donald Trump Says He Has ‘Open Mind’ on Climate Change Accord
Donald Trump Says He Has ‘Open Mind’ on Climate Change Accord
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David Wright / CNN:
Trump aide Kellyanne Conway: No plan to pursue charges against Clinton
Trump aide Kellyanne Conway: No plan to pursue charges against Clinton
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump eases up on talk of seeking prosecution of Clintons
Trump eases up on talk of seeking prosecution of Clintons
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's threat to prosecute Hillary Clinton was always hollow
Donald Trump's threat to prosecute Hillary Clinton was always hollow
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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Trump won't pursue charges against Clinton
Trump won't pursue charges against Clinton
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Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Kellyanne Conway Confirms Trump 'Doesn't Wish to Pursue' Hillary Charges
Kellyanne Conway Confirms Trump 'Doesn't Wish to Pursue' Hillary Charges
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Trump Won't Pursue Charges Against Hillary: “She's Been Through Enough”
Trump Won't Pursue Charges Against Hillary: “She's Been Through Enough”
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Erin McClam / CNNMoney:
Trump backs out of meeting with New York Times
Trump backs out of meeting with New York Times
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
REPORT: Trump Will Not Pursue Clinton Investigations; She's ‘Been Through Enough’
REPORT: Trump Will Not Pursue Clinton Investigations; She's ‘Been Through Enough’
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democratic presidential electors revolt against Trump — At least a half-dozen Democratic electors have signed onto an attempt to block Donald Trump from winning an Electoral College majority, an effort designed not only to deny Trump the presidency but also to undermine the legitimacy of the institution.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Report: Presidential electors planning to undermine Electoral College — A number of Democratic Electoral College electors are planning to use their votes to undermine the election process in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump — , Politico is reporting.
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Steven Bertoni / Forbes:
Exclusive Interview: How Jared Kushner Won Trump The White House — It's been one week since Donald Trump pulled off the biggest upset in modern political history, and his headquarters at Trump Tower in New York City is a 58-story, onyx-glassed lightning rod. Barricades, TV trucks and protesters frame a fortified Fifth Avenue.
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Tamerra Griffin / BuzzFeed:
Draft Washington Post Column Claimed Trump Said He Was “Sexually Attracted” To His Teenage Daughter — The line appeared in a draft of Richard Cohen's syndicated column, but vanished prior to publication. — Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen wrote that President-elect Donald Trump once asked …
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Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Jared Kushner Defends Steve Bannon in Interview, Calls Him an ‘Incredible Zionist’
Jared Kushner Defends Steve Bannon in Interview, Calls Him an ‘Incredible Zionist’
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Personally Blasts the Press — The fantasy of the normalization of Donald Trump—the idea that a demagogic candidate would somehow be transformed into a statesman of poise and deliberation after his Election Day victory—should now be a distant memory, an illusion shattered.
RADAR:
Hamilton Hypocrites! PROOF Cast Members Who Slammed Mike Pence Don't Vote — Election records reveal the truth about their patriotism. — Cast members for the hit Broadway show Hamilton had no problem mouthing off to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence, but RadarOnline.com has learned …
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Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Number of Hamilton stars haven't voted in YEARS despite clash with vice president …
REVEALED: Number of Hamilton stars haven't voted in YEARS despite clash with vice president …
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Mike Rowe / Facebook:
THE PLAY IS THE THING! — “I'll have grounds more relative than this …
THE PLAY IS THE THING! — “I'll have grounds more relative than this …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump says that if the president does it, it's not illegal — Keep on draining that swamp. — Since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump encouraged foreign diplomats to stay at his hotels, pressed British politicians to oppose a wind farm that could block the view from his golf course …
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CBS Detroit:
Report: Driver Asked Kids ‘Are You Ready To Die’ Before Crashing Bus In Chattanooga — CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WWJ/AP) - Parents of some of the children who survived a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga are starting to shed some light on the moments leading up to the crash, which killed five kids and injured more than 20 others.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Rust Belt Dems broke for Trump because they thought Clinton cared more about bathrooms than jobs — THE BIG IDEA: — YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—Back in May, the longtime chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party sent a private memo to leaders in Hillary Clinton's campaign warning …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Democrats won the most votes in the election. They should act like it. — Democrats need to be an opposition party, not a minority party. — More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than for Donald Trump. More Americans voted for Democratic Senate candidates than for Republican Senate candidates.
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Jessica Wick / Facebook:
11/20/16. — So. Today I met Hillary Clinton. This was a surprise and I can't imagine meeting anyone else who looms as large. I wasn't as eloquent as I'd have liked to be. I didn't want to take her & her family out of their day together. I also didn't want to cry …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Rages, at the Wrong Target — Millions of Americans are justifiably frightened by the tide of racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia that has swept the country since the election of Donald Trump, whose campaign stoked these views and who named Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News his chief strategist in the White House.
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CBS Sacramento:
Controversial Equality Lesson Upsets Sutter Middle School Student — FOLSOM (CBS13) — Parents of a Sutter Middle School teen filed a formal complaint with the district claiming a teacher used racially charged and inappropriate language in a lesson plan. — “One of the kids raised their hand …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump tweets: ‘Seriously considering’ Carson for HUD — is opening up on social media about his Cabinet deliberations, tweeting that he is considering Ben Carson to be his secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). — “I am seriously considering Dr. Ben Carson as the head of HUD.
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Gary Shteyngart / New Yorker:
Living in Trump's Soviet Union — I grew up in a dystopia—will I have to die in one, too? — When my parents lived in the Soviet Union, having a Jewish-looking “physiognomy,” as it was called, proved a daily liability. Standing in line for eggs or milk or ham, one could feel the gaze …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats will hold firm against Paul Ryan's Medicare plan, Pelosi vows — Democrats are wandering around in the wilderness once again, shut out of power in Washington after losing a close, hard-fought presidential battle. The last time this happened, after the 2004 elections …
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