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These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia — A dossier, compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence official, allege Russia has compromising information on Trump. The allegations are unverified, and the report contains errors.
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CNN:
Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him — (CNN)Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump …
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Lawfare:
About that Explosive Trump Story: Take a Deep Breath — This afternoon, CNN reported that President Barack Obama and President-Elect Donald Trump had been briefed by the intelligence community on the existence of a cache of memos alleging communication between the Trump campaign and Russian officials …
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David Stern / Politico:
Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire — Donald Trump wasn't the only presidential candidate whose campaign was boosted by officials of a former Soviet bloc country. — Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary Clinton and undermine Trump by publicly questioning his fitness for office.
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The Week
Darren Boyle / Daily Mail:
It was me: Sworn Trump enemy John McCain admits HE handed smear dossier to FBI - as details surface of document's bizarre journey from British former spy and diplomat — Brief statement claims that he received it and gave it directly to FBI Director James Comey because he was ‘unable to make judgment about accuracy’
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
John McCain passes dossier alleging secret Trump-Russia contacts to FBI — Senator John McCain passed documents to the FBI director, James Comey, last month alleging secret contacts between the Trump campaign and Moscow and that Russian intelligence had personally compromising material on the president-elect himself.
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Alexey Eremenko / NBC News:
Trump Cites ‘Nazi Germany,’ Rejects Dossier on Alleged Russia Dealings — Donald Trump: Report that Russia has damaging intel on me is ‘fake news’ 3:06 — MOSCOW — The Russian government on Wednesday denied unverified reports that it has compromising information about Donald Trump, dismissing the claims as a “total hoax.”
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New York Times:
Trump Received Unsubstantiated Report That Russia Had Damaging Information About Him — WASHINGTON — The chiefs of America's intelligence agencies last week presented President Obama and President-elect Donald J. Trump with a summary of unsubstantiated reports that Russia had collected compromising …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
America will miss Barack Obama's decency
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The White House:
Remarks by the President in Farewell Address
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
McCain gave dossier containing ‘sensitive information’ to FBI
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Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Did 4Chan Troll The CIA?
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Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Michael Cohen: Allegations of Secret Kremlin Meetings Are “Absurd”
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Washington Post:
Trump acknowledges Russian involvement in meddling in U.S. elections
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama's farewell message on democracy: ‘Show up. Dive in. Stay at it.’
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
President Obama's farewell speech transcript, annotated
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New York Times:
President Obama's Farewell Address: Full Video and Text
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway Slams New Russia Allegation as ‘Nonsense From the Internet’
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New York Times:
BuzzFeed Posts Unverified Claims on Trump, Igniting a Debate
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Brendan Kirby / LifeZette:
Fake News: BuzzFeed Runs ‘Unverifiable’ Trump-Russia Claims
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Dark Magic of Kellyanne Conway — If you happened to watch CNN on Friday morning, you saw a brutal exchange about Russian hacking between a righteous anchor with steam coming out of his ears and a right-wing operative with ice in her veins. — “Chris Cuomo bulldozes Kellyanne Conway …
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NBC News:
Army Leaker Chelsea Manning on Obama's ‘Short List’ for Commutation — President Obama has put Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified material, on his short list for a possible commutation, a Justice Department source told NBC News.
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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Read the letter Coretta Scott King wrote opposing Sessions's 1986 federal nomination — The widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. urged Congress to block the 1986 nomination of Jeff Sessions for federal judge, saying that allowing him to join the federal bench would …
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German Lopez / Vox:
Coretta Scott King in 1986: Jeff Sessions's judgeship nomination threatens “my husband's dream”
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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Obama may get rejected from golf club over Israel policies — More On: — President Obama's clashes with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may cost him a membership at an exclusive golf club, sources said. — Obama is looking to join the elite Woodmont Country Club in Maryland once he becomes a private citizen.
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Vox:
4 pieces of evidence showing FBI Director James Comey cost Clinton the election — And yes, it still matters. — Donald Trump has called his election a historic landslide, but it was anything but. Only two other presidents have been elected with smaller popular vote margins since records began in 1824.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What You Didn't See — For all the high octane and historic news we've seen over the last twelve hours, what may be the most significant news of the day barely made a ripple over the waves. That was a number produced by the Quinnipiac University polling organization: Donald Trump …
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Rex Tillerson Begins Confirmation Showdown With Democrats — Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next secretary of state, has begun testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a two-day confirmation hearing. — You can watch those hearings live here.
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What to watch for at Tillerson's confirmation hearing
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Buzzfeed's Trump report takes ‘fake news’ to a new level — MORE FROM: — So the website BuzzFeed decided to publish a series of memos that have been floating around for months alleging all kinds of terrible things about Donald Trump. — Some of those terrible allegations have to do with efforts …
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