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Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation — WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau's investigation into Russia's interference …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Behind Comey's firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia — President Donald Trump weighed firing his FBI director for more than a week. When he finally pulled the trigger Tuesday afternoon, he didn't call James Comey. He sent his longtime private security guard to deliver …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why — White House press secretary Sean Spicer wrapped up his brief interview with Fox Business from the White House grounds late Tuesday night and then disappeared into the shadows, huddling with his staff behind a tall hedge.
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CNN:
CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation — Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the WH scramble to defend Trump on Comey — Sources at the White House described scenes of confusion in the hours following news of Trump firing Comey. Internally, at least at a fairly senior level, people were scrambling to figure out what happened.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
In the wake of Trump's brazen firing of Comey, it's time to go nuclear. Here's how. — THE MORNING PLUM: — President Trump's Tuesday Night Massacre — his firing of FBI director James Comey — was such a brazen power play in the context of the FBI's ongoing Russia probe that even some Republicans are troubled by it.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump. It's only going to get worse. — THE BIG IDEA: After the president fired James Comey, the cloud hanging over the White House just got bigger and darker. — Donald Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
John McCain on Comey firing: ‘There will be more shoes to drop’ — President Trump's sudden firing of FBI Director James B. Comey is bad for the country and will not be the end of the Trump-Russia affair, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told a group of foreign diplomats and experts Tuesday night.
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Stephen Colbert Corrects Audience for Cheering News of Comey Firing — Late Show host Stephen Colbert was surprised on Tuesday when his audience cheered lustily as he informed them that President Donald Trump had fired FBI director James Comey. — Evidently the left-leaning Colbert fans …
Wall Street Journal:
Before James Comey's Dismissal, a Growing Frustration at White House — In the months before James Comey's dismissal, frustration was growing among top associates of President Donald Trump that the FBI director wouldn't publicly tamp down questions about possible collusion with Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race.
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CBS News:
Putin reacts to Comey firing: “We have nothing to do with that” — Russian President Vladimir Putin said the firing of former FBI Director James Comey will have “no effect” on U.S.-Russia relations, reacting for the first time to President Trump's dramatic ouster of the man leading the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign.
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Lavrov mocks America's “humiliating” situation — Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “it is humiliating for the American people to realize that the Russian federation is controlling the situation in America” during a Wednesday morning presser at the Russian Embassy in the U.S.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Lying Again, Now About James Comey — The president of the United States is lying again. — He is lying about the reason he fired James Comey, the F.B.I. director. Trump claimed that he was doing so because Comey bungled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email …
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John Hayward / Breitbart:
Gorka: Trump Fired FBI Director to Make a Statement After Comey's Latest Testimony
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exclusive: Oval Office meeting led to fire Comey recommendation
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The Guardian
Mike Allen / Axios:
GOP baffled by timing; WH braces for independent probe
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sessions was told to find reasons to fire Comey: reports
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BBC:
Rod Rosenstein's letter recommending Comey is fired
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
To fire Comey, Trump team waited for Rosenstein
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
McConnell rejects calls for special prosecutor
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
From Fox News to the Senate floor, Republicans close ranks behind Trump firing Comey
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Comey sought more resources for Russia probe days before he was fired by President Trump, officials say
New York Times:
Updates and Reactions to F.B.I. Director Comey's Firing
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
McCain: ‘More shoes to drop’ on Russia investigation
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON DISMISSAL OF FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: It's ‘inappropriate’ to question Trump's firing decisions
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Gen. Michael Hayden / The Hill:
Michael Hayden: When Trump's Washington starts to resemble Nicaragua
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Euan McKirdy / CNN:
Preet Bharara, Sally Yates and James Comey: Fired while investigating Donald Trump
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell Defends Trump's Firing Of Comey, Opposes New Investigations
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Franken rips Sessions for encouraging Comey firing
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
A Former Top Official Cited In The DOJ's Comey Memo Calls Firing A “Sham”
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The Guardian
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question — As Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price walked through a hallway Tuesday in the West Virginia state capitol, veteran reporter Dan Heyman followed alongside him, holding up his phone to Price while attempting to ask him a question.
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WSAZ-TV:
Reporter arrested at W.Va. Capitol during visit from Conway and Price — CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A reporter was arrested Tuesday at the West Virginia Capitol for allegedly causing a disturbance and yelling questions at federal leaders in town, court records show.
GQ:
Dwayne Johnson for President! — No one gets up earlier than Dwayne Johnson. Or goes to bed later. Or is more awake during the hours in between. No one in Hollywood is more buff, more driven, or gets paid better. The man has so much charisma and ambition he can do anything.
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Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of 2020 count — The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is resigning, leaving the agency leaderless at a time when it faces a crisis over funding for the 2020 decennial count of the U.S. population and beyond.
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Violence erupts on Southwest Airlines flight … Violence erupted on a Southwest Airlines flight Sunday, in the latest chaotic scene involving airline passengers to emerge on social media. — A fight broke out between two passengers as they were deplaning a Southwest flight from Dallas …
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