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New York Times:
Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn told President Trump's transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign …
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Vera Bergengruen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Flynn stopped military plan Turkey opposed - after being paid as its agent  —  WASHINGTON  —  One of the Trump administration's first decisions about the fight against the Islamic State was made by Michael Flynn weeks before he was fired - and it conformed to the wishes of Turkey …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Under the Obama Precedent, No Trump Obstruction of Justice
Adam Entous / Washington Post:
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump  —  KIEV, Ukraine — A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies in Congress — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy — made a politically explosive assertion in a private conversation …
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NBC News:
Flynn, Manafort Are Key Figures In Russia Probe Mueller Will Lead  —  Former Trump aides Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort have emerged as key figures in the FBI's investigation into Russian campaign interference, which has just been taken over by a special counsel, four law enforcement officials told NBC News.
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Washington Post:
Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of Russian interference in election  —  The Justice Department has decided to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible coordination between Trump associates and Russian officials seeking to meddle in last year's election …
Nicole Gaudiano / USA Today:
GOP blocks House vote on independent Russia-Trump investigation  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans blocked a vote Wednesday on legislation to create an independent commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.  —  A Democratic effort to force a vote failed …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has appointed Robert S. Mueller III, the former F.B.I. director, to serve as a special counsel to oversee its investigation into Russian meddling in the election …
Matea Gold / Washington Post:   New special counsel Robert Mueller has history of standing up to the White House
Jchong / Lawfare:
Initial Reactions on the Appointment of Robert Mueller As Special Counsel
Discussion: New York Times and Vox
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Justice names special counsel for Russia investigation
Discussion: ABC News, Axios and RedState
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
The Comey memo offers no proof for impeachment of Trump
About / GotNews:
BREAKING: FBI Director James Comey Testified Under Oath May 3rd That The Trump Administration Doesn't Obstruct Investigations  —  Former FBI Director James Comey testified under Senate oath May 3rd that the Trump administration had not pressured his agency to halt any investigation for political purposes.
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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Pamela Brown / CNN:
Comey prepped responses ahead of Trump discussions  —  (CNN)Ahead of discussions with President Donald Trump, Former FBI Director James Comey prepped with his team on ways to respond to anticipated questions so that he would not come across as confrontational during the ongoing Russia probe, according to an official close to Comey.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republican raises impeachment for Trump  —  (R-Mich.) on Wednesday said reports that President Trump pressed ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation would merit impeachment if true, becoming the first Republican lawmaker to broach the idea.
Politico:
Democratic leaders seek to stifle impeachment talk
Discussion: RedState
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:   James Comey's memo has shaken a presidency. Here's why memos have always mattered.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The guy who predicted Comey's memos thinks the former FBI director may be trying to take down Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Jeff Larson / ProPublica:
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago  —  We tested internet security at four Trump properties.  It's not good.  —  Two weeks ago, on a sparkling spring morning, we went trawling along Florida's coastal waterway.  But not for fish.  —  We parked a 17-foot motor boat in a lagoon …
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Pence Takes Steps to Build War Chest as White House Stumbles  —  Political action committee registered Wednesday with FEC  —  Neither Biden nor Cheney had active leadership PACs in office  —  While President Donald Trump's White House grapples with the fallout from his firing of the former FBI director …
Discussion: The Last Tradition
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column Dear Vice President Pence: What are you thinking?
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Fox Stands By DNC Murder Conspiracy Theory Even After Main Source Changes Story  —  Fox News reporter Malia Zimmerman says she spent 10 months working on her story.  —  Fox News and its Washington, D.C., affiliate, Fox 5, are standing by their conspiracy-mongering reports …
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Worried about fallout, Dems poised to poll-test impeachment  —  WASHINGTON  —  Democratic strategists are racing to figure out whether it's politically wise to call for President Donald Trump's impeachment, as one bombshell revelation after another about his ties to Russia is forcing candidates …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
Michelle Kosinski:
This is How Your Government Responds to Unfavorable News Coverage  —  Monday night, as the story of the President giving classified information to the Russians was in full evolution, I get a call from this guy:  —  RC Hammond, the State Department's communications advisor, who had his facts wrong about what was reported and by whom.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
What Does Barack Obama Really Think of Donald Trump?  'He's Nothing But a Bullsh-ter'  —  She packs her own lunch, and he still isn't allowed to drive.  Subscribe now for all about Michelle and Barack Obama's lives after moving out of the White House - only in PEOPLE
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump turns to ex-campaign aides as scandals pile up  —  President Donald Trump, frustrated by his aides' handling of the multiple scandals engulfing the White House, is turning to the comfort of his old campaign advisers.  —  Former officials including Jason Miller, David Bossie …
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump to interview Joe Lieberman, 3 others for FBI post
Carlos Garcia / TheBlaze:
Breaking: Trump offers Sheriff Clarke a position in his administration, and Clarke is taking it  —  According to Jim Acosta of CNN, the Department of Homeland Security could not confirm Sheriff Clarke's claim. … A spokeswoman from DHS told TheBlaze, “The position mentioned is a Secretarial appointment.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke accepts job in Department of Homeland Security
David Montero / Los Angeles Times:
Alex Jones settles Chobani lawsuit and retracts comments about refugees in Twin Falls, Idaho  —  Inside the Chobani Yogurt factory in Twin Falls, Idaho.  —  Alex Jones backed down.  Again.  —  The far-right conspiracy theorist agreed Wednesday to settle a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Greek yogurt manufacturer Chobani.
Matt O'Brien / Washington Post:
Why liberal democracy only dies when conservatives help  —  Liberal democracy is not dead, but it's not well.  From Hungary to Poland to even the United States, far-right populists have won power, and, in a few cases, are busy consolidating it.  —  In some sense, it shouldn't be too surprising …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
‘The Flight 93 Election’ Crashes Again  —  In case you've had the pleasure of forgetting, “The Flight 93 Election” was the title of a portentous essay, published last September under a Roman pseudonym in The Claremont Review of Books, that declared the stakes for the United States in 2016 thus: “Charge the cockpit or you die.”
Discussion: BarbWire.com
 
 
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Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
Student who stabbed boyfriend may avoid jail as it would ‘damage her career’
CNN:
Dozens of MS-13 gang members nabbed in 40+ Los Angeles raids
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Amy Harder / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's plan to slash renewables 70%
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