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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 …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians - sources — Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump's campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race …
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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.
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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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Jchong / Lawfare:
Initial Reactions on the Appointment of Robert Mueller As Special Counsel — FBI Director Robert Mueller leads a briefing for President Obama on the Boston Marathon bombings, April 2013 / Official White House Photo by Pete Souza — There's a lot of reason to be cheered this evening …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Special Counsel Mistake — Rosenstein bends to political pressure, and here we go again.
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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 …
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Cecilia Vega / ABC News:
Trump reaction to special counsel measured, says White House — Just prior to the Department of Justice's public announcement that former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel to continue the investigation into Russian election interference, a group of senior White House …
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CNN:
Inside an embattled Trump's most consequential evening of turmoil yet
Inside an embattled Trump's most consequential evening of turmoil yet
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
New special counsel Robert Mueller has history of standing up to the White House
New special counsel Robert Mueller has history of standing up to the White House
About / GotNews:
BREAKING: FBI Director James Comey Testified Under Oath May 3rd That The Trump Administration …
BREAKING: FBI Director James Comey Testified Under Oath May 3rd That The Trump Administration …
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Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation
Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation
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Philip Shenon / Politico:
Trump's Worst Nightmare Comes True
Trump's Worst Nightmare Comes True
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Nicole Gaudiano / USA Today:
GOP blocks House vote on independent Russia-Trump investigation
GOP blocks House vote on independent Russia-Trump investigation
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director
Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump turns to ex-campaign aides as scandals pile up
Trump turns to ex-campaign aides as scandals pile up
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Under the Obama Precedent, No Trump Obstruction of Justice
Under the Obama Precedent, No Trump Obstruction of Justice
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Robert Mueller appointed special counsel to oversee probe into Russia's interference in 2016 election
Robert Mueller appointed special counsel to oversee probe into Russia's interference in 2016 election
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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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Ashley Dejean / Mother Jones:
Report: Top GOP Lawmaker Was Recorded Saying He Thought Trump Was on Putin's Payroll
Report: Top GOP Lawmaker Was Recorded Saying He Thought Trump Was on Putin's Payroll
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Neil Gorsuch will be the enduring symbol of a disastrous presidency. — Several hours after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Donald Trump had attempted to quash the FBI's investigation into Michael Flynn, conservative pundit Erick Erickson tweeted that …
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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Conservatives begin to whisper: President Pence
Conservatives begin to whisper: President Pence
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Pence Takes Steps to Build War Chest as White House Stumbles
Pence Takes Steps to Build War Chest as White House Stumbles
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column Dear Vice President Pence: What are you thinking?
Column Dear Vice President Pence: What are you thinking?
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Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
Israeli Source Seen as Key to Countering Islamic State Threat — The classified information that President Donald Trump shared with Russian officials last week came from an Israeli source described by multiple U.S. officials as the most valuable source of information on external plotting by Islamic State.
Politico:
Democratic leaders seek to stifle impeachment talk — House Democrats are buzzing about the possibility of President Donald Trump being impeached. But party leaders aren't going there — at least not yet. — Top Democrats in the House and Senate know their liberal base is clamoring for a harder line …
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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Worried about fallout, Dems poised to poll-test impeachment
Worried about fallout, Dems poised to poll-test impeachment
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Hot Air
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.”
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Washington Post:
Race between Democrats running for Virginia governor is neck-and-neck — RICHMOND — Virginia Democrats Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam are battling in a very close contest for the party's gubernatorial primary, with divisions reemerging from last year's Democratic presidential race …
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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.
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EU Press Room:
Mergers: Commission fines Facebook €110 million for providing misleading information about WhatsApp takeover — The European Commission has fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission's 2014 investigation under the EU Merger Regulation …
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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 …