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11:15 PM ET, May 17, 2017

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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 …
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  —  Robert S. Mueller III, who served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the last two administrations, brings to his new role as special counsel a proven willingness to take on a sitting president.
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Justice names special counsel for Russia investigation
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and RedState
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
The Comey memo offers no proof for impeachment of Trump
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Russia probe special counsel led FBI under Bush, Obama
Discussion: New York Magazine
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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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.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump  —  Republicans are beginning to talk of the possibility that President Trump could face impeachment after reports that he pressed ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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
Politico:
Democratic leaders seek to stifle impeachment talk
Discussion: RedState
Nicole Gaudiano / USA Today:
GOP blocks House vote on independent Russia-Trump investigation
Discussion: twitchy.com
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Jack Welch: Impeachment of Trump would ‘blow the market away’
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Post
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
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
Discussion: Hot Air
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director
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 …
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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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
James Comey's memo has shaken a presidency.  Here's why memos have always mattered.  —  JoAnne Yates, a professor of organization studies at MIT, is the world's foremost, and perhaps only, expert on the history of memos.  —  “I specialize in studying things that at first glance might sound incredibly boring,” she said.
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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
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
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.
Austin American-Statesman:
‘THIS IS CRAZY’: Austin man sues date for texting during movie  —  A man is suing a Round Rock woman for texting during a movie date at the Barton Creek Square theater, according to a petition filed in small claims court in Travis County.  —  Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin filed the claim Thursday against his date.
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 …
 
 
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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
Discussion: RT
Amy Harder / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's plan to slash renewables 70%
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
American Trees Are Moving West, and No One Knows Why
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