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10:20 AM ET, June 8, 2017

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Philip Allen Lacovara / Washington Post:
I helped prosecute Watergate.  Comey's statement is sufficient evidence for an obstruction of justice case.  —  Philip Allen Lacovara, a former U.S. deputy solicitor general in the Justice Department, served as counsel to Watergate special prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator threatens to subpoena Comey  —  (R-Iowa) is opening the door to summoning James Comey to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee after the former FBI director declined an invitation.  —  “Under our rules on our committee, if Sen. [Dianne] Feinstein [D-Calif.] …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
RNC to Lead Trump's Offensive Against Comey  —  President Donald Trump is outsourcing much of the response to ex-FBI Director James Comey's testimony on Thursday to the Republican National Committee.
Discussion: The Week and TMZ.com
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Mark Warner: “This is not how a President behaves”  —  Axios got a copy of Senator Mark Warner's (D-VA) opening statement ahead of James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee later this morning.  —  Bottom line: “This is not how a President of the United States behaves.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN issues correction after Comey statement contradicts reporting  —  CNN has corrected a Tuesday report after the release of former FBI Director James Comey's opening statement for his Thursday testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee contradicted the reports' sources.
New York Times:
‘Must-See TV’: Free Drinks and Canceled Meetings for Comey's Testimony  —  The schedule has been cleared and the popcorn readied at Evergreen Partners, a strategic communications firm in central New Jersey, where the rule for employees on Thursday morning is simple: No client talk while James B. Comey is speaking.
Discussion: Althouse
Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Independent’ Mr. Comey  —  His prepared testimony shows why he deserved to be fired.  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee released James Comey's prepared testimony a day early on Wednesday, and it looks like a test of whether Washington can apprehend reality except as another Watergate.
Jonathan Turley / USA Today:
James Comey's testimony doesn't make the case for impeachment or obstruction against Donald Trump  —  The president's actions may have been wildly inappropriate, but they are not enough to establish a strong criminal case.  —  The release of former FBI director James Comey's testimony …
Joshua Campbell / USA Today:
James Comey is no showboat
Discussion: The Atlantic
Jonathan S. Tobin / New York Post:   In quest for a Trump crime, Dems refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer
New York Times:
Comey's Political Shrewdness Is on Display in Tussle With Trump
Discussion: Politico
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
5 things to watch in Comey's testimony on Trump and Russia
Discussion: The Hill
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Top Dems reject impeachment push
Discussion: ABC News, IJR and Politicus USA
Jasmine Lee / CNN:
How to watch the James Comey testimony
Discussion: NPR, Common Dreams and Reuters
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Christie: Trump's exchanges with Comey and other officials ‘normal New York City conversation’
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and RedState
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Two Reflections on the Comey Statement  —  Though I agree with much of what Ben says about James Comey's statement, I find myself in greater agreement with David French's account.  As French concludes, “there are some elements that are good for President Trump, but overall it shows …
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Bwittes / Lawfare:
Initial Comments on James Comey's Written Testimony  —  James Comey's seven-page written statement, released by the Senate Intelligence Committee this afternoon in connection with Comey's impending testimony tomorrow, draws no conclusions, makes no allegations, and indeed, expresses no opinions.
David French / National Review:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: James Comey's Prepared Testimony, Explained
Discussion: Washington Post
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Comey's fizzle  —  James Comey has an expectations problem.
Discussion: ABC News, Vox and Axios
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
James Comey, Novelist
James B. Comey / CNN:
READ: James Comey's prepared testimony
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Gianforte pays $50,000 to press group to settle assault of Guardian reporter  —  Congressman-elect issues lengthy apology to Ben Jacobs over ‘unprofessional, unacceptable, and unlawful’ actions … Greg Gianforte, the Montana Republican who assaulted a Guardian journalist on the eve …
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The Daily Beast:
Are the Feds Treating the White House Like a Mob House? … It's no accident your phone lights up nearly every night with new revelations about Team Trump's connections to Russia.  So many different investigators with so many different agendas are looking into so many different parts of that nexus …
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Scandal Hiding In Plain Sight  —  “Perhaps the mystery is a little too plain,” said Dupin.  —  “Oh, good heavens!  Who ever heard of such an idea?”  —  “A little too self-evident.”  —  “Ha! ha! ha!—ha! ha! ha!—ho! ho! ho!”  —Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter
Bloomberg:
Trump Has No Plan to Fire Attorney General Sessions, Officials Say  —  President's aides have encouraged him to let Sessions stay  —  Sessions had earlier suggested he might resign amid discord  —  President Donald Trump has no intention to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions despite …
Discussion: RedState
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
For second straight day, no vote of confidence for Sessions
Discussion: Political Wire
Caroline Fountain / WNYW-TV:
Group left out of Charlotte's Pride Parade because they support President Trump  —  CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46) - A group says ‘Charlotte Pride’ is pushing them out of the Gay Pride Parade because they support President Trump.  —  “I'm very proud of my country, proud of my president …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Donna Borak / CNNMoney:
House to vote on killing Dodd-Frank today  —  Robert Rubin: Much of Dodd-Frank was ‘necessary’  —  House lawmakers are poised to pass the “crown jewel” of the GOP-led regulatory reform effort on Thursday, effectively gutting the Dodd-Frank financial regulations that were put in place during the Obama administration.
 
 
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