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6:50 AM ET, June 8, 2017

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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.
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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.
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
David French / National Review:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: James Comey's Prepared Testimony, Explained  —  There's evidence Donald Trump abused his power, but it's not yet clear that he obstructed justice.  —  Earlier this afternoon the Senate Intelligence Committee released the text of former FBI director James …
Discussion: Lawfare
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Jim Comey Backs Up Trump's Story, But It's Not All Good News for Trump  —  You don't have to wait for tomorrow's blockbuster hearing: the Senate Intelligence Committee has posted on its website the opening statement by fired FBI Director Jim Comey, detailing five meetings and conversations …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Comey's fizzle  —  James Comey has an expectations problem.  —  By any reasonable standard, his testimony about his service under President Donald Trump and his cashiering would be damaging perhaps to the point of debilitating.  But his account has been billed as Watergate …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
James Comey, Novelist  —  James Comey has a story to tell, and in his account, there is no doubt about who is the hero.  Comey, by reputation, has a monumental ego.  His prepared testimony for the Senate Intelligence Committee, which you can read here, is consistent with that image.
James B. Comey / CNN:
READ: James Comey's prepared testimony  —  Senate Select Committee on Intelligence  —  Chairman Burr, Ranking Member Warner, Members of the Committee.  —  Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today.  I was asked to testify today to describe for you my interactions with President-Elect …
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
Comey testimony ‘closely coordinated’ with special counsel, source says
Discussion: IJR
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Christie: Trump's exchanges with Comey and other officials ‘normal New York City conversation’
Discussion: RedState
Jasmine Lee / CNN:
How to watch the James Comey testimony
Discussion: Common Dreams, NPR and Reuters
Associated Press:
The Latest: WH: Not sure if Trump's read Comey's statement
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
Comey's Duty to Correct
Discussion: Slate
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Taking Stock of Trump/Russia on The Eve of Comey's 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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gianforte to give $50,000 to press freedom group after assaulting reporter  —  Greg Gianforte, who was recently elected to fill a vacant Montana congressional seat, has agreed to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists as and issued a formal apology as part of a civil settlement with Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs.
Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Feds drop bombshell: Up to 100 girls may have had their genitals cut in Michigan  —  A federal prosecutor dropped a bombshell in court Wednesday, telling a federal judge that the government estimates that as many as 100 girls may have had their genitals cut at the hands of a local doctor and her cohorts.
John Diedrich / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Jury awards $6.7M to inmate raped by guard in Milwaukee County Jail, shackled during childbirth  —  A federal jury Wednesday awarded $6.7 million to a woman who was raped repeatedly by a guard when she was being held in the Milwaukee County Jail four years ago.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Melania Trump set to make her D.C. move next week  —  President Donald Trump's White House residence — where an increasingly isolated figure under siege conducts his late-night phone klatches and early morning tweetstorms — is about to get a little less lonely.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Strong approval of Trump is fading across a number of demographics  —  FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver noticed something interesting in approval-rating polling for President Trump.  While support for Trump has remained consistently high among Republicans and Trump's base of non-college-educated white voters …
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Trump's pick for FBI director was alerted early to detainee abuse  —  President Donald Trump's choice for FBI director was notified months before the public knew about the death of a detainee at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2004, and was at the very least on the fringes of discussions …
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.
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Trump nominates new slate of federal judges  —  President Trump announced a new round of 11 judicial nominations Wednesday, including three nominees for high-profile federal appeals courts.  —  One of the nominees, Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison H. Eid, is being tapped by the president …
Charlie Nash / Breitbart:
A fan of former Breitbart senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos is suing UC Berkeley for $23 million, claiming routine abuse against conservative students on campus.  —  The fan of Milo, whose book Dangerous reached #1 on Amazon's best sellers list within a day of being made available to pre-order this week …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump ‘all in’ on Senate Obamacare repeal  —  President Donald Trump is increasingly invested in Senate passage of a bill to repeal Obamacare, realizing that a successful vote in the upper chamber will provide a major boost to his domestic agenda, say Republicans who have spent time with him recently.
 
 
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Reuters:
On eve of election, May tries to put focus back on Brexit
Discussion: The Atlantic
Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Josh Duhamel: ‘I Stay Away from Politics Because Nobody Cares What I Think’
Washington Post:
Limited ethics waivers reflect new freedom for former lobbyists to join government
Discussion: Politico
Raw Story:
Trump is making America more hostile and mentally ill: New England Journal of Medicine study
Discussion: New England Journal … and Vox
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
For second straight day, no vote of confidence for Sessions
Discussion: Political Wire
BBC:
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Discussion: Daily Wire and Washington Post
Richard Horgan / Adweek:
French Magazine Charlie Hebdo Crosses the Line With Gruesome Theresa May Cover
Discussion: Geller Report
Julián Aguilar / The Texas Tribune:
Lawyers convention leaves Texas over state's new immigration law
Discussion: Daily Kos and ImmigrationProf Blog
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Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Top Dems reject impeachment push
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, IJR and Politicus USA
Al Jazeera English:
Turkish parliament approves troop deployment in Qatar
Discussion: Walid Shoebat, Reuters and The Atlantic
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