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Robert Barnes / LawNewz:
Comey was Before Congress to Indict Trump. Instead, He Might Have Indicted Himself. — The key interlude occurred with the ubiquitous Kamala Harris, the same Senator Harris who failed the bar the first time she took the bar exam. Only a Kamala-Comey marriage could birth this debacle:
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, the ‘Cloud’ Just Grew That Much Darker — WASHINGTON — Upset about the investigation into Russian interference in last year's election, President Trump sought relief from James B. Comey, then the F.B.I. director. By Mr. Comey's account, Mr. Trump asked him to help “lift the cloud.”
CNN:
Trump's lawyer to file complaint against Comey over memos — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's outside attorney plans to file a complaint against former FBI Director James Comey with the Justice Department Inspector General and the Senate judiciary committee, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Issues Statement on Testimony of Former FBI Director James Comey — In response to testimony given today by former FBI Director James Comey, Department of Justice Spokesman Ian Prior issued the following statement: — Shortly after being sworn in …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Incompetence Defense — During former FBI Director James Comey's dramatic testimony before the Senate on Thursday, Republican senators settled on a pair of strange arguments for why President Trump hadn't obstructed justice: He didn't try very hard, or he was really bad at it.
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CNN:
Comey told senators Sessions may have met Russia's ambassador a third time — Comey: AG may have met ambassador a third time — But the sources said it is possible the Russian ambassador exaggerated the extent of the encounter — Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey told senators …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans' emerging Trump defense: A naif in the Oval Office — As former FBI director James B. Comey held the political world in thrall Thursday from inside a packed Senate hearing room, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan walked into an unusually empty press briefing across the Capitol.
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Politico:
Full text: James Comey testimony transcript on Trump and Russia — A transcript of former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8. — SEN. RICHARD BURR: I call this hearing to order. Director Comey, I appreciate your willingness to appear …
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Bloomberg:
Comey Leaves Trump Under a Crippling ‘Cloud’ of Investigations
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: White House Orders House Members To Defend Trump On Cable News Following Comey Hearing
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
In denying President Trump's abuse of power, Republicans have chosen party over country.
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews: Trump-Russia collusion theory ‘came apart’ with Comey testimony
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Alan Dershowitz / Washington Examiner:
History, precedent and James Comey's opening statement show that Trump did not obstruct justice
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New York Times:
Mr. Comey and All the President's Lies
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Fox News:
Dershowitz: Comey confirms that I'm right - and all the Democratic commentators are wrong
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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Comey's devastating indictment of President Donald Trump
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Nicole Serratore / New York Times:
James Comey and the Predator in Chief
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Comey Wasn't Investigating Trump — But Look Who Said He Was
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Behind Trump's temporary silence: Why the counterpuncher let others do the punching
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BBC:
UK election 2017: UK set for hung parliament — The Conservatives have failed to win an overall majority, and the UK is now set for a hung parliament, says the latest BBC forecast. — It shows gains for the Labour Party after Thursday's general election.
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The Guardian:
May reaches deal with DUP to form government after shock election result — May expected to visit Queen to seek permission to form government after agreeing terms with Northern Ireland party — Theresa May has struck a deal with the Democratic Unionists that will allow her to form a government, sources have confirmed.
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Charlie Cooper / Politico:
5 takeaways from the UK election — An extraordinary night for British politics has ended in a hung parliament. — LONDON — It was an astonishing election by any estimation. A prime minister humiliated, a Labour leader dismissed as a no-hoper massively outperforming expectations …
Press Association:
Shock result as UK election returns hung parliament - as it happened
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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
AJC poll: Ossoff opens lead over Handel in Georgia's 6th — An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Friday shows Democrat Jon Ossoff has a 7-point edge over Republican Karen Handel in the nationally-watched race to represent Georgia's 6th District. — The poll of likely voters …
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Richard Elliot / WSB-TV:
NEW POLL: Ossoff support increases after debate with Handel — ATLANTA - The latest exclusive WSB, Landmark Communications Poll shows Democrat Jon Ossoff got a slight bump over Republican Karen Handel after his debate performance Tuesday night on Channel 2.
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New York Times:
‘I Was Right’: As Trump Watches Comey on TV, Anxiety Yields to Relief — WASHINGTON — President Trump dipped in and out of the small dining room off the Oval Office on Thursday to monitor a television as James B. Comey, the ousted F.B.I. director, told a tortured tale — and to insist to his huddled legal team, “I was right.”
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Kate Maltby / The Guardian:
Theresa May rejected the Tory detoxification project. That's what's behind this mess — Once she talked of modernisation. Then she allowed the flat-earthers of that toxicity, Lynton Crosby chief among them, to flourish at the top of the party … ost people have heard of the term …
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Daily Mail:
Theresa May to carry on as PM despite election disaster — 12.30pm: Theresa has gone to see the Queen to seek permission to form a government. — The monarch might have asked some pointed questions - but will agree. Despite losing their overall majority in the election, the Tories are still the largest party.
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