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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's no indication Comey violated the law. Trump may be about to. — President Trump's declaration that the Thursday testimony of former FBI director James B. Comey was a “total and complete vindication” despite “so many false statements and lies” was the sort of brashly triumphant …
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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.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Ryan denies GOP would try to impeach Dem accused of same actions as Trump — (R-Wis.) insisted on Thursday that Republicans wouldn't be calling for the impeachment of a Democratic president accused of the same actions as President Trump. — As fired FBI Director James Comey was before a Senate committee …
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Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Did James Comey's Document Leaks Violate The FBI Employment Agreement? — During his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, former FBI director James Comey revealed that he was the source of leaked memos about his conversations with Donald Trump surrounding the Russia investigation.
Sean Illing / Vox:
Trump's lawyer: Comey violated executive privilege. 10 legal experts: No, he didn't. — After the public testimony of former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, released a statement. In addition to being riddled with typos, it contained a curious legal argument.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's secret isn't that he lies. It's that he crowds out the truth. — Trump isn't trying to win the argument. He's trying to dominate it. — Donald Trump understands, better than any politician I've ever seen, that the question isn't whether you're winning the argument …
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Steve Vladeck / Washington Post:
Trump's lawyer says Comey violated executive privilege. He's wrong. — That isn't how executive privilege works at all. — A few hours after former FBI director James B. Comey finished testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, President Trump's personal lawyer …
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New York Times:
‘I Was Right’: As Trump Watches Comey on TV, Anxiety Yields to Relief
‘I Was Right’: As Trump Watches Comey on TV, Anxiety Yields to Relief
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Nicole Serratore / New York Times:
James Comey and the Predator in Chief
James Comey and the Predator in Chief
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The Guardian:
DUP leader Arlene Foster vows to bring stability to UK with Conservatives — Arlene Foster confirms she will be having talks with Theresa May about details of arrangement with Northern Ireland party — The Democratic Unionist leader and most recent first minister of Northern Ireland …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
The Kids Are Alright — No actual figures, but presumably …
The Kids Are Alright — No actual figures, but presumably …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN Drops Reza Aslan Following Anti-Trump Tweets — CNN no longer believes in “Believer,” the non-fiction series it launched earlier this year with Reza Aslan, the Iranian-American author and religious scholar. — “CNN has decided to not move forward with production on the acquired series 'Believer …
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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 Congressional District.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
White House Official Violated Law Banning Political Activity, Agency Says — WASHINGTON — Dan Scavino Jr., the White House director of social media, violated a federal law that prohibits political activity by government employees, the federal agency empowered to enforce the law has concluded …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump aide reprimanded over Hatch Act violation
Trump aide reprimanded over Hatch Act violation
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
New York Attorney General Looking Into Eric Trump Foundation — The New York attorney general, which has been investigating the Donald J. Trump Foundation for months, is now looking into the Eric Trump Foundation, after a report in Forbes exposed practices that seem to violate state laws.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Gillibrand rips Trump: ‘Has he kept his promises? No. F— no’ — (D-N.Y.) slammed President Trump with colorful language Friday, saying he has not kept his promises. — “Has he kept his promises? No. F— no,” she said while addressing the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City.
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Maggie Serota / Death and Taxes:
Senator Gillibrand on Democrats: 'If we're not helping people, we should go the f**k home'
Senator Gillibrand on Democrats: 'If we're not helping people, we should go the f**k home'
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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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BBC:
Japan passes landmark bill for Emperor Akihito to abdicate — Japan's parliament has passed a one-off bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate, the first emperor to do so in 200 years. — The 83-year-old said last year that his age and health were making it hard for him to fulfil his official duties.
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Jessica Durando / USA Today:
Japan's parliament clears way for Emperor Akihito's abdication
Japan's parliament clears way for Emperor Akihito's abdication
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Business Insider:
JIM ROGERS: The worst crash in our lifetime is coming — Legendary investor Jim Rogers s — at down with Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget on this week's episode of “The Bottom Line.” Rogers predicts a market crash in the next few years, one that he says will rival anything he has seen in his lifetime.
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Stephen Miller / Heat Street:
My Adventures at the Segregated ‘Wonder Woman’ Screening — I didn't know what to expect showing up to an advertised all women's screening of Wonder Woman where radical outrage mongers on Twitter were offering bounties to either mace me in the face or dump soda on my head.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump targets illegal immigrants who were given reprieves from deportation by Obama — In September 2014, Gilberto Velasquez, a 38-year-old house painter from El Salvador, received life-changing news: The U.S. government had decided to shelve its deportation action against him.
Washington Post:
Twelve seconds of gunfire … Recess had finally started, so Ava Olsen picked up her chocolate cupcake, then headed outside toward the swings. And that's when the 7-year-old saw the gun. — It was black and in the hand of someone the first-graders on the playground would later describe as a thin …
Daily Mail:
General Election exit polls see Tories lose majority — 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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Alain Tolhurst / The Sun:
'I'M SORRY' Theresa May apologises over election disaster but vows to lead country with 'certainty …
'I'M SORRY' Theresa May apologises over election disaster but vows to lead country with 'certainty …
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