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New York Times:
Russian Dirt on Clinton? ‘I Love It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said — The June 3, 2016, email sent to Donald Trump Jr. could hardly have been more explicit: One of his father's former Russian business partners had been contacted by a senior Russian government official and was offering to provide …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Freaking Out Over Don Jr.'s Russia Email: The ‘Sum Of All Fears’ … President Donald Trump's son, his former campaign chairman, and his son-in-law were all told that the opposition research they were soliciting on campaign rival Hillary Clinton was coming from the Russian government …
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New York Times:
Russian Government Sought to Aid Trump's Candidacy, According to Email — WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material …
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NBC News:
Russian Lawyer Who Met With Trump Jr.: I Didn't Have Clinton Info They Wanted — MOSCOW — The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the presidential campaign denied in an exclusive interview with NBC News that she had any connection to the Kremlin and insists she met …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
We are past the point of innocent explanations on Trump and Russia — Imagine if the Clintons had done what the Trumps did on Russia. — Imagine the names were different. — Imagine Chelsea Clinton had taken Bill Clinton and campaign chair John Podesta to a meeting set …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Trump Jr. Releases Emails; They Support His Account — Earlier this morning, Donald Trump, Jr. released the email threads relating to his meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya in June 2016. The emails support his account of the meeting. Here they are, with the earlier ones first.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Trust Nothing, Defend Nothing — I don't write or even tweet about the Russia investigation much. I think the most I've written is that I think it probably won't pan out and if it does, it'll be Paul Manafort or Roger Stone or some other expendable type who'll end up getting to know the underside of a bus.
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Patterico's Pontifications
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump Jr. delivers ‘smoking gun’ to Mueller — Donald Trump Jr. may have just given Robert Mueller “smoking gun” evidence signaling his father's presidential campaign colluded with the Russian government to win the 2016 election, according to veteran prosecutors and white-collar defense attorneys experienced in Washington scandals.
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Political Wire
Fox News:
Donald Trump Jr. releases ‘entire email chain’ regarding Russian meeting — Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday released what he said was the “entire email chain” of his conversations setting up a disputed meeting with a Russian attorney, showing what appeared to be an offer to provide information that would …
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Whatever Trump Jr. did, it's not treason — The issue: — Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting last year with a Kremlin-linked lawyer — and the release of the emails leading up to that meeting — have led some in Washington to start uttering the word “treason,” chief among them Sen. Tim Kaine.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The White House knows the Trump Jr. story is bad news — In private, sources inside the White House aren't even pretending it's ok. — They know the Donald Trump Jr. emails that led to his Russia meeting are a terrible story, and mostly they're scrambling to find ways to deflect …
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Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Buzzword emerges as Trump Jr. Russia scandal deepens: Treason — New revelations about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton has critics flirting with a new attack line — treason. — Sen. Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
GOP senator on Russia emails: “I don't think this is relevant to the Trump administration”
GOP senator on Russia emails: “I don't think this is relevant to the Trump administration”
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Weekly Standard, Washington Post and The Atlantic
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Donald Trump Jr. Emails Paint Serious Case of Campaign Finance Violations
Donald Trump Jr. Emails Paint Serious Case of Campaign Finance Violations
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the White House scramble on the Trump Jr. emails
Mike Allen / Axios:
3 days, 3 Don Jr. shocks to West Wing
3 days, 3 Don Jr. shocks to West Wing
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Jr. Releases ‘Russia Email’ Chain
Donald Trump Jr. Releases ‘Russia Email’ Chain
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr.'s full emails about meeting a ‘Russian government attorney,’ annotated
Donald Trump Jr.'s full emails about meeting a ‘Russian government attorney,’ annotated
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Weekly Standard:
The Trump Administration Has Forfeited the Right to be Trusted on Russia
The Trump Administration Has Forfeited the Right to be Trusted on Russia
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Associated Press
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Clinton running mate: Russian probe moving into ‘potentially treason’
Clinton running mate: Russian probe moving into ‘potentially treason’
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Politico and Refinery29
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's fishy behavior on Russia is bigger than possible email collusion
Donald Trump's fishy behavior on Russia is bigger than possible email collusion
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Politico
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr.'s lawyer is a Juilliard-trained trombonist who plays in a symphony and defends mobsters
Donald Trump Jr.'s lawyer is a Juilliard-trained trombonist who plays in a symphony and defends mobsters
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. replied ‘love it’ when told of Russian effort to help Trump
Donald Trump Jr. replied ‘love it’ when told of Russian effort to help Trump
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Politico:
Senate GOP ‘very pessimistic’ on Obamacare repeal — A push by Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to pull the bill to the right is dividing the caucus and complicating Republicans' already-beleaguered effort. — Tensions are rising between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's leadership team …
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David Nather / Axios:
What's next if the Senate health bill fails
What's next if the Senate health bill fails
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Graham drafting alternative heath care plan
Graham drafting alternative heath care plan
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Talking Points Memo
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell: Senate will work through first two weeks of August recess
McConnell: Senate will work through first two weeks of August recess
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Axios
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Delays August Recess as Health Bill's Fate Hangs in Balance
Senate Delays August Recess as Health Bill's Fate Hangs in Balance
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
McConnell delays August recess to complete work on health-care bill, other issues
McConnell delays August recess to complete work on health-care bill, other issues
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David Brooks / New York Times:
How We Are Ruining America — Over the past generation, members of the college-educated class have become amazingly good at making sure their children retain their privileged status. They have also become devastatingly good at making sure the children of other classes have limited chances to join their ranks.
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
This Town Melts Down — A veteran political reporter takes stock of how Washington has — and hasn't — changed in the time of Trump. — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, was running late and “tied up in the Oval,” an assistant explained. It was late on a Thursday afternoon in June …
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Eryn Dion / Northwest Florida Daily News:
Amazing human chain formed to rescue drowning family in PCB — “I honestly thought I was going to lose my family that day,” Roberta Ursrey said. “It was like, 'Oh God, this is how I'm going.' ” — PANAMA CITY BEACH — It was supposed to just be a quick trip to the beach …
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Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
A riptide swept away a Florida family. Then beachgoers formed a human chain.
A riptide swept away a Florida family. Then beachgoers formed a human chain.
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Terry Jones / Investor's Business Daily:
Mystery Solved: Now We Know Why Comey Did Nothing About Hillary — Russia Scandal: No wonder former FBI Director James Comey refused to press charges last summer against Hillary Clinton for her egregious security breaches: It turns out, he may have been guilty of the same thing.
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CNN:
An avalanche of hate: How a Montana mom became the target of a neo-Nazi troll storm — Whitefish, Montana (CNN)Once the calls began, they did not stop. Swiping to decline a call just led to the phone ringing again. Blocked number after blocked number filled up the voice mail.
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