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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Kushner Is Said to Have Ordered Flynn to Contact Russia — Now that the retired general has pleaded guilty, the president's son-in-law could be one of the next dominoes to fall. — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea Friday for lying to the FBI is alarming news for Donald Trump.
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Flynn has promised special counsel ‘full cooperation’ in Russia probe: Source — Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn has promised “full cooperation” in the special counsel's Russia investigation and, according to a confidant, is prepared to testify that Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians …
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New York Times:
Flynn to Plead Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, will plead guilty on Friday to lying to the F.B.I. about a conversation with the Russian ambassador last December. — The plea was the latest indication …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
What the Flynn Plea Means — There's less to the news than meets the eye. — Former Trump-administration national-security adviser Michael Flynn is expected to plead guilty today to lying to the FBI regarding his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the United States.
BuzzFeed:
It Was Kushner Who Told Flynn To Make Calls About Israel UN Vote, Source Says — The president's son-in-law prompted the Dec. 22 call to Russia's ambassador that is the focus of Flynn's guilty plea Friday. — Reporting From Washington, DC — WASHINGTON - Jared Kushner …
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
How the Flynn Charges Box In Trump — Keeping the focus on advisers' Russia contacts helps Mueller keep his job. — The news that Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to Russia-related offenses is striking, for several reasons. The lies he told the FBI were about asking the Russian ambassador …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Suspected For Weeks That Mike Flynn Would Flip … On Friday morning, President Donald Trump learned that his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been charged with lying to the FBI by reportedly seeing news reports. — It was a shock but not necessarily a surprise.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: WH cancels Trump media event after Flynn plea — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigations into Trump campaign associates and Russian election interference (all times local): — The White House has cancelled a scheduled opportunity for reporters to question President Donald Trump …
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
‘Over By Thanksgiving’: White House Lawyer Ty Cobb Was Disastrously Wrong — Ty Cobb, the Beltway lawyer brought to the White House to handle the Russia investigation, predicted in August that Special Counsel Robert Mueller would be done with his work by Thanksgiving: “I'd be embarrassed …
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New York Times:
Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — President Trump over the summer repeatedly urged senior Senate Republicans, including the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to end the panel's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election …
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The Daily Beast:
‘Very Senior’ Trump Official Authorized Flynn's Russia Outreach … Everything President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn discussed last December with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. — everything that led to his dramatic guilty plea and cooperation agreement Friday …
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David French / National Review:
The Michael Flynn Charge: Monstrous Injustice or Prelude to Bigger Things?
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CNBC:
Stocks fall sharply on report that Michael Flynn was directed by Trump to talk to Russians
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Flynn to testify Trump ‘directed him to make contact with the Russians’: report
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Trump lawyer: ‘Nothing’ in Michael Flynn's guilty plea implicates Trump or White House
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn's guilty plea: A comprehensive timeline
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn charged with making false statement to the FBI
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Former Prosecutors Break Down What Mike Flynn's Plea Deal Really Means
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Flynn charged with one count of making false statement
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump White House caught off guard by Flynn plea
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Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Wall Street rocked by Michael Flynn, tax debate
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Judiciary Dem: ‘More than enough evidence’ to probe Trump for obstruction of justice
CNBC:
Michael Flynn, Trump's ex-national security adviser, is expected to plead guilty Friday to lying to the FBI
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Pierre Thomas / ABC News:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation tops $5 million
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Lawmaker behind secret $84K sexual harassment settlement unmasked — Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little-known congressional account to pay an accuser …
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Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Working to Address Deficit Concerns (8:14 a.m.) — Senate Republicans made a lot of progress overnight in crafting a new approach to address deficit concerns in their sweeping tax legislation, according to a Senate GOP aide. — More work remains in the next few hours …
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Leaders Claim They've Sewn Up 50 Votes For Tax Bill
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Top GOP senators say they have the votes to pass tax bill
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
GOP eyes post-tax-cut changes to welfare, Medicare and Social Security — High-ranking Republicans are hinting that, after their tax overhaul, the party intends to look at cutting spending on welfare, entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, and other parts of the social safety net.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Tax bill could trigger historic spending cuts
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP donors in New York sour on party's tax plan
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New York Times:
Former N.S.A. Employee Pleads Guilty to Taking Classified Information — BALTIMORE — A former National Security Agency employee admitted on Friday that he had illegally taken from the agency classified documents believed to have subsequently been stolen from his home computer by hackers working for Russian intelligence.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
The ‘Today’ show was a ‘total boys’ club' during Lauer's tenure — Top NBC News execs received complaints about Matt Lauer's alleged sexual misconduct long before he was fired for harassment — but chose to protect him, current and former staffers told The Post on Thursday.
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Claire Spellberg / Decider:
Meredith Vieira Found A “Huge Bag Of Sex Toys” In Matt Lauer's Office
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Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
Have We Been Lied to About the Kate Steinle Case? — The illegal immigrant who killed Kate Steinle in 2015 was found not guilty of her murder by a San Francisco jury today. Outrageous, right? — Before the killing, Garcia Zarate had been released from a San Francisco jail despite a standing federal deportation order.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump to recognize Jerusalem the capital of Israel on Wednesday — President Trump is giving a speech Wednesday recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, according to two sources with direct knowledge. — A White House spokesman refused to confirm the report: “The President has always said it is a matter of when, not if.
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NPR:
Transcript: Paul Ryan's Full Interview With NPR's Steve Inskeep — President Trump wants a tax overhaul plan passed by Christmas. Both the Senate and the House have versions of the plan with the goal of cutting taxes. Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep talks to House Speaker Paul Ryan …
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