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New York Times:
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia — WASHINGTON — When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tweets He Knew Flynn Lied to FBI When He Asked Comey to ‘Let Flynn Go’ … A day after Trump's former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is investigating the Trump team's alleged ties to the Kremlin, Trump tweeted about Flynn:
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Trump on Michael Flynn's guilty plea: It's a ‘shame’ because he had ‘nothing to hide’
Trump on Michael Flynn's guilty plea: It's a ‘shame’ because he had ‘nothing to hide’
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Did Trump's tweet about Michael Flynn's guilty plea just admit something it shouldn't have?
Did Trump's tweet about Michael Flynn's guilty plea just admit something it shouldn't have?
Washington Post:
Inside the secretive nerve center of the Mueller investigation
Inside the secretive nerve center of the Mueller investigation
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The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and Raw Story
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump transition official in email: Russia ‘has just thrown the U.S.A election’
Trump transition official in email: Russia ‘has just thrown the U.S.A election’
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New York Times, Raw Story, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Operative Offered Trump Campaign ‘Kremlin Connection’ Using N.R.A. Ties — WASHINGTON — A conservative operative trumpeting his close ties to the National Rifle Association and Russia told a Trump campaign adviser last year that he could arrange a back-channel meeting between Donald J. Trump …
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ABC News:
ABC News statement on Michael Flynn report — We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday. The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process. As a result of our continued reporting …
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Charles Kaiser / The Guardian:
Was Michael Flynn asked to wear a wire in Mueller hunt for evidence on Russia? — Plea agreement includes clause showing Flynn consented to participate in 'covert law enforcement activities" if required — The least-noticed sentence in Michael Flynn's plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller …
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Political Wire
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Oops: Trump's latest tweet about Michael Flynn could strengthen Mueller's case against president, experts say — On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that he'd fired Flynn because he lied to the FBI. According to legal experts, that admission could help prosecutors build …
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
ABC News suspends Brian Ross for 4 weeks over erroneous Flynn story
ABC News suspends Brian Ross for 4 weeks over erroneous Flynn story
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The Week, twitchy.com, Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump's campaign: Big Macs, screaming fits and constant rivalries — Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at his primary election night event at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 15, 2016. At right is his son, Eric Trump, and at left is campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
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Fox News:
FBI official's role in Clinton email investigation under review — EXCLUSIVE - Two senior Justice Department officials have confirmed to Fox News that the department's Office of Inspector General is reviewing the role played in the Hillary Clinton email investigation by Peter Strzok …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Nunes blows up, threatens contempt after FBI stonewalls House on Russia investigator demoted for anti-Trump bias — House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes has issued an angry demand to the FBI and Department of Justice to explain why they kept the committee in the dark …
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Washington Post, Power Line, bizpacreview.com, IJR and Raw Story
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Most vulnerable Republican senator kicks stage 4 cancer patient out of town hall — “Why is Sen. Dean Heller so afraid of a stage 4 cancer patient?” — On Saturday morning, millions of Americans awoke to the news that Senate Republicans had passed a historically unpopular bill that raises taxes …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
During tax debate, Republican questions funding for children's health — Congress was supposed to extend the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by Oct. 1. As regular readers know, that was the day current funding for the program, which has traditionally enjoyed bipartisan support, expired.
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New York Times:
Tax Bill Offers Last-Minute Breaks for Developers, Banks and Oil Industry — The overhaul by Republican lawmakers of the nation's tax laws percolated for weeks with virtually no public input, and by the end it turned into a chaotic mad dash with many last-minute changes on Friday night and Saturday morning …