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Ex-Trump aide says he'll likely cooperate with Mueller — WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump campaign aide spent much of Monday promising to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller, even throwing down the challenge to “arrest me,” then backed off his defiance by saying he would probably cooperate in the end.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg called before grand jury, says he will refuse to go … Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg said Monday that he has been subpoenaed to appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election but that he will refuse to go.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Sam Nunberg on Mueller, His Media Spree, and His Message for Trump — At 11:30 on Monday night, Sam Nunberg returned a call from New York. Usually easy to get ahold of, Nunberg had been tied up for hours, busy creating absolute mayhem of a variety not enjoyed by American media consumers since the brief era of Anthony Scaramucci.
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The Daily Beast:
‘What The F*ck?’ Former Trump Aide Sam Nunberg's Mueller Meltdown Leaves Friends Petrified … Sam Nunberg, an early political adviser to Donald Trump, had a very public meltdown on Monday afternoon, repeatedly daring special counsel Robert Mueller to greenlight his arrest and insinuating that his old boss …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Ex-Trump Aide Says He'll Probably Cooperate
The Latest: Ex-Trump Aide Says He'll Probably Cooperate
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Axios:
Awful scandal porn: Nunberg gone wild
Awful scandal porn: Nunberg gone wild
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 42 craziest quotes from Sam Nunberg's absolutely bonkers CNN interviews
The 42 craziest quotes from Sam Nunberg's absolutely bonkers CNN interviews
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Axios:
Nunberg now says he'll cooperate with investigators
Nunberg now says he'll cooperate with investigators
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Former Trump aide refusing Mueller subpoena: ‘Screw that’
Former Trump aide refusing Mueller subpoena: ‘Screw that’
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Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
Sam Nunberg's epic, jaw-dropping, media circus
Sam Nunberg's epic, jaw-dropping, media circus
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Is Willing to Discuss Giving Up Nuclear Weapons, South Says — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has told South Korean envoys that his country is willing to begin negotiations with the United States on abandoning its nuclear weapons and that it would suspend …
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North Korea willing to talk to US about giving up nuclear weapons, Seoul says
North Korea willing to talk to US about giving up nuclear weapons, Seoul says
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m.yna.co.kr:
White House: Trump did not have call with N. Koreans
White House: Trump did not have call with N. Koreans
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Korean Political Star Falls as #MeToo Campaign Grows
Korean Political Star Falls as #MeToo Campaign Grows
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James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
Flynn selling house to pay legal bills in Trump probe — Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and ex-Trump national security adviser who pleaded guilty last year to lying to FBI agents about his Russian contacts, has put his Virginia home up for sale to pay mounting legal fees, friends and family members told ABC News.
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
If Andrew McCabe lied, could he be charged like Michael Flynn? — BY JONATHAN TURLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 03/05/18 04:00 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — The Justice Department's inspector general is reportedly close to releasing …
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TheHill:
Australian diplomat whose tip prompted FBI's Russia-probe has tie to Clintons — The Australian diplomat whose tip in 2016 prompted the Russia-Trump investigation previously arranged one of the largest foreign donations to Bill and Hillary Clinton's charitable efforts, documents show.
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New York Times:
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise — WASHINGTON — President Trump, facing an angry chorus of protests from leaders of his own party, including the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, insisted on Monday that he would not back down from his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Oscars Drop to All-Time Low 26.5 Million Viewers — The telecast stumbles an unfortunate 19 percent from 2017. — A comparatively uneventful Oscar telecast led the way on TV Sunday night — though updated numbers have the telecast somewhat predictably stumbling to an all-time low.
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Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
The ‘anti-Trump’ Oscars were a ratings disaster. Conservatives are delighted.
The ‘anti-Trump’ Oscars were a ratings disaster. Conservatives are delighted.
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Geoff Pender / The Clarion Ledger:
Mike Espy announces run for Thad Cochran Senate seat — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Espy on Monday announced his “strong intention to run” for the U.S. Senate seat Thad Cochran announced he'll leave April 1. — “I just learned of the pending resignation of Sen. Cochran — a person I admire and respect …
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Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1
AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1
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Natalie Neysa Alund / Tennessean.com:
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is expected to announce her resignation Tuesday morning — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry speaks to the press in Old Hickory after a ribbon cutting ceremony Michael Schwab — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is expected to announce her resignation at a press conference Tuesday morning.
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Alex Nichols / The Outline:
Premium Twitter feeds are for suckers — I know, because I read them. — Facebook and Twitter have both pledged never to charge users a monthly fee for their basic services, partly in response to persistent hoaxes claiming otherwise. And why would they?
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer's Payment to Porn Star Was Reported as Suspicious by Bank — First Republic alerted Treasury Department about Michael Cohen's $130,000 wire transfer to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels — The bank used by President Donald Trump's personal lawyer to wire $130,000 …
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ABC News:
Police enter lobby of Trump Hotel in Panama, attempt to evict Trump staff — More than a dozen police wearing bulletproof vests entered the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Panama on Monday morning after weeks of simmering tensions over control of the property.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
'It's almost nasty': Dems seek crackdown on sleeping in the Capitol — A bloc of House Democrats is calling for an ethics investigation into the widespread practice of lawmakers sleeping in their offices, arguing it's an abuse of taxpayer funds. — More than two dozen members …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“He Can Go from a B Player to an A Player”: At Rolling Stone, Ryan Lizza Is Writing, Jann and Gus Wenner Are Still Kicking Around, and Jay Penske Is the Media Tycoon du Jour — Jay Penske, the scion of an auto-racing empire, has a legitimate shot to turn the baby-boomer culture bible around—if he can make it safe for millennials.
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Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
The future of Israel's “dreamers” — Raised and schooled in Israel, these young Africans could be sent back to a country they don't know — Alam Godin fled to Israel as a boy, escaping war in Sudan more than a decade ago with his family. His mother and four younger siblings call home a squat …
Richard C. Paddock / New York Times:
Escort Says Audio Recordings Show Russian Meddling in U.S. Election — BANGKOK — A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in United States elections.
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