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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Lawyer: It's Time to End the Mueller Probe … President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, John Dowd, told The Daily Beast on Saturday morning that he hopes Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will shut down the Mueller probe. — Reached for comment by email about the firing …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: AP learns McCabe kept memos regarding Trump — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the dismissal of Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director (all times local): — Andrew McCabe — the former FBI deputy director just fired by the attorney general — kept personal memos regarding President Donald Trump.
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CNN:
Mueller has McCabe memos documenting conversations with Trump — Washington (CNN)Much like fired FBI Director James Comey, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe wrote memos documenting his conversations with President Donald Trump, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
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Lawfare:
What We Know, and Don't Know, About the Firing of Andrew McCabe — Anyone who is confidently pronouncing on the merits of Andrew McCabe's firing Friday night is venturing well beyond the realm of known facts. — We certainly understand the instinct to rally to McCabe's defense …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Lawyers Up … Andrew McCabe, formerly the deputy director of the FBI, has lawyered up. Michael Bromwich of the Bromwich Group confirmed to The Daily Beast that he is representing McCabe for the purposes of the matter that led to his firing.
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
House Republican blasts McCabe firing, says Trump's conduct doesn't ‘bode well’ for GOP — During a Saturday morning interview on CNN, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) harshly criticized the Trump administration's decision to fire former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, adding that he doesn't think it bodes well for his party.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Ex-CIA director accuses Trump of moral turpitude — The Latest on the dismissal of Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director (all times local): — Former CIA Director John Brennan is accusing President Donald Trump of “venality, moral turpitude and political corruption” …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Taking Out His Enemies And Turning Toward Robert Mueller — A history professor of mine once attempted to explain to our class why Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, when the virtual impossibility of a land invasion of a country as vast as Russia was already well known in 1941.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Lawyer, Citing Andrew McCabe's Firing, Calls for End to Mueller Probe — The head of President Donald Trump's personal legal team on Saturday called for the Justice Department to end the special counsel's investigation into possible ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump: ‘Tremendous leaking, lying’ by FBI, DOJ — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the dismissal of Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director (all times local): — President Donald Trump says many people are finding out about “tremendous leaking, lying and corruption at the highest levels” …
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Congressman Mark Pocan:
Pocan Extends Job Offer to Andrew McCabe
Pocan Extends Job Offer to Andrew McCabe
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New Yorker:
Donald Trump and the Craven Firing of Andrew McCabe
Donald Trump and the Craven Firing of Andrew McCabe
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CNN:
READ: Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's statement on his firing
READ: Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's statement on his firing
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
AP learns fired McCabe kept personal memos regarding Trump
AP learns fired McCabe kept personal memos regarding Trump
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
McCabe is said to have written memos detailing his interactions with Trump
McCabe is said to have written memos detailing his interactions with Trump
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Elana Schor / Politico:
McCabe kept memos on Trump conversations
McCabe kept memos on Trump conversations
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Fox News:
Trump calls fired McCabe ‘choirboy’, suggests FBI corruption ‘at the highest levels’
Trump calls fired McCabe ‘choirboy’, suggests FBI corruption ‘at the highest levels’
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New York Times:
Andrew McCabe, a Target of Trump's F.B.I. Scorn, Is Fired Over Candor Questions
Andrew McCabe, a Target of Trump's F.B.I. Scorn, Is Fired Over Candor Questions
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Washington Post:
Trump's lawyer calls on Justice Department to immediately end Russia probe
Trump's lawyer calls on Justice Department to immediately end Russia probe
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI's Andrew McCabe is fired a little more than 24 hours before he could retire
FBI's Andrew McCabe is fired a little more than 24 hours before he could retire
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
McCabe's Firing Chips Away at the Justice Department's Independence
McCabe's Firing Chips Away at the Justice Department's Independence
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CNN:
Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe fired
Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe fired
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CNN:
On heels of McCabe firing, Trump lawyer calls for end of Mueller probe
On heels of McCabe firing, Trump lawyer calls for end of Mueller probe
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Says Special Counsel Inquiry Should Be Ended
Trump Lawyer Says Special Counsel Inquiry Should Be Ended
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New York Times:
How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions — LONDON — As the upstart voter-profiling company Cambridge Analytica prepared to wade into the 2014 American midterm elections, it had a problem. — The firm had secured a $15 million investment from Robert Mercer …
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The Guardian:
Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach — Whistleblower describes how firm linked to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon compiled user data to target American voters … The data analytics firm that worked with Donald Trump's election team …
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Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
'I created Steve Bannon's psychological warfare tool': meet the data war whistleblower — Now, 28-year-old Christopher Wylie goes on the record to discuss his role in hijacking the profiles of millions of Facebook users in order to target the US electorate
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Paul Grewal / Facebook:
Suspending Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group from Facebook — We are suspending Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL), including their political data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, from Facebook. Given the public prominence of this organization, we want to take a moment to explain how we came to this decision and why.
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Axios:
John Kelly's day from hell — White House Chief of Staff John Kelly started yesterday with prescient bravado. — What we're hearing... The retired four-star Marine general told about 20 West Wing officials — including National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster — in the 8 a.m. senior staff meeting …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House weighs rehiring fired Trump aide McEntee
White House weighs rehiring fired Trump aide McEntee
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The Intercept:
Democrats Want to Subpoena Apple to Find Out When Key Administration Officials Downloaded Encrypted Messaging Apps — On Wednesday, House Democrats on the Intelligence Committee released a memo laying out the steps they would have taken had they been in charge of the Trump-Russia investigation …
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