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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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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Andrew McCabe was just offered a job by a congressman so he can get his full retirement. And it just might work. … That's one way of protesting Andrew McCabe's firing as deputy FBI director, roughly a day before he was set to retire: At least one Democratic congressman has offered McCabe …
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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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New Yorker:
Donald Trump and the Craven Firing of Andrew McCabe — If you wanted to tell the story of an entire Presidency in a single tweet, you could try the one that President Trump posted after Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired Andrew McCabe, the deputy director of the F.B.I., on Friday night.
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Congressman Mark Pocan:
Pocan Extends Job Offer to Andrew McCabe — U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today extended an offer of employment to Andrew McCabe, the former Deputy Director of the FBI, so that he can reach the needed length of service after President Trump fired him just days before he was set to retire.
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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 …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
After McCabe firing, Trump attacks FBI, and his lawyer says Russia probe must end
After McCabe firing, Trump attacks FBI, and his lawyer says Russia probe must end
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Axios:
Source: McCabe gave interview, memos to Mueller
Source: McCabe gave interview, memos to Mueller
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Sessions' Firing McCabe Violated His Promise to Recuse
Sessions' Firing McCabe Violated His Promise to Recuse
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Lawyer, Citing Andrew McCabe's Firing, Calls for End to Mueller Probe
Trump's Lawyer, Citing Andrew McCabe's Firing, Calls for End to Mueller Probe
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
House Republican blasts McCabe firing, says Trump's conduct doesn't ‘bode well’ for GOP
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump: ‘Tremendous leaking, lying’ by FBI, DOJ
The Latest: Trump: ‘Tremendous leaking, lying’ by FBI, DOJ
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Dem offers to hire McCabe to help him qualify for his pension
Dem offers to hire McCabe to help him qualify for his pension
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Lawyers Up
Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Lawyers Up
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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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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Taking Out His Enemies and Turning Toward Robert Mueller
Trump Is Taking Out His Enemies and Turning Toward Robert Mueller
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New York Times:
Data Firm Tied to Trump Campaign Talked Business With Russians — When the Russia question came up during a hearing at the British Parliament last month, Alexander Nix did not hesitate. — “We've never worked in Russia,” said Mr. Nix, head of a data consulting firm that advised the Trump campaign on targeting voters.
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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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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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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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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
New York professor sues Cambridge Analytica to find out what it knows about him — (CNN)A New York professor filed a legal claim against a data company that worked for President Donald Trump's campaign in a British court Friday in a case that could shed light on how millions of American voters …
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Facebook blocks data group tied to 2016 Trump campaign
Streiff / RedState:
John Kelly Learns a Hard Lesson About the Reality of the White House Press Corps — Yesterday, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly got a very hard lesson about the smash-mouth nature of press operations at the higher reaches of government and industry. — But there is nothing new under …
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Axios:
John Kelly's day from hell
John Kelly's day from hell
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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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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Trump lawyer's efforts to suppress Stormy Daniels started in 2011 — The president's personal attorney Michael Cohen interceded in 2011 to prevent porn star Stormy Daniels from airing her story about an alleged affair with Donald Trump, telling the agent who arranged for its publication …
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump's lawyers say Stormy Daniels owes him $20 million
Trump's lawyers say Stormy Daniels owes him $20 million
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Outrage over New Yorker mag's ‘repulsive’ body-shaming of President Trump — The prestigious New Yorker magazine is under fire for its latest cover, which depicts President Trump addressing reporters in the nude in an unflattering illustration that mocks his appearance.
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Yonhap News Agency:
(LEAD) N.K. diplomat heads to Finland for semiofficial talks with Washington, Seoul … A senior North Korean diplomat handling affairs with the United States headed to Finland on Sunday for semiofficial talks with the U.S. and South Korea. — Choe Kang-il, deputy director-general …