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New York Times:
Trump Sees Inquiry Into Cohen as Greater Threat Than Mueller — President Trump's advisers have concluded that a wide-ranging corruption investigation in New York poses a greater and more imminent threat to the president than even the special counsel's investigation, according to several people close to Mr. Trump.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Negotiated $1.6 Million Settlement for Top Republican Fundraiser — The 2017 deal was on behalf of Elliott Broidy, a businessman who faced allegations he impregnated a former Playboy model, and resembles one Mr. Cohen arranged with Stormy Daniels
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CNN:
Exclusive: FBI seized recordings between Trump's lawyer and Stormy Daniels' former lawyer — (CNN)The FBI seized recordings President Donald Trump's attorney made of his conversations with a lawyer representing two women who had alleged affairs with Trump, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Prosecutors Probing Michael Cohen Have Nailed Financial Frauds, Corrupt Pols and Organized Crooks … Michael Cohen has never faced attorneys like the ones investigating him. — The federal prosecutors looking into Cohen, the longtime lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump …
Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Trump Pardoned Libby to Protect Himself From Mueller — “There is a cloud over the White House as to what happened. Don't you think the F.B.I., the grand jury, the American people are entitled to a straight answer?” — With those words, uttered over a decade ago, Patrick Fitzgerald …
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Kyra Phillips / ABC News:
Trump, Cohen spoke Friday as feds look into seized recordings, sources say — Sources tell ABC News President Donald Trump spoke Friday with his personal attorney Michael Cohen who, according to court documents, has been under criminal investigation for months, largely centered on his business dealings.
Wall Street Journal:
Elliott Broidy Quits RNC Post After Report on Payment to Ex-Model — Fundraiser agreed to pay $1.6 million to woman who said he had impregnated her, Wall Street Journal reported — GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy on Friday resigned from his post as deputy national finance chairman …
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New York Times:
R.N.C. Official Who Agreed to Pay Playboy Model $1.6 Million Resigns
R.N.C. Official Who Agreed to Pay Playboy Model $1.6 Million Resigns
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CNN:
DOJ: Michael Cohen ‘under criminal investigation’
DOJ: Michael Cohen ‘under criminal investigation’
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Is Trying To Save His Dying Presidency By Pardoning Scooter Libby
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under criminal investigation
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under criminal investigation
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Bloomberg
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC fundraiser resigns after report of $1.6 million Playmate payoff
RNC fundraiser resigns after report of $1.6 million Playmate payoff
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RedState
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sources: Mueller has evidence Cohen was in Prague in 2016, confirming part of dossier — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump's personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign …
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New York Times:
Trump Orders Strikes on Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Friday he had ordered strikes on Syrian targets, seeking to punish President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus that killed more than 40 people.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Seeks Large Strike in Syria; Mattis Urges Caution — President and defense secretary differ on response to suspected Syrian chemical attack — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is prodding his military advisers to agree to a more sweeping retaliatory strike in Syria than they consider prudent …
CNN:
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CBS News:
U.S. launches military strike on Syria in response to chemical attack — live updates
U.S. launches military strike on Syria in response to chemical attack — live updates
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein tells confidantes he is prepared to be fired — WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has struck a stoic and righteous tone in private conversations he has had this week about the fate of his job as President Donald Trump has launched public criticism …
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Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Comey says Trump asked if he could disprove salacious prostitute allegations in ‘dossier’
Comey says Trump asked if he could disprove salacious prostitute allegations in ‘dossier’
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Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Dems Prep a Plan if Rosenstein Is Fired
Dems Prep a Plan if Rosenstein Is Fired
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Publisher printing 850,000 copies of James Comey book
Publisher printing 850,000 copies of James Comey book
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Rosenstein consulted with ethics adviser at DOJ on Russia probe
EXCLUSIVE: Rosenstein consulted with ethics adviser at DOJ on Russia probe
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Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sets Out Tougher Approaches to Syria, Justice Department in Tumultuous Week
Trump Sets Out Tougher Approaches to Syria, Justice Department in Tumultuous Week
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
James Comey's Book Pre-Sold Almost 200,000 Copies, Source Says
James Comey's Book Pre-Sold Almost 200,000 Copies, Source Says
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Mediaite
New York Times:
Former F.B.I. Deputy Director Is Faulted in Scathing Inspector General Report — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department inspector general delivered to Congress on Friday a highly critical report that accused Andrew G. McCabe, the former F.B.I. deputy director, of repeatedly misleading investigators.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
James Comey Is No Hero
James Comey Is No Hero
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New York Times:
As Clinton Camp Denied Reports of Criminal Inquiry, F.B.I. Was Investigating, Comey Says
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Comey Memoir: Hiding Clinton Email News Would've Made Her Presidency ‘Illegitimate’
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Inspector general report faults Andrew McCabe for unauthorized disclosure of information, misleading investigators
Inspector general report faults Andrew McCabe for unauthorized disclosure of information, misleading investigators
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
IG releases report faulting fired FBI official McCabe
IG releases report faulting fired FBI official McCabe
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BuzzFeed:
A Former Russian Spy Worked On A Trump Moscow Deal While Trump Was Running For President — While Trump was running for president, his business team was trying to develop a Trump tower in Moscow — with the help of a former Russian military intelligence officer.
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Thomas Frank / BuzzFeed:
Two Democrats Accuse Cambridge Analytica CEO Of Misleading House Committee In Still-Secret Testimony
Two Democrats Accuse Cambridge Analytica CEO Of Misleading House Committee In Still-Secret Testimony
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IJR
New Yorker:
Chick-fil-A's Creepy Infiltration of New York City — During a recent lunch hour, I was alone on the rooftop of the largest Chick-fil-A in the world. The restaurant, on Fulton Street, is the company's fourth in Manhattan, and it opened last month to the kind of slick, corporate-friendly fanfare that can only greet a new chain.
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
The Left Needs to Chill Out About Christianity
CNN:
HHS official shared post saying ‘forefathers’ would have ‘hung’ Obama, Clinton for treason — (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Health and Human Services shared an image in 2017 that said “our forefathers would have hung” Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for treason, a CNN KFile review has found.
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Raw Story
WJBK-TV:
Black teen misses bus, gets shot at after asking for directions in Rochester Hills — ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK) - A 14-year-old missed his bus and it nearly cost him his life. — Things took a dangerous turn when Brennan Walker went looking for help at a Rochester Hills home Thursday morning …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
I'd Like to Offer This Sanity Quiz to All #NeverTrump Conservatives — Nicolle Wallace, David Frum, Joe Scarborough, Bill Kristol: Step right up. — I am told regularly by people I admire and respect to hold my cynical tongue about all the career conservatives and television flotsam …
Los Angeles Times:
Patrick Soon-Shiong plans to move Los Angeles Times to new campus in El Segundo — The Los Angeles Times this summer will move from its historic art deco headquarters in downtown Los Angeles to a campus currently under construction in El Segundo. — Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong …
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Trump, Gardner strike deal on legalized marijuana, ending standoff over Justice nominees … President Trump has promised a top Senate Republican that he will support congressional efforts to protect states that have legalized marijuana — defusing a months-long standoff between Sen. Cory Gardner …
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trapped In The White House: Many Trump Aides Are Too “Toxic” To Get Jobs — Companies that would normally jump to hire presidential aides are worried about the backlash and potential legal drama that comes with hiring the Trump brand. — Reporting From Washington, DC
TMZ.com:
Will Ferrell Involved in Serious Two-Car Accident, SUV Flipped Over — 8:21 AM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the SUV was sideswiped from the right rear by a Toyota, causing the SUV to spin and flip over. We're told drugs and alcohol did not play a role in the accident.
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Pardon of I. “Scooter” Lewis Libby — Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to I. “Scooter” Lewis Libby, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Cheney, for convictions stemming from a 2007 trial.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Real or ‘Fake News’? Either way, lewd tape allegations pose a challenge for Trump — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights … The tawdriest detail in former FBI Director James B. Comey's new memoir offers the perfect mix of sex, spies and kink …