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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’ — Former FBI director James Comey says President Donald Trump asked him to investigate the salacious allegations from the so-called “dossier” to “prove that it didn't happen” and said it would be …
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Rosenstein consulted with ethics adviser at DOJ on Russia probe — White House seeks to undermine Rosenstein — (CNN)Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein continues to oversee special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation after consulting with a career ethics adviser …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Publisher printing 850,000 copies of James Comey book — Comey: Briefing Trump felt like out-of-body experience — The publisher of James Comey's book “A Higher Loyalty” is printing 850,000 copies to meet the expected demand from buyers. — To put that number in perspective …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
James Comey Is No Hero — James Comey's highly anticipated book, A Higher Loyalty, reportedly makes no secret of the disdain in which the former FBI director holds the president who fired him. Comey compares President Trump to a mob boss, calling him a liar living in a “cocoon of alternative reality” …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sets Out Tougher Approaches to Syria, Justice Department in Tumultuous Week
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Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Dems Prep a Plan if Rosenstein Is Fired
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Calls Comey ‘Untruthful Slime Ball’ as Book Details Released
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey paints unsparing portrait of Trump in devastating tell-all book
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Lia Eustachewich / New York Post:
Comey: It's possible Trump was with hookers ‘peeing on each other’
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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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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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John Bowden / The Hill:
Cohen negotiated $1.6M settlement for GOP donor who allegedly impregnated Playboy model: report
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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ inspector general report on FBI's McCabe said to be headed to Congress
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CNN:
Justice Department inspector general report cites lack of candor by McCabe
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Justice Department Watchdog Faults McCabe for Lack of Candor
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New York Times:
Trump Called Michael Cohen as Their Lawyers Went to Court Over Seized Trump Documents — President Trump phoned his longtime confidant, Michael D. Cohen, to “check in” on Friday as lawyers for the two men went to court to block the Justice Department from reading seized documents related …
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Associated Press:
Hearing related to FBI raid at Trump lawyer's office is set — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's personal attorney is trying to prevent the government from using materials it found in a search of his office and residence this week. — A federal prosecutor's office …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
President Trump poised to pardon Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, sources say — President Donald Trump is poised to pardon Scooter J. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, according to sources familiar with the president's thinking.
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Pardon of I. “Scooter” Lewis Libby
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump issues pardon for Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby
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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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Jim Norman / Gallup:
Trump Favorable Rating Dips — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's favorable rating, already low by historical standards, has dropped to 38% — while his unfavorable rating is at 59%. — This marks a dip in his favorable rating from 41% in December last year.
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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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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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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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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pro-Trump fundraising group refuses to give back $500,000 contribution from Steve Wynn — A pro-Trump political action committee refuses to return a hefty contribution from Steve Wynn, the former casino magnate who has been accused of sexual misconduct. — Wynn gave $500,000 to America …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Ryan backs McCarthy for top House GOP leader as Freedom Caucus co-founder also explores run — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan made clear Friday that he wants his current No. 2, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), to take the helm of the House Republican Conference and potentially the speaker's gavel when he leaves office in January.
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Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Alex Jones Claims Attractive Women Tried to Date Him In High School To Convert Him To Satanism — Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who publishes Infowars, claims that he never knowingly spreads false information. Last night, he told listeners that when he was a teenager he used to be courted …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Paul Ryan Story: From Flimflam to Fascism — Why did Paul Ryan choose not to run for re-election? What will be the consequences? Your guess is as good as mine — literally. I can speculate based on what I read in the papers, but so can you. — On the other hand …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich's shameless smear of the FBI … Normally one can safely ignore Newt Gingrich's bombast. He holds no position in the Trump administration, and is not thought to be among those who regularly counsels the president. However, when he says something so egregious …
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New York Post:
Tourist mugged at knifepoint for MAGA hat — A Danish tourist was robbed at knifepoint by two thugs who snatched his “Make America Great Again” cap — and threatened him when he tried to get it back, authorities said. — The 18-year-old victim was about to jump on the subway at Union Square …
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Ashley May / USA Today:
Teen with full ride to 20 colleges requests public apology from Fox affiliate in order to air interview … Micheal Brown knows he'll be enrolled in one of America's top universities next year, he just has to decide which one. — A teen accepted to 20 colleges offering …
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New York Times:
Flexing Their Support for Cuomo, Key Unions Leave Working Families Party — Faced with a fissure on the left flank of the Democratic Party, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is striking back — not at his Democratic rival, Cynthia Nixon, but at those who have chosen to support her.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
In a Leaked Memo, Apple Warns Employees to Stop Leaking Information — Company memo says it found 29 ‘leakers’ last year, 12 arrested — CEO Tim Cook pledged to ‘double down’ on secrecy in 2012 — Apple Inc. warned employees to stop leaking internal information on future plans and raised …
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