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Transcript: James Comey's interview with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos — ABC News' chief anchor George Stephanopoulos' interviewed former FBI director James Comey for a special edition of “20/20” that aired on Sunday, April 15, 2018 ahead of the release of Comey's book, “A Higher Loyalty.”
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New York Times:
In Interview, Comey Calls Trump ‘Morally Unfit’ and a ‘Stain’ on All Around Him — WASHINGTON — If there was any chance that President Trump and James B. Comey could have avoided all-out war, it ended Sunday night. — That was when ABC News aired an interview with Mr. Comey …
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CNN:
Loretta Lynch defends handling of Clinton investigation ahead of Comey interview — Loretta Lynch counters 2017 Comey testimony — (CNN)Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Sunday defended her handling of the Clinton email investigation, saying in a statement that she “never hesitated to make the hard decisions.”
Kyle Feldscher / Washington Examiner:
James Comey book: President Obama and Loretta Lynch ‘jeopardized’ the Hillary Clinton email investigation — Former FBI Director James Comey doesn't believe anyone in the government brought politics into the Hillary Clinton email investigation — aside from then-President Obama …
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
‘Morally unfit’: The moments that mattered in James Comey's explosive interview
‘Morally unfit’: The moments that mattered in James Comey's explosive interview
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Washington Post:
Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit to be president,’ possibly susceptible to Russian blackmail
Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit to be president,’ possibly susceptible to Russian blackmail
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
James Comey's Interview on ABC's ‘20/20’: Annotated Excerpts
James Comey's Interview on ABC's ‘20/20’: Annotated Excerpts
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Used the Same Delaware Company for Payment Deals to Two Women — Federal probe looks closely at money flowing in and out of Essential Consultants — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, used the same Delaware limited-liability company …
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Man pictured with Michael Cohen group accused of racist threat in 1998 — Black parking attendant alleged that Jerry Rotonda repeatedly used racial slurs and threatened to hit her for giving him a $20 ticket … One of the men photographed smoking cigars around Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen …
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Washington Post:
Trump, a reluctant hawk, has battled his top aides on Russia and lost … President Trump seemed distracted in March as his aides briefed him at his Mar-a-Lago resort on the administration's plan to expel 60 Russian diplomats and suspected spies. — The United States, they explained …
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The Week
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump wants to review material seized from personal lawyer before federal investigators … President Trump asked a federal judge Sunday night to allow him to review documents that FBI agents seized from the office of his longtime lawyer before criminal investigators have a chance to see the material.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump lawyer presses for access to seized Cohen files — A lawyer for President Donald Trump is pressing a federal judge to allow Trump's attorneys to sift through the records the FBI seized last week in high-profile searches tied to Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
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Nicole Hong / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Ask Judge for First Review of Cohen Documents
Trump Lawyers Ask Judge for First Review of Cohen Documents
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump tried to block Pence national security appointment — The White House kept it quiet until now, but on Friday the President nearly blocked the Vice President from getting his chosen national security adviser. — Why this matters: It's a highly unusual event …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump, Twitter Fingers Flying, Exclaims. Pence, Note Cards in Hand, Explains.
New York Times:
The President Is Not Above The Law — “This great nation can tolerate a president who makes mistakes,” declared Senator Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican. “But it cannot tolerate one who makes a mistake and then breaks the law to cover it up.” — No, Mr. Hatch wasn't talking about Donald Trump.
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Erica Meltzer / Chalkbeat:
Colorado Democrats overwhelmingly reject Democrats for Education Reform at state assembly — Delegates at the Colorado Democratic state assembly Saturday sent a clear message to the state chapter of Democrats for Education Reform: You don't have a place in our party.
USA Today:
Donald Trump's campaign raises $10 million, spends big on legal bills — WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign has raised $10.1 million so far this year, and has stockpiled more than $28 million in available cash for a re-election campaign that is more than two years away.
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New York Times:
Eyeing 2020, Trump Fund-Raisers Return to Familiar Well: Small Donors
Eyeing 2020, Trump Fund-Raisers Return to Familiar Well: Small Donors
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Washington Post:
Trump's reelection committee has spent more than $1 out of every $5 on legal fees this year
Trump's reelection committee has spent more than $1 out of every $5 on legal fees this year
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
More Than One-Fifth Of The Trump Campaign's Spending This Year Has Been On Legal Fees
More Than One-Fifth Of The Trump Campaign's Spending This Year Has Been On Legal Fees
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Steve Kroft / CBS News:
Allegiant Air: The budget airline flying under the radar — Steve Kroft investigates Allegiant Air, a discount carrier known more for its ultra-low fares than its high record of in-flight breakdowns — Allegiant Air is a small, ultra-low-cost carrier based in Las Vegas …
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump strikes Syria — but Assad's war crimes continue … The Trump administration is declaring victory after striking three Syrian government chemical weapons sites. But the White House hasn't learned the lessons of last year's “pinprick” strikes on the Assad regime.
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Macron says he ‘convinced’ Trump to stay in Syria ahead of strikes
Macron says he ‘convinced’ Trump to stay in Syria ahead of strikes
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's French flip on Syria
Trump's French flip on Syria
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Jessica Pressler / New York Magazine:
Cynthia Nixon Has Already Won — By moving the governor to the left. And she's beginning to think she just might win the whole thing. — Photographs By ANDRES KUDACKI and MARCO GROB — They say politics is Hollywood for ugly people, so it's understandable that the question …
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump allies are helping Russia spread lies about brutality in Syria — When the Pentagon warned that a Russian disinformation campaign was underway, they forgot to mention that allies of the president were spreading it. — The Russian propaganda machine is hard at work in the aftermath …
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Jamie Gangel / CNN:
Barbara Bush in failing health — (CNN)Former first lady Barbara Bush is in failing health, a source close to the Bush family tells CNN. — At 92 years old, Bush has been suffering for some time and has been in and out of the hospital multiple times in the last year while battling …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Fealty to Trump has become the coin of the realm for GOP Senate candidates — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Among his qualifications for the U.S. Senate, Rep. Evan Jenkins wants West Virginia voters to know that he once attended a Christmas party with Donald Trump, flew with him on Air Force …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP launches secret group to attack West Virginia coal baron
GOP launches secret group to attack West Virginia coal baron
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Monique Judge / The Root:
Starbucks Witness: Implicit Bias Exists and White People Need to Speak Up When They See It — When two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks on Thursday for simply sitting there, being black, and minding their business, people in the store who witnessed it were outraged …
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Kelly McCleary / CNN:
Philadelphia police chief defends officers in Starbucks arrests
Philadelphia police chief defends officers in Starbucks arrests
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