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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:
Comey, in Interview, Calls Trump ‘Morally Unfit’ and ‘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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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway slams Comey: He always diverts ‘the spotlight to him’ — President Donald Trump's senior counselor, Kellyanne Conway, slammed former FBI Director James Comey as a publicity hound who is trying to promote his new book. — “The president is very confounded that this person …
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Lanny J. Davis / The Hill:
Admit it, James Comey: You've been lying all along — On Saturday night, the great Wolf Blitzer interviewed one of his panelists about James Comey — 's justification for violating over a half-century of Justice Department policies in Republican and Democratic administrations when he sent …
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USA Today:
Exclusive: James Comey strikes back against ‘morally unfit’ Donald Trump in scathing interview — Former FBI director, James Comey does not hold back in his new book, ‘A Higher Loyalty.’ He attacks President Trump, calling him ‘unethical’ and ‘untethered to truth.’ USA TODAY
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Washington Post:
The morning after Comey's interview airs, Trump throws another punch at the fired FBI director
The morning after Comey's interview airs, Trump throws another punch at the fired FBI director
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Greg P. / twitchy.com:
Loretta Lynch drops the hammer on James Comey
Loretta Lynch drops the hammer on James Comey
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
After The Inspector General Report, Questions Grow Over The Lack Of A Criminal Referral For McCabe
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Dislike Comey, Despise Trump
Dislike Comey, Despise Trump
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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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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Under Siege, Michael Cohen Is Vacillating Between a New Level of Exasperation and Trumpian Business-As-Usual — Cohen has been dismayed by the silence from Trump's inner-circle in Washington. One person familiar with his thinking said that he's gotten messages from thousands of people since last Monday …
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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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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Cohen Isn't the Biggest Catch from Trump World — Other players know far more about the president's dealings than his lawyer does. — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, will be in a federal courtroom on Monday, arguing that he has the right to review documents …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump lawyer presses for access to seized Cohen files
Trump lawyer presses for access to seized Cohen files
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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 …
Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:
2018 vote margin narrows as Democratic engagement slips (POLL) — A Democratic advantage in the upcoming midterm elections has narrowed in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with indications of lower engagement among members of the party now out of power in the federal government.
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Political Wire and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Incoming Pence staffer withdraws after report Trump tried to block him — Vice President Mike Pence's pick for his national security advisor, Jon Lerner, has decided against joining Pence's team. Lerner's decision comes after Axios reported earlier tonight that President Trump had attempted …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump tried to block Pence national security appointment
Scoop: Trump tried to block Pence national security appointment
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump, Twitter Fingers Flying, Exclaims. Pence, Note Cards in Hand, Explains.
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump businesses made millions off Republican groups and federal agencies, report says — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's U.S. businesses have received at least $15.1 million in revenue from political groups and federal agencies since 2015, according to a new report to be released Monday.
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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.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Spare me’: Tillis draws GOP fire with pro-Mueller push — Thom Tillis isn't the kind of Republican who typically challenges Donald Trump. — The North Carolina senator backs the president's agenda and holds his tongue when it comes to the tweets. As others abandoned Trump after the …
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Political Wire
BBC:
Russian reporter Borodin dead after mystery fall — A Russian investigative journalist who wrote about the deaths of mercenaries in Syria has died in hospital after falling from his fifth-floor flat. — Maxim Borodin was found badly injured by neighbours in Yekaterinburg and taken to hospital, where he later died.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump to Impose New Sanctions on Russia Over Support for Syria — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to impose new sanctions against Russia on Monday to punish it for enabling the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons in its civil war, the latest in a series of actions …
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
How Russian Facebook Ads Divided and Targeted US Voters Before the 2016 Election — WHEN YOUNG MIE Kim began studying political ads on Facebook in August of 2016—while Hillary Clinton was still leading the polls— few people had ever heard of the Russian propaganda group, Internet Research Agency.
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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American Greatness:
Michael Anton Addresses His Critics, Affirms Support for Trump — Michael Anton was a senior contributing editor of American Greatness from July 2016 until January 2017 when he became deputy assistant to the president for strategic communications on the National Security Council.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Bowed to Pentagon Restraint on Syria Strikes — President was dissuaded from more robust action, in first test of new national-security team — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump deferred to his Pentagon chief's caution and tempered his preference for a more robust attack on Syria …
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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.