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James Comey / New York Times:
This Report Says I Was Wrong. But That's Good for the F.B.I. — The Department of Justice's independent watchdog, the inspector general, has released a report that is critical of my decisions as F.B.I. director during the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email account.
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds — Inspector general probed an array of FBI, Justice decisions — The findings may give Trump fresh grounds for criticism — Former FBI Director James Comey “deviated” from FBI and Justice Department procedures …
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Washington Post:
IG report criticizes Comey's handling of Clinton probe, includes anti-Trump exchanges among FBI personnel — A highly anticipated report from the Justice Department's inspector general criticizes former FBI director James B. Comey for his actions during the Hillary Clinton email investigation …
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Eric Felten / Weekly Standard:
Meet the Other Amorous FBI Staffers Who Texted About the Clinton Email Investigation — Parsing the Inspector General's report. — Criticism of James Comey is nothing new—it's one of the few things that both Republicans and Democrats can agree on. Which made the headline takeaway …
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Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Lawfare:
Nine Takeaways From the Inspector General's Report on the Clinton Email Investigation — It is perhaps not a surprise that the Justice Department inspector general's report on the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation quickly became, for all sides, vindication for the narratives they already believed.
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New York Times and The Gateway Pundit
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
‘Viva Le Resistance’: Mueller Team Attorney Sent Anti-Trump Texts — An FBI attorney who worked on the special counsel's Russia investigation until earlier this year sent anti-Trump text messages to a colleague, including one exclaiming: “Viva le Resistance.”
John Harwood / CNBC:
Inspector general's report on FBI's Clinton email investigation discredits yet another Deep State conspiracy theory
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
12 Things You Need To Know About The Inspector General's DAMNING Report on The FBI's Hillary/Trump Conduct
12 Things You Need To Know About The Inspector General's DAMNING Report on The FBI's Hillary/Trump Conduct
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neo-neocon
New York Times:
The Report on the F.B.I.'s Clinton Investigation Is 500 Pages. Our Experts Broke It Down.
Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
The Inspector General Put Together An Insane FBI Leak Chart Upon Finding Rules ‘Widely Ignored’
The Inspector General Put Together An Insane FBI Leak Chart Upon Finding Rules ‘Widely Ignored’
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Fox News, Townhall, Front Page Magazine and Bloomberg
CNN:
6 takeaways from the Justice watchdog report on the Clinton email investigation
6 takeaways from the Justice watchdog report on the Clinton email investigation
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The Atlantic, Breitbart, VICE News and Washington Free Beacon
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
IG refers five FBI employees for investigation, as more anti-Trump messages revealed
IG refers five FBI employees for investigation, as more anti-Trump messages revealed
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Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News Insider
Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
IG Report: FBI Agents Regularly Received Free Handouts From Journalists
IG Report: FBI Agents Regularly Received Free Handouts From Journalists
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Fox News, Louder With Crowder, NewsBusters and Weasel Zippers
New York Times:
Comey Cited as Insubordinate, but Report Finds No Bias in F.B.I. Decision to Clear Clinton
Comey Cited as Insubordinate, but Report Finds No Bias in F.B.I. Decision to Clear Clinton
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Report Gives Trump an Opening, but Undercuts His Narrative
Report Gives Trump an Opening, but Undercuts His Narrative
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CNN, Hot Air and Mother Jones
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
James Comey used Gmail for FBI business when director despite warning employees against it: Watchdog
James Comey used Gmail for FBI business when director despite warning employees against it: Watchdog
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Engadget, The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys
Washington Post:
'Why can't we just do it?': Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes — Some of the most intense drama surrounding President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came not across the negotiating table, but in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday's historic meeting …
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Axios:
Scoop: Classified Israeli report raises doubts over Trump-Kim summit — A classified report from Israel's foreign ministry raises doubts over President Trump's optimistic statements about his summit with Kim Jong-un, and determines the U.S. retreated from its positions on several issues relating to North Korea's nuclear program.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain: Trump halting Korean military exercises a ‘bad negotiating tactic’ — (Ariz.) blasted the Trump administration's decision to halt military exercises with South Korea as part of the ongoing negotiations with North Korea. — “Suspending U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises is a mistake.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Trump Looked Strong, But So Did Kim; North Korea May Have Gained More
Trump Looked Strong, But So Did Kim; North Korea May Have Gained More
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HuffPost, Hot Air, CNN, CBS Pittsburgh and Washington Post
John Bowden / The Hill:
North Korea state TV airs footage of Trump saluting North Korean military officer
North Korea state TV airs footage of Trump saluting North Korean military officer
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Washington Post:
In defense of separating immigrant families, Sessions cites same Bible passage used to defend slavery — Attorney General Jeff Sessions used a Bible verse on Thursday to defend his department's policy of prosecuting everyone who crosses the border from Mexico, suggesting that God supports …
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NBC News:
Trump admin will house migrant kids in tents in Tornillo, Texas — The Trump administration has selected a border facility near El Paso to build a tent city with 450 beds for migrant children. — BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Trump administration has selected Tornillo, Texas …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Sessions cites Bible in defense of breaking up families, blames migrant parents — The attorney general, in a speech to law enforcement officers in Indiana, called on his “church friends” not to blame him for the policy. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday offered a full-throated defense …
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Jeff Sessions uses Bible to defend zero-tolerance border policy to church leaders — Attorney General Jeff Sessions accused church leaders Thursday of using the Bible against him to make a case against the newly implemented zero-tolerance policy that mandates all illegal entrants be prosecuted …
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Balloon Juice, The Daily Beast, Mediaite and Washington Post
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Recidivism Watch: Trump administration again blames others for its own family separation policy
Recidivism Watch: Trump administration again blames others for its own family separation policy
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The Week
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Top White House communications aide has history of rhetoric strongly critical of Trump — Mercedes Schlapp, the White House's director of strategic communications, posted a number of tweets in 2015 strongly critical of Donald Trump and his agenda, assailing the then-presidential candidate …
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Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Investigating Michael Cohen for Possible Illegal Lobbying — Manhattan prosecutors have contacted AT&T, Novartis over dealings with Donald Trump's lawyer — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer for Donald Trump …
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Splinter, Law & Crime and Raw Story
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
White House Capitol Hill Envoy to Leave Post, Citing ‘Diminishing Returns’
White House Capitol Hill Envoy to Leave Post, Citing ‘Diminishing Returns’
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Palmer Report and Breitbart
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets in heated exchanges over family separation policy — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders engaged in heated exchanges with multiple reporters on Thursday over the administration's controversial policy of separating migrant families at the border.
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Sarah Sanders makes disastrous, ill-informed attempt to defend Trump's family separation policy
Sarah Sanders makes disastrous, ill-informed attempt to defend Trump's family separation policy
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Kelsey Snell / NPR:
House GOP Immigration Bill Would End Family Separation At Border
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Congress Paralyzed Over Trump's Family-Separation Policy
Congress Paralyzed Over Trump's Family-Separation Policy
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KTLA and Bangor Daily News
Ted Hesson / Politico:
House GOP wades into family separation storm
House GOP wades into family separation storm
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Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
How the I.R.S. Could Punish Trump and His Foundation — The New York attorney general sued President Trump and his foundation on Thursday. But his bigger problem might be with the Internal Revenue Service. — The lawsuit accused Mr. Trump and three of his children of using …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
New York files suit against President Trump, alleging his charity engaged in ‘illegal conduct’
New York files suit against President Trump, alleging his charity engaged in ‘illegal conduct’
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Politico:
Giuliani: Mueller probe should be suspended ‘tomorrow’ — President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Thursday evening that special counsel Robert Mueller's probe should be suspended and Friday is the last chance for Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to “redeem themselves.”
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Giuliani Calls for Mueller's Suspension, Criticizes Top Justice Department Officials
Giuliani Calls for Mueller's Suspension, Criticizes Top Justice Department Officials
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The Daily Beast:
Defense Contractors Cashing In on Immigrant Kids' Detention … Separating refugee and immigrant children from their parents isn't just an emotionally wrenching policy. It's an enterprise that is benefitting intelligence and defense contractors. — Those contractors—including …
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