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Politico:
House conservatives prep push to impeach Rosenstein — House conservatives are preparing a new push to oust Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, according to three conservative Capitol Hill sources — putting the finishing touches on an impeachment filing even as Rosenstein announced …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
‘Warning Lights Are Blinking Red,’ Top Intelligence Officer Says of Russian Attacks — WASHINGTON — The nation's top intelligence officer said on Friday that the persistent danger of Russian cyberattacks today was akin to the warnings the United States had of stepped-up terror threats ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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David French / National Review:
Mueller's Latest Indictments Show That ‘Witches’ Are Very Real — Four vital takeaways from today's charges — Earlier today the Grand Jury for the District of Columbia charged twelve Russian intelligence officers with conspiring “to gain unauthorized access (to 'hack') …
Just Security:
Six Big Takeaways from Mueller's Indictment of Russian Intel Officers — Special Counsel Robert Mueller released an indictment today of 12 Russian intelligence officers, accusing them of hacking the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
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Gizmodo, Arizona Republic, CNN, themarketswork, Mediaite and The Last Refuge
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Thanks to Robert Mueller, Trump and Putin Now Have a Summit Agenda — Donald Trump has always been brazen about his affection for Vladimir Putin, a condition which Merriam-Webster defines as “acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment.”
emptywheel:
The Russian Hack — As I laid out last week, I provided information to the FBI on issues related to the Mueller investigation, so I'm going to include disclosure statements on Mueller investigation posts from here on out. I will include the disclosure whether or not the stuff I shared with the FBI pertains to the subject of the post.
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The Daily Caller, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, WIS-TV, National Review, FiveThirtyEight, Politico, HuffPost, Vox and Roll Call
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
'It's a big FU from Mueller' — Trump's allies question timing of latest Mueller indictments — on the eve of the Putin summit. — President Donald Trump has accused special counsel Robert Mueller for months of running a politically driven “witch hunt” against him.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Invited the Russians to Hack Clinton. Were They Listening? — WASHINGTON — It was one of the more outlandish statements in a campaign replete with them: In a news conference in July 2016, Donald J. Trump made a direct appeal to Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's emails and make them public.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller indicts 12 Russians for DNC hacking as Trump-Putin summit looms — Special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russian military officials on Friday and accused them of hacking into two Democratic Party computer systems to sabotage the 2016 presidential election.
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Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone says he's the ‘US person’ mentioned in Mueller indictment — The mercurial veteran GOP political operative, Roger Stone, has acknowledged that he is the unnamed Trump campaign regular who corresponded with an alleged Russian hacker, as described in a new indictment …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller officially repudiate a major Trump conspiracy theory
Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller officially repudiate a major Trump conspiracy theory
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Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune, Joe.My.God., Political Wire and Towleroad Gay News
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Indicting 12 Russian Hackers Could Be Mueller's Biggest Move Yet
Indicting 12 Russian Hackers Could Be Mueller's Biggest Move Yet
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The Moscow Project, The New Civil Rights Movement and Raw Story
CNN:
Roger Stone says he does not believe he is the unnamed person in the indictment
Roger Stone says he does not believe he is the unnamed person in the indictment
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Raw Story, Balloon Juice, KTLA, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Trump Told Russia To Get Clinton's Emails. The Same Day, They Obeyed.
Trump Told Russia To Get Clinton's Emails. The Same Day, They Obeyed.
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New York Times, New Republic and Baltimore Sun
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Conservatives moving to impeach Rosenstein soon: report
Conservatives moving to impeach Rosenstein soon: report
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The Right Scoop, POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Charges against Russian intelligence officers intensify spotlight on Trump adviser Roger Stone
Charges against Russian intelligence officers intensify spotlight on Trump adviser Roger Stone
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Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
A Swing-State Election Vendor Repeatedly Denied Being Hacked by Russians. The New Mueller Indictment Says Otherwise.
A Swing-State Election Vendor Repeatedly Denied Being Hacked by Russians. The New Mueller Indictment Says Otherwise.
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ABC News:
Mueller indicts 12 Russian intel officers for hacking Democrats
Mueller indicts 12 Russian intel officers for hacking Democrats
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Russian officers indicted for allegedly hacking Clinton campaign, DNC emails
Russian officers indicted for allegedly hacking Clinton campaign, DNC emails
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CNN:
Mueller indictments latest
Mueller indictments latest
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Eric Tucker / Yahoo:
Moscow now accused of US election meddling, in indictment
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
No ‘Grand Bargain’ with Putin
No ‘Grand Bargain’ with Putin
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Justice Department lays out its case against 12 Russian officers accused of hacking Democrats in 2016
Justice Department lays out its case against 12 Russian officers accused of hacking Democrats in 2016
U.S. Department of Justice:
Grand Jury Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Hacking Offenses Related to the 2016 Election
Grand Jury Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Hacking Offenses Related to the 2016 Election
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Philip Ewing / NPR:
Justice Department Charges Russian Cyberspies With Attack On 2016 Election
Justice Department Charges Russian Cyberspies With Attack On 2016 Election
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Axios, RAPPLER, New York Times, ThinkProgress and Media Matters for America
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
Where Did Donald Trump Get Two Hundred Million Dollars to Buy His Money-Losing Scottish Golf Club? — Between meeting the Queen of England and Vladimir Putin, President Trump will spend this weekend at Turnberry, the golf course he bought in 2014 and rechristened Trump Turnberry.
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump lost millions at golf courses in Scotland. U.S. voters weren't told that.
Trump lost millions at golf courses in Scotland. U.S. voters weren't told that.
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Former U.S. Senator Al Franken:
When Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senators will have an opportunity to examine his record, his judicial philosophy, and his qualifications for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. — I wish I could be there. Because I have some questions I'd love to see him answer.
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Taki / Spectator USA:
Harvey Weinstein: ‘I offered acting jobs in exchange for sex, but so does everyone - they still do’ … He used to ring me via his assistants and make me wait on hold. It was normal; he was, after all, the biggest Hollywood tycoon of them all. This time he called me directly …
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Connor Wolf / LifeZette:
Is Lisa Page Spilling the Beans on Former FBI Lover Peter Strzok? — Florida Republican congressman says the one-time bureau lawyer is being much more cooperative — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said former FBI lawyer Lisa Page was more credible and forthcoming during a closed-door congressional hearing …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why is Trump undermining NATO and the EU? He just told us. — Trump's UK press conference was the best guide he's offered to his doubts about Europe. — After a disastrous (unless you're Vladimir Putin) NATO summit, President Donald Trump swung by the United Kingdom to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Pence family gas stations left costly environmental legacy — GARDEN CITY, Ind. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence turns nostalgic when he talks about growing up in small-town Columbus, Indiana, where his father helped build a Midwestern empire of more than 200 gas stations that provided an upbringing on the …
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Alex Stedman / Variety:
Scarlett Johansson Exits Trans Film ‘Rub and Tug’ Amid Backlash — Scarlett Johansson has exited the drama film “Rub and Tug” a little more than a week after her casting sparked backlash amid trans groups and activists, a source with knowledge of the situation confirms to Variety.
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Andrea Chamblee / Washington Post:
John went into the Capital Gazette on a Thursday. The rest is a daze. — Andrea Chamblee is the widow of Annapolis Capital Gazette sportswriter John McNamara. — The text messages that begin arriving on June 28 end my ordinary life. “Where does your husband work?” “What's happening in Annapolis?”