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David Stamp / Reuters:
Trump says Carter Page documents show DoJ and FBI misled courts — (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday that documents about his former presidential campaign adviser Carter Page confirmed with little doubt that the Department of Justice and FBI had misled the courts.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Releases Secret Carter Page Surveillance Documents at Center of Partisan Clash — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has disclosed a previously top-secret set of documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page, the onetime Trump campaign adviser who was at the center …
David Kris / Lawfare:
What to Make of the Carter Page FISA Applications — The Carter Page FISAs are out via the Freedom of Information Act. Here are a few observations, relatively brief but still just a bit too long for Twitter. — First, a huge amount of information is redacted in these FISA applications …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
With the release of new documents, Devin Nunes's memo on Carter Page has gotten even less credible — Earlier this year, the political world was gripped by a stunning accusation from Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) that the government's application for a warrant to surveil former Trump campaign …
CNN:
FBI releases Carter Page surveillance warrant documents
FBI releases Carter Page surveillance warrant documents
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The Week and Jamie Dupree - AJC
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Saturday night document dump
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
First Thoughts On the Carter Page FISA Application
First Thoughts On the Carter Page FISA Application
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Washington Times
Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Carter Page says FISA warrant accusations ‘so ridiculous’ and ‘misleading’
Carter Page says FISA warrant accusations ‘so ridiculous’ and ‘misleading’
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Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
The FISA Documents Used To Wiretap Carter Page Just Dropped
The FISA Documents Used To Wiretap Carter Page Just Dropped
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Jfarrell / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Obtains Carter Page FISA Court Documents
Judicial Watch Obtains Carter Page FISA Court Documents
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The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Justice Department releases Carter Page surveillance documents
Justice Department releases Carter Page surveillance documents
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Russian billionaire with U.S. investments backed alleged agent Maria Butina, according to a person familiar with her Senate testimony — Maria Butina, the Russian woman charged in federal court last week with acting as an unregistered agent of her government, received financial support …
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Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why is Mueller handing off key cases? — Something has been going on with Robert Mueller's investigation of people thought to have played significant roles in the Trump-Russia affair. The special counsel, assigned to investigate “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government …
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National Review
Andrea Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold dies at 57 — Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times restaurant critic who richly chronicled the city's vast culinary landscape and made its food understandable and approachable to legions of fans, has died. He was 57.
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Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Judgment days — In a small Alabama town, an evangelical congregation reckons with God, President Trump and the meaning of morality — Clay Crum opened his Bible to Exodus Chapter 20 and read verse 14 one more time. — “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” it said. — He prayed about what he was going to do.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Kavanaugh: Watergate tapes decision may have been wrong — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided.
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Washington Post:
In private, Trump vents frustration over lack of progress on North Korea — When he emerged from his summit with Kim Jong Un last month, President Trump triumphantly declared that North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat and that one of the world's most intractable geopolitical crises had been “largely solved.”
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New York Times:
Democrats See Openings at State Level, Thanks to Trump Resistance — SANTA FE, N.M. — A polarizing president electrifies the opposition party going into his first midterm election, raising the party's hopes that it can reclaim governorships, ram through major policy change at the state level …
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Americans give Trump negative marks for Helsinki performance, poll finds — By wide margins, Americans give President Trump negative marks for his conduct during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week and for his casting doubt on U.S. intelligence conclusions that Russia interfered …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump's Russia ambassador says he won't resign — U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman on Saturday responded to a call to resign by saying he wouldn't. — Huntman's family-owned newspaper ran a column urging him to step down after President Trump — 's joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Panos Mourdoukoutas / Forbes:
Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money — Amazon should open their own bookstores in all local communities. They can replace local libraries and save taxpayers lots of money, while enhancing the value of their stock. — There was a time local libraries offered …
Will Parsons / ABC News:
Top House Intel Democrat: 'The president acts like he's compromised' by Russian government — Responding to the way President Donald Trump conducted himself during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Trump “acts like he's compromised” by the Kremlin.
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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump's judicial legacy will last for decades — and not solely because of his Supreme Court picks — WASHINGTON — President Trump is not only poised to put his conservative imprint on the Supreme Court, but he's restocking vacancies throughout lower US courts at a historic clip, ensuring a judicial legacy that will last decades.
Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
The dating swamp: How finding love in DC may be impossible for young Trump and GOP staffers — Trying to find love in D.C. can be tricky. If you're a young Trump administration staffer, it might be near impossible. — GOP employees and other right-wingers have been complaining that dating …
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New York Times:
Trump Signals Consequences for Michael Cohen Over Secret Recording — BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President Trump lashed out at his longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, on Saturday, suggesting that there could be legal consequences for Mr. Cohen's decision to record a discussion they had two months …
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