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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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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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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 …
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 …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
First Thoughts On the Carter Page FISA Application
First Thoughts On the Carter Page FISA Application
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CNN:
FBI releases Carter Page surveillance warrant documents
FBI releases Carter Page surveillance warrant documents
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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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Talking Points Memo, Florida Politics, The Daily Beast, CBS New York and Althouse
Timothy Meads / Townhall:
DOJ Releases Carter Page FISA Documents, Trump Responds
DOJ Releases Carter Page FISA Documents, Trump Responds
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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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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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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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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
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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Raw Story
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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Pete Wells / New York Times:
Jonathan Gold, Food Critic Who Celebrated L.A.'s Cornucopia, Dies at 57
Jonathan Gold, Food Critic Who Celebrated L.A.'s Cornucopia, Dies at 57
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The Guardian
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:
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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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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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Woman who lost 9 relatives in duck boat accident shares heartache, harrowing tale — “I felt like if I was able to get a life jacket I could've saved my babies,” Tia Coleman, who lost three children and other family members, said. — Survivor of Missouri duck boat tragedy speaks out
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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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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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Charles J Sykes / The Guardian:
As a conservative, I despair at Republicans' support for Trump. His vision is not conservatism — It is hard to refute those who say Trumpism is a product of conservatism but refute them we must. We are better than this — As Donald Trump extends his control over the Republican party …
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
Congress, contain Trump: We cannot let him continue to bend to Vladimir Putin — On Thursday, the news broke that President Trump has invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the White House, proving once more that Trump has an unparalleled ability to surprise.
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 …
Washington Post:
Menendez was meant to be safe. Is this how New Jersey's 46-year drought ends? — SUMMIT, N.J. — Or from reading the “public letter of admonition” sent by the U.S. Senate's Select Committee on Ethics to Robert Menendez, the Democratic incumbent seeking a third full term representing New Jersey.
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Reuters:
Iran's Rouhani warns Trump about ‘mother of all wars’ — DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “America should know ... war with Iran is the mother of all wars,” …
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