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Wall Street Journal:
David Pecker Granted Immunity in Cohen Case — Federal prosecutors granted immunity to David Pecker, CEO of the company that publishes the National Enquirer and a longtime friend of President Trump, in the Michael Cohen investigation.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Holy Shit, I Thought Pecker Would Be the Last One to Turn”: Trump's National Enquirer Allies Are the Latest to Defect — David Pecker and Dylan Howard corroborated Michael Cohen's account implicating the president in a federal crime. And Cohen's lawyer Lanny Davis says there are more revelations to come.
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New York Times:
David Pecker, American Media Chief, Is Said to Have Immunity in Trump Inquiry — The tabloid executive David J. Pecker has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors investigating payments during the 2016 campaign to two women who said they had affairs with Donald J. Trump …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Michael Cohen Agreed to Plead Guilty—And Implicate the President — Prosecutors had reams of evidence and a long list of counts, which also could have included the lawyer's wife — Michael Cohen had many reasons to play ball last weekend when his legal team sat down to talk to federal prosecutors.
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
'He's Unraveling': Why Cohen's Betrayal Terrifies Trump
'He's Unraveling': Why Cohen's Betrayal Terrifies Trump
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Not just misleading. Not merely false. A lie.
Not just misleading. Not merely false. A lie.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Gets Heated: Michael Cohen ‘Wrapping Himself in the Holocaust’ to Explain Situation
Morning Joe Gets Heated: Michael Cohen ‘Wrapping Himself in the Holocaust’ to Explain Situation
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Wall Street Journal
Sky News:
Rudy Giuliani: Impeaching Trump would mean 'people's revolt' — Donald Trump's lawyer has said “the American people would revolt” if the president was impeached. — In an interview with Sky News Rudy Giuliani claimed there was “no reason” for an impeachment and called Mr Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen “a liar”.
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Salena Zito / New York Post:
Why Trump's supporters won't care about Cohen and Manafort's convictions — ZANESVILLE, OH — Last week, a woman in her mid-40s who lives in a tidy suburban enclave just outside of Columbus, Ohio, summed up her continued support for President Donald Trump despite his morals …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump declares ‘market would crash’ if Democrats impeached him — President Trump, in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt, warned that the “market would crash” if he's ever impeached while questioning why Democrats would even consider that course in the future.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Michael Cohen told Congress he doesn't know if Trump knew about Russia meeting — Michael Cohen told lawmakers last year, in sworn testimony, that he didn't know whether then-candidate Donald Trump had foreknowledge of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians, three sources with knowledge of Cohen's testimony tell Axios.
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Bloomberg:
Will the Market Crash If Trump Is Impeached? Here's What Analysts Say
Will the Market Crash If Trump Is Impeached? Here's What Analysts Say
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The White House:
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders
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New York Times:
‘How Did We End Up Here?’ Trump Wonders as the White House Soldiers On
‘How Did We End Up Here?’ Trump Wonders as the White House Soldiers On
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Democrats don't need to impeach President Trump to hold him accountable
Democrats don't need to impeach President Trump to hold him accountable
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Washington Monthly, Associated Press, Booman Tribune and Raw Story
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump says longstanding legal practice of flipping should almost ‘be outlawed’
Trump says longstanding legal practice of flipping should almost ‘be outlawed’
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New Republic and The Daily Banter
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Lanny Davis Obliterated CNN's ‘Bombshell’ Report About Michael Cohen And Trump Tower
Lanny Davis Obliterated CNN's ‘Bombshell’ Report About Michael Cohen And Trump Tower
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The Western Journal, The Stream, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Week and The Last Refuge
CNBC:
Trump wants to make ‘flipping’ illegal
Trump wants to make ‘flipping’ illegal
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Daily Caller News Foundation, TheBlaze and POLITICUSUSA
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Flipping’ to take a plea deal ‘almost ought to be illegal’
Trump: ‘Flipping’ to take a plea deal ‘almost ought to be illegal’
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Talking Points Memo and Daily Wire
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Key Republicans Give Trump a Path to Fire Sessions After the Election — Sessions defends his performance in advancing Trump's agenda — A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe — Two key Republican senators signaled to President Donald Trump …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sessions defends himself from President Trump's criticism, saying the Justice Department ‘will not be improperly influenced by political considerations’ — Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back forcefully Thursday against fresh criticism from President Trump, saying the Justice Department would not be …
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New Republic, ABC News, Political Wire and Breitbart
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Let's play softball: Read all 18 questions Fox News asked Trump
Let's play softball: Read all 18 questions Fox News asked Trump
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Rejects Trump's Latest Attack, Says Justice Dept. Will Not Be Influenced by Politics
Jeff Sessions Rejects Trump's Latest Attack, Says Justice Dept. Will Not Be Influenced by Politics
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MSNBC
Fox News:
Manafort juror reveals lone holdout prevented Mueller team from convicting on all counts — NORTHERN VIRGINIA - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team was one holdout juror away from convicting Paul Manafort on all 18 counts of bank and tax fraud, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Manafort juror Paula Duncan: Manafort is guilty, but Mueller probe is a witch hunt
Manafort juror Paula Duncan: Manafort is guilty, but Mueller probe is a witch hunt
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The National Memo and MSNBC
Fox News:
Fox News Poll 8/22
Fox News Poll 8/22
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Lone holdout on Manafort jury blocked conviction on all counts, juror says
Lone holdout on Manafort jury blocked conviction on all counts, juror says
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Fox News, The Week, The Atlantic, The Western Journal, Vox, Shakesville, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo:
White House blocks bill that would protect elections — WASHINGTON — A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation's defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the — Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump tweets the word ‘Africa’ for first time as president — in defense of whites in South Africa — President Trump on Wednesday night said he was directing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures,” as well as the “killing of farmers.”
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Gabriele Steinhauser / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tweet on South African Land Overhauls Draws Government's Ire
Trump Tweet on South African Land Overhauls Draws Government's Ire
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Media Matters for America, Axios, BBC, WORLD and Conservative Review
CBS News:
Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty to leaking secret U.S. report, gets 63-month sentence — AUGUSTA, Ga. — A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors …
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Ex-NSA Contractor Reality Winner Sentenced to 63 Months for Leak
Ex-NSA Contractor Reality Winner Sentenced to 63 Months for Leak
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BuzzFeed News:
Mollie Tibbetts' Family Is Pushing Back Against Trump And His Allies After They Seized On Her Death — Family members and friends of Mollie Tibbetts are pushing back against President Trump and his allies after they seized on the young Iowa student's killing as evidence that the US is suffering the consequences of lax immigration laws.
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Newt Gingrich suggests slain Iowa student could help GOP in midterms
Newt Gingrich suggests slain Iowa student could help GOP in midterms
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Reuters:
Inside the progressive movement roiling the Democratic Party — Frustrated by a string of defeats at the polls, a progressive wing of the Democratic Party pushes a populist platform across the country. Amid wins and losses, the movement aims to reshape a party in flux.
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RealClearInvestigations:
Despite Comey Assurances, Vast Bulk of Weiner Laptop Emails Were Never Examined — When then-FBI Director James Comey announced he was closing the Hillary Clinton email investigation for a second time just days before the 2016 election, he certified to Congress that his agency had …
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The Weiner laptop revisited
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Education Secretary Considers Using Federal Funds to Arm Schools — Updated Aug. 23, 2018: The education community has responded to Secretary DeVos's policy proposal. Read the latest here. — WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering whether to allow states to use federal funding …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Think Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Are The Same? She Doesn't. — They are friends, partners in the Senate, and leaders of a progressive movement. But Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are not the same. “He's a socialist, and I believe in markets.”
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump speechwriter's ouster sparks racially charged debate — It took just 80 minutes after racially incendiary emails started flying for the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, to shut down an email Listserv connecting hundreds of high-profile conservatives.
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Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Amazon Bans Gun Book — Amazon banned the sale of a gun book on Wednesday night for an unexplained violation of the company's rules. — The listing for The Liberator Code Book: An Exercise in Freedom of Speech, which had been available on Amazon since Aug. 1, was removed from Amazon's website.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob Boss — Last November, a person close to the Trump administration speaking to the Washington Post invoked a chilling metaphor. “This investigation is a classic Gambino-style roll-up,” the source said.
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