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New York Times:
Prosecutors' Narrative Is Clear: Trump Defrauded Voters. But What Does It Mean? — WASHINGTON — The latest revelations by prosecutors investigating President Trump and his team draw a portrait of a candidate who personally directed an illegal scheme to manipulate the 2016 election …
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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Why Trump is likely to be indicted by Manhattan US Attorney — The major takeaway from the 40-page sentencing memorandum filed by federal prosecutors Friday for Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, is this: The president is very likely to be indicted on a charge of violating federal campaign finance laws.
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Power Line, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump 2020 Shaping Up to Be a Campaign to Stay Out of Prison
Trump 2020 Shaping Up to Be a Campaign to Stay Out of Prison
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Hullabaloo, Associated Press, Common Dreams and Spectator USA
Harry Litman / USA Today:
Broken laws, Russia negotiations: Can Trump presidency survive latest court filings?
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
The Michael Cohen Sentencing Memos Are Damning for Trump
The Michael Cohen Sentencing Memos Are Damning for Trump
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The Guardian and Spectator USA
John Solomon / The Hill:
Comey's confession: dossier not verified before, or after, FISA warrant — Many people I know in law enforcement circles shuddered when James Comey tweeted recently that acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker “may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer.” — To them, Comey's Twitter attack crossed …
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Sara A. Carter, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
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Yahoo News:
Trump first wanted his attorney general pick Bill Barr for another job: Defense lawyer — In late spring 2017, President Trump was having a — hard time finding a topflight lawyer to spearhead his defense in the sprawling Russian investigation conducted by the new special counsel — Robert Mueller.
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Hot Air, SARAH PALIN and New York Times
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Comey: I'm ‘not friends’ with Mueller
Comey: I'm ‘not friends’ with Mueller
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ThinkProgress and Sputnik International
Washington Post:
‘Siege warfare’: Republican anxiety spikes as Trump faces growing legal and political perils — A growing number of Republicans fear that a battery of new revelations in the far-reaching Russia investigation has dramatically heightened the legal and political danger to Donald Trump's presidency …
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Balloon Juice and Raw Story
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Kelly exit helps position Trump for 2020 — President Donald Trump's Saturday confirmation that chief of staff John Kelly will soon leave the White House signaled more than the end of a tortured relationship. It was the latest sign of Trump's singular focus on his 2020 re-election campaign.
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The Daily Beast, Axios and One America News Network
USA Today:
John Kelly, hired to restore order for President Donald Trump, is out as chief of staff
John Kelly, hired to restore order for President Donald Trump, is out as chief of staff
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The Gateway Pundit and RedState
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
John Kelly Couldn't Fix the Trump Presidency
John Kelly Couldn't Fix the Trump Presidency
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The Other McCain, Wall Street Journal and CBS Los Angeles
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Pardoning Paul Manafort would be ‘terrible mistake,’ could ‘trigger a debate’ about pardon power: Sen. Marco Rubio — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said repeatedly that President Donald Trump pardoning former campaign chairman Paul Manafort would be a “terrible mistake,” and that doing so could possibly …
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Joe.My.God., USA Today and Mother Jones
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 12-9-18: Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Chris Murphy — A rush transcript of a special edition of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
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Bob Bauer / New York Times:
Is Mueller Building an Expansive Obstruction Case?
Is Mueller Building an Expansive Obstruction Case?
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News Agency UNIAN and National Review
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Old homophobic tweets from Kyler Murray's Twitter account surface after he wins Heisman — Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray had a Saturday to remember. But the Oklahoma quarterback's memorable night also helped resurface social media's memory of several homophobic tweets more than six years old.
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twitchy.com and The Other McCain
Samantha Vinograd / The Daily Beast:
John Kelly and the Feverish White House Turnover is a Potential Vulnerability Goldmine For Opportunists — If there isn't the necessary process in place, the institutional knowledge on a terrorist threat or covert outreach to a rogue regime official could be gone with the wind.
Jon Gabriel / USA Today:
The U.S. may not ‘believe’ in climate change. But we're the only one doing something about it — Opinion: These days, saying you care about the environment is far more important than actually doing something about it. — CONNECT — In a selfless effort to save the planet, Legoland theme parks are banning plastic straws.
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Angela Charlton / Associated Press:
Paris cleans up after latest riot; pressure builds on Macron — Paris tourist sites reopened, workers cleaned up broken glass and shop owners tried to put the city on its feet again Sunday, a day after running battles between yellow-vested protesters and riot police left 71 injured and caused widespread damage to the French capital.
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Agence France-Presse and One America News Network
Andrew Gray / Politico:
A weakened Merkel still gets her way — Despite discontent, the chancellor pulled off a rare political feat as she stepped down as CDU leader. — HAMBURG, Germany — “Typical Merkel.” — Angela Merkel used the phrase to poke fun at her own image and have a dig at her critics within …
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One America News Network
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The utterly lawless ‘Individual-1’ — “Individual-1” has a singular problem: His own Justice Department just said he directed a crime. — Late Friday, U.S. prosecutors — ordinary prosecutors, not the ones working for Robert S. Mueller III's supposed rogue witch hunt …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story