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James Comey / New York Times:
How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr — Accomplished people lacking inner strength can't resist the compromises necessary to survive this president. — Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director. — People have been asking me hard questions. What happened to the leaders in the Trump administration …
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Washington Post:
Mueller complained that Barr's letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation into President Trump …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
The real reason Bill Barr is defending Trump — Bill Barr didn't want to work for President Donald Trump. — At age 68 and semi-retired for a decade, the attorney general resisted three efforts over two years to recruit him into Trump's fold. When approached in late 2018 for his current job …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
William Barr and his horrible hearing — So far, Attorney General William P. Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee has done himself and the administration no favors. To the contrary, former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal observes, “Barr has been evasive and misleading from the first paragraph.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
5 takeaways from William Barr's tense hearing — Attorney General William P. Barr ventured up to Capitol Hill on Wednesday an embattled man. About 15 hours before his testimony, The Washington Post reported that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III had sent Barr a letter saying Barr's summary …
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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Mueller's letter to Barr - A neat trick by the Washington Post before hearings begin — “Mueller complained to Barr about memo on key findings.” That's the banner headline at the top of the Washington Post's website Wednesday. But when you click your way to the actual story, it turns out that the headline is not true.
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Democrats' Fatal Impeachment Error
The Democrats' Fatal Impeachment Error
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Hirono calls Barr a liar and says he should resign
Hirono calls Barr a liar and says he should resign
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
Analysis: Democrats' Dubious Barr Derangement is an Emotional Stand-in For Impeachment
Analysis: Democrats' Dubious Barr Derangement is an Emotional Stand-in For Impeachment
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Tim Ahmann / Reuters:
Agreement reached to have Mueller testify on Russia probe: lawmaker
Agreement reached to have Mueller testify on Russia probe: lawmaker
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report's Summaries
Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report's Summaries
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
House Democrats consider holding Barr in contempt of Congress if he does not comply with requests
House Democrats consider holding Barr in contempt of Congress if he does not comply with requests
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
'I don't know': Barr's professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter
'I don't know': Barr's professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter
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The Daily Beast:
Mueller's Willing to Testify, but Trump DOJ Is Holding It Up: Dems
Mueller's Willing to Testify, but Trump DOJ Is Holding It Up: Dems
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
William Barr Hearing: Live Updates and Analysis of Testimony on the Mueller Report
William Barr Hearing: Live Updates and Analysis of Testimony on the Mueller Report
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's stunningly fact-free, pro-Trump spin of the Mueller report
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
READ: Mueller Letter To Barr Reveals New Contacts Over Release Of Report
READ: Mueller Letter To Barr Reveals New Contacts Over Release Of Report
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Hullabaloo, VICE News and Mother Jones
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Mueller didn't intend report to be roadmap for Congress, AG Barr tells lawmakers
Mueller didn't intend report to be roadmap for Congress, AG Barr tells lawmakers
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
William Barr is in deep trouble
William Barr is in deep trouble
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Read the letter Mueller sent Bill Barr objecting to description of report
Read the letter Mueller sent Bill Barr objecting to description of report
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Political Wire and C-SPAN.org
Derek Kravitz / ProPublica:
How Taxpayers Covered a $1,000 Liquor Bill for Trump Staffers (and More) at Trump's Club — A top-shelf, closed-door drinking session. $546-a-night hotel rooms. A special government credit card for Mar-a-Lago. Taxpayers foot the costs — and the president profits.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden calls for end to U.S. support for Saudi war in Yemen — Former vice president Joe Biden is taking his first major foreign policy stance since officially announcing his candidacy for president by calling for the United States to end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for its war in Yemen.
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Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Democrats Have Created an “Electability” Monster — Senator Kamala Harris was supposed to be a frontrunner. According to the rules of “the invisible primary,” in which donors and party activists coalesce around their chosen nominees, sending signals about candidate quality that primary voters …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
One Big Difference Between Biden and Every Other Recent Democratic Nominee
One Big Difference Between Biden and Every Other Recent Democratic Nominee
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Joe Biden is running like he won the Democratic primaries
Joe Biden is running like he won the Democratic primaries
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Prolific Alt-Right Propagandist's Identity Confirmed — Thanks to the anonymity of the internet, a man can become a major player in the white supremacist “alt-right” movement without ever revealing his face to his audience. And that's just what Joseph Jordan did.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
‘Make Sh*t Up’: Inside Jacob Wohl's Bonkers Investment Plan — The bumbling political operative pitched investors on a scheme to use fake news stories to manipulate political betting markets for profit. — Bumbling conservative provocateur Jacob Wohl pitched investors this spring on a scheme …
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
‘Democracy Dollars’: Gillibrand's plan to give every voter $600 to donate to campaigns — The Democratic presidential hopeful wants to use a voucher system to clean up politics — but it's got strings attached. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., unveiled a plan on Wednesday …
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Trump seeks $4.5 billion in emergency border aid — President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency aid to address the surge of Central American immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. — The funding request is the first major move by the White House to respond …
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WSOC-TV:
Source: UNCC shooting victim jumped on gunman to save others — Two people were killed and four others injured after a gunman opened fire in a classroom at UNCC Tuesday — Police arrested and charged 22-year-old Trystan Terrell with 2 counts of murder and 4 counts of attempted murder
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Camille Paglia Can't Say That — For more than 30 years, the critic Camille Paglia has taught at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Now a faction of art-school censors wants her fired for sharing wrong opinions on matters of sex, gender identity, and sexual assault.
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Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed News:
Charlie Kirk And Candace Owens' Campus Tour Is All About The Owns — “If you disagree, go to the front of the line.” — That's what Charlie Kirk tells the 500-plus people gathered in a ballroom at Montana State University in Bozeman. He and Candace Owens, his coheadliner …
Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg:
Trump Fires Off 60, Mostly Anti-Biden, Retweets in an Hour — Firefighters union endorsed Democratic frontrunner Monday — Trump retweets messages from dozens of purported firefighters — President Donald Trump retweeted more than five dozen messages in an hour Wednesday morning …
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Mike Dennison / KBAO-TV:
MT Gov. Bullock preparing to announce candidacy for president — HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will announce his bid for the presidency in two weeks, MTN News has learned — adding to the 20 Democrats already running for the 2020 nomination to challenge President Trump.
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