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New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Is a C.I.A. Officer Who Was Detailed to the White House — His complaint suggested he was an analyst by training with an understanding of Ukrainian politics. — WASHINGTON — The whistle-blower who revealed that President Trump sought foreign help for his re-election …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Attacks Whistle-Blower's Sources and Alludes to Punishment for Spies — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday morning told a crowd of staff from the United States Mission to the United Nations that he wants to know who provided information to a whistle-blower about his phone call …
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Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:
Trump at private breakfast: 'Who gave the whistleblower the information? Because that's close to a spy' — President Trump expressed disgust Thursday morning with the explosive whistleblower complaint, slamming the intelligence officer and the White House aides who helped him or her as “almost a spy” and suggested it was treason.
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Rudy Giuliani: ‘You Should Be Happy for Your Country That I Uncovered This’ — When I last saw Rudy Giuliani for lunch, at the Trump International Hotel in Washington four weeks ago, his most pressing concern was that he had been locked out of his Instagram account.
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Michael Warren / CNN:
Giuliani denies charges in whistleblower complaint, says details are ‘total nonsense’ — Dana Bash: The allegation is that this is a coverup — Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani tells CNN he has “no knowledge of any of that crap” in the newly released complaint from an American intelligence community whistleblower.
New York Times:
Full Document: The Whistle-Blower Complaint — The President also praised Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Mr. Yuriy Lutsenko, and suggested that Mr. Zelenskyy might want to keep him in his position. (Note: Starting in March 2019, Mr. Lutsenko made a series of public allegations …
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Washington Post:
Trump's other Ukraine problem: New concern about his business — Zelensky recounted his stay at the president's N.Y. hotel in call with Trump. — Buried in the controversy over President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was an effort by the Ukrainian leader …
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CNN:
Lewandowski may lead White House impeachment team — (CNN)Corey Lewandowski, the political operative who helped elect Donald Trump, has had conversations with White House officials in recent days about potentially taking a position inside the administration to help the President confront a looming impeachment fight.
New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call — New details have emerged about the intelligence officer who raised alarms about the president's pressure on Ukraine to open inquiries that could benefit him politically.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House ‘lockdown’ of transcript would be highly unusual — The future of American politics may once again depend on the handling of classified information on computer servers. — Only now, it's not a secretary of state's rogue email system at issue — it's the president's own highly …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Won't Say if He Has a Security Clearance — The president's personal lawyer was shaping U.S. policy in Ukraine and now there are questions as to why and with what broader government knowledge. — Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani won't say whether he has a government security clearance …
Washington Post:
Former Ukraine prosecutor says Hunter Biden ‘did not violate anything’
Former Ukraine prosecutor says Hunter Biden ‘did not violate anything’
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New York Times:
Phone Call Showed Only a Slice of Trump's Obsession With Ukraine
Phone Call Showed Only a Slice of Trump's Obsession With Ukraine
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
$50,000 reward offered to out Trump whistleblower
$50,000 reward offered to out Trump whistleblower
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Complaint From So-Called ‘Whistleblower’ Is Riddled With Gossip, Blatant Falsehoods
Complaint From So-Called ‘Whistleblower’ Is Riddled With Gossip, Blatant Falsehoods
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ron Johnson troubled by whistleblower allegation of records ‘lock down’
Ron Johnson troubled by whistleblower allegation of records ‘lock down’
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NBC News:
Kurt Volker, Trump's part-time Ukraine envoy, played role in Giuliani outreach
Kurt Volker, Trump's part-time Ukraine envoy, played role in Giuliani outreach
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Molly Ball / TIME:
How Donald Trump Triggered an Unprecedented Impeachment Fight
How Donald Trump Triggered an Unprecedented Impeachment Fight
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Whistleblower says White House tried to ‘lock down’ Ukraine call
Whistleblower says White House tried to ‘lock down’ Ukraine call
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Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
Everything Bad About the Trump-Zelensky Call That Had Nothing to Do with Biden
Everything Bad About the Trump-Zelensky Call That Had Nothing to Do with Biden
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Acting DNI Joseph Maguire: Whistleblower “did the right thing”
Acting DNI Joseph Maguire: Whistleblower “did the right thing”
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Read: the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine
Read: the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine
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Kate Brannen / Just Security:
Whistleblower Says White House Took Unusual Steps to Limit Access to Ukraine Call Record
Whistleblower Says White House Took Unusual Steps to Limit Access to Ukraine Call Record
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Adam Schiff Makes Up His Own Transcript Of Call Between Trump And Ukraine President
Adam Schiff Makes Up His Own Transcript Of Call Between Trump And Ukraine President
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Talking Points Memo:
READ: WH Moved To ‘Lock Down’ Records Of Ukraine Call, Whistleblower Said
READ: WH Moved To ‘Lock Down’ Records Of Ukraine Call, Whistleblower Said
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CNN:
Trump without strategy in fast-moving impeachment inquiry
Trump without strategy in fast-moving impeachment inquiry
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Wall Street Democratic donors warn the party: We'll sit out, or back Trump, if you nominate Elizabeth Warren — In recent interviews of several big-money Democratic donors and fundraisers in the business community, CNBC has found that this opinion is becoming widely shared as Warren surges against Joe Biden.
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House Intelligence Committee Releases Whistleblower Complaint — f t # e — Washington, DC - Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the declassified whistleblower complaint. The complaint can be viewed here, and the Intelligence Community Inspector General letter regarding …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What did they all know about the whistleblower complaint, and when they know it?
What did they all know about the whistleblower complaint, and when they know it?
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Top intelligence official defends whistleblower, handling of complaint
Top intelligence official defends whistleblower, handling of complaint
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YouTube:
Listen: Trump slams whistleblower at private event — In this audio clip excerpt, President Trump expressed disgust Thursday morning with the explosive whistleblower complaint, slamming the intelligence officer ...
Associated Press:
A first: Vermont GOP governor backs Trump impeachment probe — ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. — Vermont's governor has become the first Republican chief executive to support impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump but cautions that he wants to know more before any further actions are taken.
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The Boston Globe:
The limits of Trump's ‘so what if I did?’ strategy — WASHINGTON — As news that he asked a foreign leader to investigate his political rivals rocked Washington, President Trump turned to a tried-and-true strategy: Embrace it.Trump took the unusual step of releasing a rough transcript Wednesday …
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Taylor Telford / Washington Post:
Income inequality in America is the highest it's been since census started tracking it, data shows — In the midst of the nation's longest economic expansion, the separation between rich and poor is at a five-decade high — Last year, income inequality in the United States reached …
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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Census: Inequality grew, including in heartland states
Census: Inequality grew, including in heartland states
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Immigrant Population Growth in the U.S. Slows to a Trickle — The U.S. population gained immigrants last year at the slowest pace since 2008. President Trump's approach to immigration is seen as the likely cause. — The United States population gained immigrants at the slowest pace …
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Democrats, Please Don't Mess This Up. Impeach Trump for All His Crimes, Not Just for Ukraine. — Are Democrats preparing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement on Tuesday that the House of Representatives would hold an “official impeachment inquiry” …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Impeachment Fervor Isn't Going Anywhere
The Impeachment Fervor Isn't Going Anywhere
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Biden's brother touted Biden Cancer Initiative ties in investment pitch — James Biden suggested the former vice president's anti-cancer efforts could benefit potential investors, a litigant says. His spokesman denies it. — James Biden is accused of telling executives at a healthcare firm …
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