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The Daily Beast:
Biden Campaign Demands TV News Execs Stop Booking Giuliani — In a Sunday letter, the former vice president's aides say that it is editorially irresponsible to book the president's personal lawyer. — Joe Biden's presidential campaign made an extraordinary request to executives …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Biden Campaign Urges TV Networks to Stop Booking Giuliani — Advisers to the former vice president wrote to executives at ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News to “demand” that Mr. Giuliani not be invited on the air to discuss Ukraine and President Trump. — Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s presidential …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report — According to a top U.S. official, all three were working off the books apart from the administration, Fox News reported on Sunday morning. — In a bombshell report Sunday morning …
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Los Angeles Times:
Former Ukraine prosecutor says he saw no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden — Ukraine's top law enforcement official repeatedly rebuffed President Trump's personal lawyer's demands to investigate Joe Biden and his son, insisting he had seen no evidence of wrongdoing that he could pursue despite Trump's allegations.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Enough’: Trump's ex-homeland security adviser ‘disturbed,’ ‘frustrated’ by Ukraine allegations, says president must let 2016 go — “If he continues to focus on that white whale, it's going to bring him down,” Bossert said. “Enough. The investigation's over.”
New York Times:
Trump Was Repeatedly Warned That Ukraine Conspiracy Theory Was ‘Completely Debunked’ — Thomas P. Bossert, President Trump's first homeland security adviser, said he was “deeply disturbed” that Mr. Trump had urged Ukraine to investigate Democrats. — WASHINGTON — President Trump …
Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Trump reportedly worked with 2 ‘off the books’ lawyers to pressure Ukraine for damaging information about Joe Biden, in addition to Giuliani — Fox News' Chris Wallace reported Sunday morning that President Donald Trump has worked with two personal lawyers, in addition to former …
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani fires back at former White House aide who accused him of spreading ‘completely false’ theory — Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, defended himself Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” from accusations lodged by a former White House official …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden faces the Trump fusillade. Are he and his campaign up to it?
Joe Biden faces the Trump fusillade. Are he and his campaign up to it?
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Biden campaign demands news channels stop booking Giuliani
Biden campaign demands news channels stop booking Giuliani
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Stephen Miller says Trump is ‘real whistleblower’ and calls complaint ‘partisan hit job’ in contentious interview
Stephen Miller says Trump is ‘real whistleblower’ and calls complaint ‘partisan hit job’ in contentious interview
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Chris Francescani / ABC News:
‘A bad day and a bad week for this president’: Former Trump official
‘A bad day and a bad week for this president’: Former Trump official
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Giuliani was not working alone in Biden Ukraine probe
Giuliani was not working alone in Biden Ukraine probe
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
The impeachment inquiry: “We could not ignore what the president did.” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff talk with Scott Pelley about the impeachment inquiry of President Trump — Tonight, “60 Minutes” …
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Reuters:
Trump-Putin phone calls in Democrats' sights: Schiff — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is determined to get access to Donald Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday …
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: Majority of Americans and Democrats approve of Trump impeachment inquiry — More than half of Americans — and an overwhelming number of Democrats — say they approve of the fact that Congress has opened an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Only 17% of Americans surprised by Trump's actions tied to Ukraine: POLL
Only 17% of Americans surprised by Trump's actions tied to Ukraine: POLL
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Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Mohammad bin Salman denies ordering Khashoggi murder, but says he takes responsibility for it — Saudi Arabia's crown prince also discusses the impact of a September attack on Saudi oil facilities, and responds to allegations that a female Saudi activist has been tortured in prison
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NBC News:
Top White House aides planning impeachment response effort — “We're not going to get caught flat-footed, and we're not going to take it lying down,” said one person familiar with the plan. — WASHINGTON — Top White House aides plan to present President Donald Trump with a wide-ranging response strategy …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Impeach the Malignant Fraudster — This is how Republicans can redeem themselves. — It is the clarity of Donald Trump's transgression that is most remarkable. — By his own admission, and backed up by the quasi-transcript released by the White House and by the whistle-blower complaint …
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USA Today:
Is Donald Trump's Justice Department part of the Ukraine scandal cover-up? — A campaign finance violation isn't the only federal crime suggested by what we know. Why would Justice walk away with so much left on the table? — CONNECT — Despite compelling evidence implicating President Donald Trump …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dem leaders plot impeachment messaging war with Trump — House Democrats are plotting an all-out offensive against President Donald Trump as they pursue an impeachment inquiry, announcing plans on Sunday to streamline their messaging operation and aid vulnerable lawmakers as they face potential blowback in their districts.
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Trump retweets bot that replaces key words in his tweets with ‘shark’ — Amid a flurry of retweets commending conservative radio host Mark Levin's clash Sunday morning with Fox News's Ed Henry, President Trump retweeted a bot that substitutes the word “shark” for key words in his tweets and retweets.
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