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James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
2nd whistleblower comes forward after speaking with IG: Attorney — Mark Zaid, the attorney representing the whistleblower who sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine and triggered an impeachment inquiry, tells ABC News that he is now representing a second whistleblower …
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Attorneys for CIA Officer Behind Trump Complaint Say They Now Represent ‘Multiple Whistleblowers’ — One attorney said a second whistleblower has come foward with firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations — WASHINGTON—The legal team representing the CIA officer behind the complaint …
CNN:
Lawyer for Ukraine whistleblower says he represents second whistleblower on Trump's actions — (CNN)The lawyer for the first intelligence whistleblower who came forward with accusations concerning President Donald Trump and his interactions with Ukraine said Sunday he is representing …
Washington Post:
Whistleblower's attorney says team now representing ‘multiple’ officials
Whistleblower's attorney says team now representing ‘multiple’ officials
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Chris Stewart dismisses second whistleblower: ‘Why should I care?’
Wall Street Journal:
Barr's Requests for Foreign Help Prompt Backlash in Australia, Italy, U.K. — Opposition lawmakers, intelligence officials question why the attorney general is working outside usual channels in review of Russia-probe origins — Attorney General William Barr is stoking tensions in several foreign capitals …
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New York Times:
Barr and a Top Prosecutor Cast a Wide Net in Reviewing the Russia Inquiry — The attorney general and a veteran prosecutor, John H. Durham, have charted an unusual course that could bolster President Trump's pet theories about the Russia investigation. — WASHINGTON — After a jet carrying …
Washington Post:
Barr's review of Russia investigation wins Trump's favor. Those facing scrutiny suspect he's chasing conspiracy theories. — Attorney General William P. Barr has taken an interest in a mysterious European professor whose conversation with an adviser to President Trump's 2016 campaign helped launch …
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Italy's Connection to the Russia Investigation, Explained
Italy's Connection to the Russia Investigation, Explained
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Jim Jordan suggests Trump was joking about China investigating Bidens — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said on ABC's “This Week” on Sunday that he doesn't think President Trump was serious when he said last week that China should launch an investigation into Joe Biden and his son …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Lindsey Graham vows to have whistleblowers testify publicly if Democrats impeach Trump — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., vowed to expose the anonymous whistleblowers against President Trump if Democrats move forward with impeachment; at the same time …
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Crazed Rudy Giuliani Asks, ‘What If Joe Biden Committed Murder?’ In Bizarre Treason Defense — Donald Trump's “personal attorney” just threw out more and more unhinged hypotheticals to defend Donald Trump's impeachable acts. — Views: — Rudy Giuliani continued his propaganda campaign …
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Giuliani says media tried to cover up corruption allegations leveled against ‘honey boy’ Biden
Giuliani says media tried to cover up corruption allegations leveled against ‘honey boy’ Biden
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Joe Biden / Washington Post:
Trump won't destroy me, and he won't destroy my family
Trump won't destroy me, and he won't destroy my family
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Loses It on ‘Meet the Press’: I Do Not Trust the FBI or CIA — “Why a Fox News conspiracy propaganda stuff is popping up on here, I have no idea,” and exasperated Todd noted at one point. — In an extremely contentious and heated interview with Meet the Press anchor Chuck Todd …
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Washington Post:
Uncertainty takes over the lead in the Democratic presidential race — The top fundraiser in the Democratic presidential field was hospitalized with a heart attack, the longtime polling leader and his son sit at the center of an impeachment inquiry, and the one candidate …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden bests Trump by nine points in Wisconsin — Wisconsin voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country, oppose the border wall, think tariffs hurt the economy, and disapprove of the job President Trump is doing. That gives Democratic candidates the lead in each …
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POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Ukraine Scandal Has Its Roots in Russia — Both situations stem from the President's apparent willingness to accept political favors from foreign leaders, and his eagerness to do Putin's bidding. — President Trump and his allies nearly succeeded in consigning the Mueller report to oblivion.
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Trump told Theresa May he doubted Russia was behind Skripal poisoning
Trump told Theresa May he doubted Russia was behind Skripal poisoning
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Political Wire and Mediaite
Molly K. McKew / Politico:
What Putin Got From the Trump-Zelensky Phone Call
What Putin Got From the Trump-Zelensky Phone Call
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Outside the Beltway and Foreign Policy
Washington Post:
‘Out on a limb’: Inside the Republican reckoning over Trump's possible impeachment — A torrent of impeachment developments has triggered a reckoning in the Republican Party, paralyzing many of its officeholders as they weigh their political futures, legacies and, ultimately, their allegiance to a president who has held them captive.
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump's old ways colliding with new realities — NEW YORK (AP) — Telling half-truths and outright lies. Manipulating media coverage. Pushing legal boundaries. Pressuring subordinates to do the dirty work. Believing in the force of his own personality. Accepting no personal responsibility.
CNN:
Pompeo might go down as the worst secretary of state in modern times — Opinion by Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky — Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President.”
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Pompeo says State Department will follow law in Trump impeachment inquiry
Pompeo says State Department will follow law in Trump impeachment inquiry
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Public support for Trump's impeachment is higher than it was for Nixon and Clinton — Public support for President Trump's impeachment is higher than it was for Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton when the House launched impeachment inquiries against them. — Why it matters: Support for impeachment …
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Political Wire