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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Defenders Have No Defense — Witnesses were uneven, but even his closest allies don't try to deny he did what he's accused of doing. — Look, the case has been made. Almost everything in the impeachment hearings this week fleshed out and backed up the charge that President Trump muscled Ukraine for political gain.
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Bolton Allies Cut Out ‘Three Amigos’ for Direct Line to Kyiv — After a White House meeting that was thrown into chaos by Ambassador Gordon Sondland, senior National Security Council officials took matters into their own hands, sources say. — In the days following a July meeting at the White House …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans' nuttery exposed — You knew it was not going to be pretty. On one side, two professional diplomats, both whip-smart with excellent memories and deep knowledge of Ukraine, neither of whom seems to suffer fools. On the other side, a great many foolish Republicans …
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New Yorker, The Nation and New York Times
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence is beyond dispute
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
In Fiona Hill's powerful testimony, a disturbing glimpse into Pompeo's mindset
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Hullabaloo, The Mahablog and New York Times
Andrew McCarthy / New York Post:
Fiona Hill (and Dems) ignore the serious evidence of Ukrainian 2016 meddling
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CNN:
Exclusive: Former FBI lawyer under investigation after allegedly altering document in 2016 Russia probe — Washington (CNN)A former FBI lawyer is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document related to 2016 surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser, several people briefed on the matter told CNN.
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Justice Dept. watchdog is said to have found evidence an FBI employee altered document in Russia probe — The Justice Department inspector general has found evidence that an FBI employee may have altered a document connected to court-approved surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ IG Finds FBI Lawyer May Have Altered Carter Page Surveillance Document
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
'He cares about his grievances and his reelection, and that's it' — President Donald Trump was supposed to offer a White House plan to protect Americans from gun violence. — He was supposed to achieve historic immigration reform, crack down on flavored e-cigarettes …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump says he doesn't expect to be impeached
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump unloads to Fox News as impeachment threat heightens
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's GOP defenders cannot be shamed. It's time to try this instead. — If there is one widely shared conclusion about the impeachment hearings that have just concluded, it's that President Trump's GOP defenders were never “gettable.” — This idea has been repeated countless times in recent days …
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David A. Hopkins / Honest Graft:
This Week in Impeachment: The Most Important Republican on the House Intelligence Committee Speaks — There are nine House Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, but only three of them have received extensive media attention during the public hearing phase of the committee's impeachment inquiry.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Trump's Crime Against America
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Impeachment is about to get a Robert Mueller reprise — Right now, impeachment is all about Ukraine. But after Thanksgiving, prepare for a Robert Mueller reprise. — Now that House Democrats have wrapped up public hearings on President Donald Trump's pressure campaign to get Ukraine …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Questions over next steps as Judiciary moves into impeachment spotlight
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Ella Nilsen / Vox:
What's next in the House impeachment inquiry
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David Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump says he might veto legislation that aims to protect human rights in Hong Kong because bill would impact China trade talks — The legislation easily passed Congress with a veto-proof majority — President Trump suggested on Friday that he might veto legislation designed …
Marina Fang / HuffPost:
Trump Pushes Debunked Ukraine Theory In Long, Rambling Call To ‘Fox & Friends’ — The nearly hourlong phone call on the president's favorite morning show devolved into a soliloquy. — President Donald Trump on Friday pushed a false right-wing conspiracy theory roundly debunked by U.S. officials …
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
AG Barr: Epstein's death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’ — 1 of 6 — ABOARD A US GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says Jeffrey Epstein's death was the result of a “perfect storm of screw-ups.” — Barr's comments in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press come days …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Shepard Smith Uses a Post-Fox Spotlight to Defend Freedom of the Press — The former anchor made his first public appearance since his abrupt departure from Fox News, where he faced taunts from colleagues and President Trump. — In his first public remarks since abruptly resigning …
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Talking Points Memo, Committee to Protect …, The Wrap, USA Today, The Hill and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Brent Larkin / Plain Dealer:
Jim Jordan was imposed on us for egregiously partisan reasons. Now he's afflicting the nation. — CLEVELAND — Of all the regions in all the states in all the country, Jim Jordan got dragged into ours. There was no good reason to punish Greater Cleveland by making the person who's …
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Raw Story, Fox News and Washington Post
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Sacha Baron Cohen Uses ADL Speech to Tear Apart Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook — Accepting an award from the Anti-Defamation League, the comedian called Facebook “the greatest propaganda machine in history.” — Sacha Baron Cohen accepted the International Leadership Award …
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Anti-Defamation League, Mashable, IndieWire, Talking Points Memo and Fortune, more at Techmeme »
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Parnas Attended Giuliani's Madrid Meeting With Zelensky Aide — Parnas was at the table for a meeting where Giuliani pressured a senior Ukrainian official to investigate a company linked to the Bidens, the official told The Daily Beast. — When Rudy Giuliani met with a senior Ukrainian official …
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Salon, Hullabaloo, The Atlantic, The Hill, One America News Network, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Mediaite and DCCC
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
The Jungle Prince of Delhi — For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true? — NEW DELHI — On a spring afternoon in 2016 …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump and His Corrupt Old Party — For Republicans, there is no bottom. — Formally, the House of Representatives is holding an inquiry into the question of whether Donald J. Trump should be impeached. In reality, we've known the answer to that question for a long time.
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Hullabaloo, Washington Post and Daily Kos
Kansas City Star:
Trump says Pompeo would run for Senate if GOP in danger of losing Kansas seat — President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday that his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is mulling a run for Senate in Kansas next year. — In a lengthy phone interview with Fox & Friends, Trump said Pompeo would …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Most Washingtonians want a new Redskins stadium on RFK site but not the bill, Post poll finds — A majority of Washingtonians support building a new Redskins stadium on the RFK Stadium site, but most don't want to use taxpayer dollars to help pay for it, according to a Washington Post poll.
Washington Post:
Members of an NCAA championship team plan to rebuke Trump's policies during White House visit — Some members of the Columbia University fencing team plan to confront President Trump at the White House on Friday over his administration's stance on gender issues.
Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:
Colombia ambassador criticizes State Department in recording — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Colombia's ambassador in Washington was embarrassed Wednesday by publication of a recording in which he trashes the State Department as a feckless institution subjugated to the whims of the White House.
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