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8:35 AM ET, June 20, 2020

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New York Times:
Barr Abruptly Seeks to Fire U.S. Attorney Who Investigated Trump Associates  —  But the United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, who had been leading the inquiry into Rudolph Giuliani, is refusing to leave his position.  —  Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday night abruptly tried …
Discussion: Politico
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York  —  Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:  —  “I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump administration replaces Manhattan U.S. Attorney  —  The Trump administration announced Friday night that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, whose office has handled a number of investigations involving the president or his campaign, will be leaving that job.
CNN:
Powerful US attorney who investigated Trump associates refuses to step down after Barr tries to push him out  —  Washington (CNN)In a fast-escalating crisis Friday night, Attorney General William Barr tried to oust Geoffrey Berman, the powerful US attorney for the Southern District of New York …
Associated Press:
US attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies steps down  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is resigning from his post, officials said Friday.
NBC News:
‘I have not resigned’: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman fires back at Barr, who says he's leaving  —  “I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate.  Until then, our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption,” Berman said.
Wall Street Journal:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman Stepping Down From Post  —  Trump plans to nominate SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to succeed Berman  —  Attorney General William Barr said Friday evening that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman was stepping down immediately from his post …
ABC News:
US attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies is resigning
Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Manhattan U.S. Attorney Berman refuses to leave after Trump says SEC chief Jay Clayton will replace him
Associated Press:   DOJ tries to oust US attorney investigating Trump allies
CBS News:
Donald Trump's campaign manager didn't vote for Donald Trump in 2016  —  Brad Parscale, Donald Trump's campaign manager, did not vote for President Trump in 2016.  In fact, he didn't vote in the general election at all, according to election records obtained by CBS News.
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CNN:
How Trump plans to turn around his losing campaign  —  Washington (CNN)Earlier this month, several top Trump campaign advisers gathered for a virtual strategy session to address a political reality they could no longer ignore: The President was in serious trouble.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump: Expect “wild evening” in Tulsa, mask optional  —  President Trump defended his decision to move ahead with a controversial large-scale Tulsa rally this weekend amid the pandemic, saying in an interview Friday with Axios that “we have to get back to living our lives” and …
NBC News:
Top members of coronavirus task force advised against Trump's Tulsa rally  —  WASHINGTON — Leading members of the coronavirus task force warned White House officials about the health risks of holding large-scale indoor campaign rallies and advised against such mass gatherings, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
BuzzFeed News:
Roger Stone Told Trump In Advance Wikileaks Would Release Documents Harmful To Clinton Campaign, Aides Claimed  —  Newly unredacted portions of the Mueller report show that Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and Michael Cohen told investigators Stone had promised the campaign damaging revelations by Wikileaks.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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CNN:
Mueller raised possibility Trump lied to him, newly unsealed report reveals  —  (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump lied to him in written answers during the Russia investigation, a possibility House Democrats have said they continue to look into even after Trump's impeachment.
Nikki Carvajal / CNN:
Asked repeatedly to say ‘Black lives matter,’ Mike Pence says ‘all lives matter’  —  (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence declined to say the words “Black lives matter” during an interview with an ABC affiliate in Pennsylvania on Friday, instead saying that “all lives matter.”
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Social Media Giants Support Racial Justice. Their Products Undermine It.
Matt Papaycik / WPTV:
‘Dramatic decline’ in average age of Florida coronavirus patients, Gov. Ron DeSantis says  —  Median age of COVID-19 patients in Florida was 37 last week, compared to the 60s months ago  —  MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Calling it a “dramatic decline,” Gov. Ron DeSantis says the average age …
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Parent of toddler in ‘manipulated’ Trump video forces Facebook and Twitter to remove it  —  New York (CNN Business)Facebook and Twitter on Friday removed a video posted by President Donald Trump's account that had twisted a viral video of two toddlers after one of the children's parents lodged a copyright claim.
Dan Rodricks / Baltimore Sun:
How a West Baltimore nursing home has zero COVID-19 infections |  COMMENTARY  —  Here's a key question for the Rev. Derrick DeWitt, director of the Maryland Baptist Aged Home in West Baltimore, a 100-year-old nursing facility that has had no coronavirus infections: What was the moment …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump: Esper, Milley “should be proud” of Lafayette Square walk  —  President Trump declined on Friday to say he retains full confidence in Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and said Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley should have been “proud” to join him on the now-infamous walk across Lafayette Square.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Robert T. Garrett / Dallas Morning News:
Profane recording surfaces of 2 Empower Texans operatives joking about Gov. Greg Abbott being in wheelchair  —  In outtakes after a podcast taping, the two excoriate Abbott for letting cities and counties fine businesses that don't require masks.  ‘I hate him,’ one says.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Wonders if John Bolton Will Go to Jail  —  The president's former national security adviser has rattled the White House, which hates the leaking as much as the substance of what was leaked.  —  In recent days, President Donald Trump has casually asked administration officials …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and Raw Story
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
The Navy Is Blaming the Captain It Fired for Accurate COVID-19 Warning  —  Brett Crozier was right about the coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.  The Navy fired him, recommended bringing him back and now lets his firing stand.  —  Navy Capt. Brett Crozier has been vindicated …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Politico:
Navy upholds firing of carrier captain who warned of coronavirus
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesday's primary amid signs of high turnout  —  Less than 200 polling places will be open for voters in Kentucky's primary Tuesday, down from 3,700 in a typical election year.  Amid a huge influx in requests for mail-in ballots …
Discussion: Jason Nemes and Raw Story
Grace Raynor / The Athletic:
Source: 23 Clemson football players test positive for COVID-19  —  CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has had 23 football players and two football staff members test positive for COVID-19, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.  The school on Friday announced 28 total positive test …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Leaked document makes Trump campaign's use of Nazi-era symbol look worse  —  President Trump's campaign is under fire for employing a symbol once used by Nazis in a new batch of Facebook ads — a red inverted triangle that appeared alongside a warning about the dire threat posed by “antifa …
Discussion: Raw Story, JNS.org and Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
Change the name of the Washington NFL team.  Now.  —  “BUT HOW, in these times, do you raise kids in the nation's capital, ask them to look at the pain and the strife racial injustice has caused in their hometown and their home country, walk them through steps they can take to make things better …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
America Is Lucky Bolton Didn't Testify During Impeachment  —  It's better to suspect that the Constitution is deeply imperiled than to remove all doubt.  —  1. Better Lucky Than Good  —  I'm going to swerve on John Bolton's initial revelations:  —  America is tremendously lucky that Bolton did not testify during impeachment.
Discussion: The Bulwark Podcast
James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Group backing Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial bid fined $50k by ethics panel  —  A group backing Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial bid was fined $50,000 by the state ethics commission Thursday for failing to report what it spent to help her win the Democratic primary.
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
White House announces plans for July 4th celebration  —  President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a second, lower-key “Salute to America” celebration on July Fourth, despite concerns from some lawmakers about the crowds the event could generate during the coronavirus pandemic
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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wusa9.com:
Rain dampens crowd size, but not spirits on Juneteenth
San Francisco Chronicle:
Port of Oakland shut down by dockworkers in observation of Juneteenth
Andrew Pantazi / Florida Times Union:
Federal lawsuit calls Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrests illegal and violent
Discussion: Raw Story
Tanya Dua / Business Insider:
'We're In.  We're Out': The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Right message, wrong messenger: NYT's Peter Baker decries the ‘normalization’ of Trump's presidency
Discussion: The Week
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters say yes to face masks, no to rallies
Discussion: Politico
Eric Ting / SFGATE:
Laney College professor put on leave after demanding student named ‘Phuc Bui’ ‘anglicize’ her name
Discussion: Twitchy
 Earlier Items: 
Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:
Susan Rice: Trump administration ‘has been racist to its core’
Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar / Associated Press:
What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback
Discussion: Breitbart and Federal Register
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Bolton Book Confirms Most Serious Allegations in Trump Impeachment on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage
Orion Rummler / Axios:
EPA will no longer regulate toxic compound in drinking water
Discussion: Common Dreams
 

 
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