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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Two Russia Inquiry Figures and Blackwater Guards — The pre-Christmas wave of 20 pardons and commutations are not likely to be the last before Mr. Trump leaves office on Jan. 20. — In an audacious pre-Christmas round of pardons, President Trump granted clemency on Tuesday …
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Washington Post:
Trump grants clemency to 20 people, including three former GOP members of Congress and two men convicted in the Russia probe — President Trump granted clemency on Tuesday to 20 people, including three former Republican members of Congress and two people who were convicted of crimes as part …
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CNN:
Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins — (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a wave of lame duck pardons, including two for men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller's investigation, as well as ones for Republican allies …
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump pardons Blackwater contractors convicted in deaths of 14 Iraqi civilians
Trump pardons Blackwater contractors convicted in deaths of 14 Iraqi civilians
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Informed Comment
Washington Post:
Trump calls on Congress to approve $2,000 stimulus checks, hinting that he might not sign economic relief bill into law without changes — The president has still not signed the measure even though it passed Monday night. He called the measure “a disgrace.”
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New York Times:
Trump Demands Changes to Coronavirus Relief Bill, Calling It a ‘Disgrace’
Trump Demands Changes to Coronavirus Relief Bill, Calling It a ‘Disgrace’
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Axios:
Trump asks Congress to increase stimulus payments
Trump asks Congress to increase stimulus payments
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Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Trump rips coronavirus stimulus bill and demands bigger checks
Trump rips coronavirus stimulus bill and demands bigger checks
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Reuters
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Trump takes aim at Covid stimulus bill, raising specter of veto
Trump takes aim at Covid stimulus bill, raising specter of veto
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Trump slams relief bill, calls on Congress to increase stimulus money
Trump slams relief bill, calls on Congress to increase stimulus money
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POLITICUSUSA, CANNONFIRE and Deadline
Washington Post:
Republicans plunge into open battle over attempts to overturn Trump's loss to Biden — The GOP is plunging into open warfare over President-elect Joe Biden's election victory — with President Trump taunting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a passive-aggressive email blast …
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Edward Foley / Washington Post:
It's time for Mike Pence to choose: Trump, or the truth
It's time for Mike Pence to choose: Trump, or the truth
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What The Fuck …, Alternet.org and American Thinker
Robin Bravender / Business Insider:
Bidenworld is worried Trump will trash tradition and force the president-elect to fire thousands of GOP holdovers on his first day in the White House … - President Donald Trump could complicate President-elect Joe Biden's job by leaving thousands of political holdovers in office when Inauguration Day comes.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Tells Sidney Powell He Won't Name Her ‘Special Counsel’ — The president has met with the conspiracy theorist lawyer recently. But he is not yet buckling to one of her wishes. … Donald Trump informed the conspiracy-theory-driven MAGA attorney Sidney Powell on Monday that he does …
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Politico:
Trump orchestrates final loyalty test in dying bid to subvert election — President Donald Trump is plotting a final stand in Congress on Jan. 6, casting it as the ultimate loyalty test in his quest to remain in power and shutting out anyone who won't get in line.
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Marc Ambinder / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Secret Service Has No Plan if Trump Refuses to Go
Sources: Secret Service Has No Plan if Trump Refuses to Go
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Raw Story and Alternet.org
Washington Post:
FBI links Iran to online hit list targeting top officials who've refuted Trump's election fraud claims — The FBI has concluded that Iran was behind online efforts earlier this month to incite violence against the bureau's director, a former top U.S. cyber expert and multiple state elections …
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Crooks and Liars, CyberScoop and Political Wire
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
As Trump meets with QAnon influencers, the conspiracy theory's adherents beg for dictatorship — On Friday, President Donald Trump met with current and former advisers in the Oval Office, including retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, and one person familiar with the meeting said Flynn advocated …
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Warnock's wife told officer that her husband is ‘a great actor’ after domestic dispute — Medical officials did not find visible signs of injury on his wife's foot and Warnock was never charged with a crime. — Ossoff, Warnock would embrace ‘far-left liberal policies’ in Senate: Alyssa Farah
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David Enrich / New York Times:
Trump's Longtime Banker at Deutsche Bank Resigns — Rosemary Vrablic, who oversaw hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to President Trump's company, will leave the bank next week. — President Trump's longtime banker at Deutsche Bank, who arranged for the German lender to make hundreds …
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump's private bankers resign from Deutsche Bank
Trump's private bankers resign from Deutsche Bank
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Associated Press:
Dominion worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media — NEW YORK — An election systems worker driven into hiding by death threats has filed a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers and some conservative media figures and outlets.
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Colorado Public Radio / NPR:
Dominion Voting Systems Employee Sues Trump Campaign And Allies, Alleging Defamation
Dominion Voting Systems Employee Sues Trump Campaign And Allies, Alleging Defamation
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Karl Rove goes off on Sidney Powell: ‘Any idiot with access to Google’ can debunk her lawsuits — Fox News contributor Karl Rove on Tuesday lashed out at Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell over what he called “idiot” ideas about the 2020 election. — During an appearance on Fox News …
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New York Times:
Pfizer Nears Deal With Trump Administration to Provide More Vaccine Doses — The company could provide at least tens of millions of additional doses of a coronavirus vaccine under an agreement that would give it better access to the supplies it needs to expand manufacturing.
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CBS News, Just The News and The Week
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
U.S. reports more Covid deaths than ever before — The United States on Tuesday saw the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a single day, according to a count of reports by NBC News. — The 3,350 reported deaths break a previous single-day high that was set just last week, on Dec. 16.
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Balloon Juice and NPR
Washington Post:
Despite Trump's intense hunt for voter fraud, officials in key states have so far identified just a small number of possible cases — In Pittsburgh, the local police department this year received 10 complaints of possible fraudulent voting in the November election.
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Conservative News Today, The Bulwark and Raw Story
New York Times:
How Cities Lost Control of Police Discipline — In the chaos of 1960s Detroit, a fledgling police union laid the groundwork for a system that, to this day, constrains discipline for officers accused of misconduct. — It took Portland, Ore., almost $1 million in legal fees …
Tara D. Sonenshine / The Hill:
Dr. Fauci made the right house calls — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, turns 80 this week. At a time when Americans desperately need heroes, there is no better choice as a national hero than the top doc who has led us through this nightmarish COVID-19 pandemic.
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