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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
In a Private Dinner, Trump Demanded Loyalty. Comey Demurred. — WASHINGTON — Only seven days after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as president, James B. Comey has told associates, the F.B.I. director was summoned to the White House for a one-on-one dinner with the new commander in chief.
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump's attempt to fix the Comey crisis made it worse — President Donald Trump spent many of the first 48 hours after he fired his FBI director grumbling to friends and associates about his lousy media coverage — and about the shortcomings of his senior aides.
CNN:
White House: Removing Comey will help bring Russia investigation to end — (CNN)The White House said Thursday that removing FBI Director James Comey from his post may hasten the agency's investigation into Russian meddling. — “We want this to come to its conclusion …
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Trump Interview With Lester Holt: President Asked Comey If He Was Under Investigation — President Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview Thursday with NBC News' Lester Holt, called ousted FBI chief James Comey a “showboat” and revealed he asked Comey whether he was under investigation for alleged ties to Russia.
CBS News:
Source: There is “whole lot of interfering” in Russia investigation — Although President Trump has now stated and written that fired FBI Director James Comey told him on three separate occasions that he was not the subject of an investigation, sources cast doubt on that claim.
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WJLA-TV:
Deputy AG Rosenstein: 'I'm not quitting,' didn't threaten to quit over Comey firing — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Thursday, May 11, 2017 that he's not quitting, nor did he threaten to quit over his role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey. (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — AA
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NBC News:
Trump No Longer Expecting to Visit FBI Headquarters After Comey Firing: Officials — The White House has abandoned the idea of President Trump visiting FBI headquarters after being told he would not be greeted warmly, administration officials tell NBC News.
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
White House furious after being trolled with Russia Oval Office photos — Washington (CNN)The White House did not anticipate that the Russian government would allow its state news agency to post photographs of an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump hates his press shop but loves Sanders — President Trump has found someone other than himself to blame for the bungled firing of James Comey: his press shop. — Trump believes the communications team let him down badly on Tuesday evening in the minutes and hours after his decision …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Trump has now admitted he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation — ‘When I decided to just do it I said to myself, I said, “You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story.’ — Many Republicans — from White House staffers to members of Congress to conservative pundits …
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Wall Street Journal:
Rosenstein Pressed White House to Correct the Record on Comey Firing
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NBC Nightly News:
Watch Lester Holt's Extended Interview With President Trump
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters divided on Comey firing
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Rosenstein role in Comey firing raises more questions than answers
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
White House: “Oh My God, For The Billionth Time” Spicer Is Not Being Fired
Ali Watkins / Politico:
Rosenstein meets with Senate Intel leaders after Comey firing
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump said he was thinking of Russia controversy when he decided to fire Comey
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
NBC's Lester Holt Interrupts Trump 9 Times in Less than 3 Minutes
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
White House: It wasn't inappropriate for Trump to ask Comey about investigation
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Considering Ex-Congressman Mike Rogers for FBI Director, Official Says
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Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:
The Comey Firing Proves We Need Two Special Counsels, Not One
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
In interview, Trump contradicts Pence on Comey
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New York Times:
Acting F.B.I. director contradicts White House.
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Trump wants ‘goddamned steam’ catapults on new aircraft carriers — President Trump said he has told the Navy to return to decades-old steam-powered catapult technology to launch aircraft from the new Gerald Ford-class aircraft carriers, rather than use a new digital launch system.
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TIME.com:
From where the 45th President works, eats and sleeps, everything is going just great. Now if only everyone else would see it that way. A TIME exclusive — PHOTOGRAPHS BY BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN FOR TIME — In a few minutes, President Donald Trump will release a new set of tweets …
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Conway links Anderson Cooper's eye roll to sexism … White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Thursday appeared to accuse CNN's Anderson Cooper of sexism for rolling his eyes during an on-air interview with her. — “I face sexism a lot of times when I show up for interviews like that,” Conway said on “Fox & Friends.”
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump Jr. shares tweet linking Clinton's firing of FBI director to death of Vince Foster
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Desiree Murphy / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Steve Harvey Speaks Out Following Leaked Email to Staff: 'I Don't Apologize About the Letter' — Steve Harvey is speaking out regarding the leaked memo he sent to staff, telling them not to “ambush” him in the hallways of his The Steve Harvey Show talk show.
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capitalgazette.com:
FBI raids office of Republican campaign consultant in Annapolis — The Baltimore Sun — The FBI raided the office of a Republican campaign consultant in Annapolis on Thursday, part of an investigation the firm's president said was tied to the 2013 Virginia governor's race.
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Jayne Miller / WBAL:
FBI searching Annapolis GOP fundraising firm
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Scott Wartman / Cincinnati.com:
9 victims alleged in sex charges against Tim Nolan — The Enquirer/Cara Owsley The Enquirer/Cara Owsley — A human trafficking and rape case against a former Northern Kentucky judge grew more bizarre at a tense arraignment and bond hearing Wednesday in Kenton County. — It started normally.
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Economist:
What is Trumponomics and how does it differ from standard Republican economics? — Well it's an interesting question. I don't think it's ever been asked quite that way. But it really has to do with self-respect as a nation. It has to do with trade deals that have to be fair, and somewhat reciprocal, if not fully reciprocal.
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Donald Trump has no idea what health insurance costs
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The Feds have ‘Trump tapes’ akin to Nixon's ‘Watergate tapes’ — With President Trump acting increasingly like former President Nixon during the Watergate scandal coverup, there is one similarity between the two scandals that is not receiving the media attention it deserves.
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