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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation — WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February …
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Trump Officials on Comey Memo: 'Don't See How Trump Isn't Completely F*cked' … If you come at James Comey, you best not miss. — The former FBI director—who President Donald Trump fired and then later threatened on Twitter last week—reportedly kept notes of their conversations …
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Washington Post:
Notes made by former FBI Director Comey say Trump pressured him to end Flynn probe — President Trump asked the FBI to drop its investigation into his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and urged the FBI director James B. Comey instead to pursue reporters in leak investigations …
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Trump Should Worry: Comey Memo Describes a High Crime — Trying to end the Flynn investigation isn't a legal crime, but it is an impeachable offense. — If President Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating National Security Adviser Mike Flynn and his ties to Russia, that's obstruction of justice.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
White House rocked by allegation Trump tried to shut down FBI's Flynn probe — President Donald Trump's White House was rocked on Tuesday night by allegations that Trump tried to shut down an FBI investigation into one of his former aides, as the administration struggled to manage a growing list of scandals.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
New York Times Oversells 'Comey's Revenge' Story — The New York Times reported Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump had a private conversation with former FBI director James Comey in which the president allegedly expressed his “hope” that Comey would “let go” of the investigation …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
A Preview of Our Interview with Sally Yates — Last Thursday morning, I sat down with Sally Yates, the former acting Attorney General, whom President Trump fired on January 30th, after she refused to defend his original executive order banning travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Graham invites Comey to testify before Senate panel
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
As Trump's woes mount, congressional Republicans arrive at a moment of reckoning
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Congressional Dems making early calls for Trump's impeachment
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New York Times:
At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls — WASHINGTON — The disclosure that President Trump divulged classified intelligence to two high-ranking Russian officials was a new blow to an already dispirited and besieged White House staff still recovering from the uproar …
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New York Times:
Israel Was Source of Secret Intelligence That Trump Gave to Russians, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current …
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump's disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say — The life of a spy placed by Israel inside ISIS is at risk tonight, according to current and former U.S. officials, after President Donald Trump reportedly disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week.
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Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Israeli Official: Trump Sharing Intelligence With Russia Is “Worst Fears Confirmed” — Two Israeli officials tell BuzzFeed News that the intelligence shared by Trump “syncs up” with intelligence Israel shared with its US counterparts. — SAN FRANCISCO — Two Israeli intelligence officials confirmed …
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Bre Payton / The Federalist:
FLASHBACK: Obama's CIA Director Leaked Top Secret Bin Laden Raid Intel To Hollywood
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside the Oval Office with Trump and the Russians: Broad smiles and loose lips
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Congresswoman Barbara Comstock:
Rep. Comstock Statement On Reports That The President Shared Sensitive Intelligence With Russian Officials
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Story on DNC staffer's murder dominated conservative media — hours later it fell apart — It took only hours for one of the biggest stories in conservative media this week, which some outlets had chosen to focus on over news that President Trump disclosed classified information to senior Russian officials, to fall apart.
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Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, had contact with WikiLeaks, say multiple sources
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Meet The Private Detective Who Ignited A Clinton Conspiracy Theory
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC Staffer's Murder Draws Fresh Conspiracy Theories
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Casey Tolan / Mercury News:
Exclusive: Kimberly Guilfoyle says she's talking with Trump administration about press secretary job — The Fox News host and former First Lady of San Francisco tells the Bay Area News Group: 'I'm a patriot, and it would be an honor to serve the country.' — NEW YORK — Kimberly Guilfoyle …
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
I Know One of the Sources — I tend to take these stories about the President with a grain of salt. We have seen key details of a number of salacious stories retracted within 48 hours. The media hates the President so much that they'll run a negative story about him without very much provocation.
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Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Moore, Harvey Weinstein to Reteam on Trump Doc ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ — Directed by the liberal firebrand, the film refers to Nov. 9, 2016, the day that Trump became president-elect of the United States. — Michael Moore and Harvey Weinstein are set to reteam for the first time since …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
McCain: Trump scandals reaching ‘Watergate size and scale’ — (R) reportedly said Tuesday that scandals within President Trump's administration are reaching a “Watergate size and scale.” — McCain made the statement at a International Republican Institute dinner on Tuesday night.
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Alex Tizon / The Atlantic:
My Family's Slave … T — he ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster. It weighed three and a half pounds. I put it in a canvas tote bag and packed it in my suitcase this past July for the transpacific flight to Manila. From there I would travel by car to a rural village.
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
MSNBC Ending Lawrence O'Donnell “The Last Word” Show Despite Top Ratings (Exclusive) — I can confirm that MSNBC is ending the top rated “The Last Word” with Lawrence O'Donnell, the popular show that follows Rachel Maddow at 10pm. O'Donnell's contract is up shortly, and the network has not made any overtures about keeping him on.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Gingrich urges Trump to shut down White House press room — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump should “close down the White House press briefing room.” — “I am personally offended by the American news media. I think it is destructive and disgusting.
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