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4:45 PM ET, April 20, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Watchdog Probes Comey Memos Over Classified Information  —  Former FBI director has said he considered the memos, which he gave to a friend to release to media, personal documents  —  WASHINGTON—At least two of the memos that former FBI Director James Comey gave …
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Why Were Republicans So Desperate To Release the Embarrassing Comey Memos?  Here's One Explanation.  —  On Thursday, the Department of Justice handed over James Comey's contemporaneous memos of his conversations with President Donald Trump over to Congress.  They were immediately revealed to the press.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Responding to James Comey, New York Times's Baquet says key Russia-Trump story was ‘NOT inaccurate’ … The James Comey book tour, at some collective psychological level, is another excuse for the country to indulge a hangover obsession with the 2016 presidential election.
Discussion: New Yorker and Mediaite
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New revelations shed light on Comey, Trump, and that ‘loyalty’ demand  —  There was great indignation and much disapproval last year when it was reported that President Trump had asked then-FBI Director James Comey for “loyalty.”  Such a request, it was said, was more characteristic of a mob boss …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Andrew McCabe fights back  —  Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is looking to sue for defamation, wrongful termination and other possible civil claims, his lawyer told reporters Friday.  —  One big thing: McCabe's lawyer, Michael Bromwich, announced the launch of the Andrew McCabe Legal Defense Fund.
Discussion: The Federalist and Daily Wire
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The leaked Comey memos just blew up in Trump's face
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Splinter
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Comey's Memos Indicate Dossier Briefing Of Trump Was A Setup
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
McCabe to sue Trump admin for defamation, wrongful termination
Discussion: Townhall, IJR and Sean Hannity
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump hires Giuliani, two other attorneys amid mounting legal turmoil over Russia
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
6 Takeaways From the James Comey Memos
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Comey Memos Provide Intimate Look Into Trump Presidency
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey memos paint deeply unflattering view of Trump
Washington Post:
Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign  —  The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton on Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ … “No one in modern politics, male or female, has had to withstand more indignities, setbacks and cynicism.  She developed protective armor that made the real Hillary Clinton an enigma.
Ellie Shechet / Jezebel:
Philippe Reines Responds to Clinton Book, Tells Jezebel He Has ‘Tapes’  —  New York Times reporter Amy Chozick has a new memoir out called Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling, and in it she recalls being gaslit and harassed by Clinton's male press aides, whom she refers to as “The Guys.”
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’  —  Covering Hillary Clinton's campaign from before it started to the very last moment.  —  Things were already looking bad when, several people told me, Chelsea Clinton popped the Champagne.  It was just after 9 p.m. on election night …
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Amy Chozick covered Hillary Clinton for a decade.  Here's what she learned — and what she endured.  —  Review of ‘Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling’ by Amy Chozick … CHASING HILLARY: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:   New York Times Reporter: ‘I Cried’ After Writing Story About How Clinton Lost the Election
Jonathan Greenberg / Washington Post:
Trump lied to me about his wealth to get onto the Forbes 400.  Here are the tapes.  —  Posing as ‘John Barron,’ he claimed he owned most of his father's real estate empire.  —  In May 1984, an official from the Trump Organization called to tell me how rich Donald J. Trump was.
New York Times:
Michael Cohen Has Said He Would Take a Bullet for Trump.  Maybe Not Anymore.  —  For years, a joke among Trump Tower employees was that the boss was like Manhattan's First Avenue, where the traffic goes only one way.  —  That one-sidedness has always been at the heart of President Trump's relationship …
Kevin D. Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
When the Twitter Mob Came for Me  —  Recently hired by the Atlantic and then promptly fired, the conservative writer Kevin D. Williamson discusses the social-media outrage that made the celebrated magazine retreat  —  In early March, I met up with Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of the Atlantic …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Avicii Dead at 28  —  Artist, DJ and producer Tim Bergling, a.k.a. Avicii, died this afternoon in Oman, according to a statement from his rep. He was 28.  —  “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the statement reads.
Rosa Flores / CNN:
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel to face no-confidence vote from his own deputies  —  (CNN)Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who touted his own “amazing leadership” after the Parkland school shooting, is facing a no-confidence vote from the union representing his deputies.
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Anna Merlan / Splinter:
The CIA Says Mike Pompeo Didn't Fight in the Gulf War  —  In the frenzied game of musical chairs that is the Trump administration, CIA Director Mike Pompeo is set to become the next Secretary of State.  It's an ideal time, then, to clarify details of his biography, including a rather major one …
Discussion: The Week
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump won't attend Barbara Bush funeral ‘out of respect’ for family  —  President Donald Trump will not join first lady Melania Trump in attending the funeral services for former first lady Barbara Bush, the White House said in a statement, citing a desire to “avoid disruptions” …
Discussion: The Root
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Alex Leary / Tampa Bay Times:
Roger Stone calls Barbara Bush a ‘nasty drunk’ and whips up controversy in Northwest Florida
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Democratic Party files suit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign, and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 election  — The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump campaign, the Russian government, Wikileaks on Friday, accusing them of conspiring to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.
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The Democrats:
We're suing the Trump campaign and Russia.
Discussion: Engadget
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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Alyssa Milano, Alec Baldwin, Amy Schumer Help Launch Anti-NRA Campaign
Discussion: Breitbart, IJR and The Daily Caller
Ken White / Popehat:
Michael Cohen's Motion to Stay The Stormy Daniels Case Deferred, Cohen's Situation Pronounced Ominous  —  Today, in a mood for some history, I walked half a mile to the new federal courthouse to watch United States District Court Judge James Otero hear argument on Michael Cohen's motion to stay …
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
D.C. lawmaker accused of anti-Semitism donated to event where Farrakhan denounced Jews … D.C. campaign finance officials have asked council member Trayon White Sr. for more information about a $500 donation he made to a Nation of Islam event in Chicago where leader Louis Farrakhan declared “powerful Jews are my enemy.”
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
U.S. Said to Investigate AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into potential coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers …
Patrick J. Buchanan:
Why the Authoritarian Right Is Rising  —  This post was viewed 78 times.  —  Votes: 5.00 Stars!  —  Loading...  Share Pat's Columns!  —  A fortnight ago, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz Party won enough seats in the Hungarian parliament to rewrite his country's constitution.
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Risk Factors for 2018 GOP House Incumbents  —  Multiple indicators, including generic ballot polls, President Trump's approval ratings and recent special election results, point to midterm danger for Republicans.  But without robust race-by-race polling, it's trickier to predict individual races six months out.
Peter Kornbluh / Politico:
‘My Dearest Fidel’: An ABC Journalist's Secret Liaison With Fidel Castro  —  Lisa Howard had been waiting for more than two hours in a suite of the Hotel Riviera, enough time to bathe, dress and apply makeup, then take it all off to get ready for bed when she thought he wasn't coming.
Celeste Katz / Town & Country:
Karen Pence Is Playing the Mother of All Long Games  —  We don't hear much about the Second Lady, and that's on purpose.  But that doesn't mean that Karen Pence has nothing to say.  —  Before running for Congress 18 years ago, Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, sat their kids down to talk about it.
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
The Genesis Prize:
Natalie Portman Cancels Visit to Jerusalem to Receive the “Jewish Nobel”  —  Natalie Portman will not travel to Israel in June to receive the Genesis Prize, dubbed by Time Magazine as “The Jewish Nobel.”  The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) was notified by a representative of Ms. Portman that …
Wall Street Journal:
Rising Sea Levels Reshape Miami's Housing Market  —  Properties on the coast now trade at discounts as flood waters and ‘king tides’ damp enthusiasm for oceanfront living  —  MIAMI—Concerns over rising sea levels and floods are beginning to reshape one of the country's largest housing markets …
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Kushner Cos. subpoenaed by feds after AP report  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Kushner Cos. has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors for information related to an Associated Press report that the company filed dozens of false documents about its buildings in New York City.
Discussion: Jezebel
 
 
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Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
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EPA sources: Pruitt aide tried to back-date departure after congressional interview request
Discussion: Political Wire
The Intercept:
Trump Fundraiser Offered Russian Gas Company Plan to Get Sanctions Lifted for $26 Million
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Harry Enten / CNN:
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Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
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Discussion: Axios
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Charges Sought in Eric Garner's Death, but Justice Officials Have Doubts
Discussion: Axios and The Week
New Yorker:
How Jim Mattis Became Trump's “Last Man Standing”
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
In Rural Tennessee, a Big ICE Raid Makes Some Conservative Voters Rethink Trump's Immigration Agenda
Discussion: Raw Story