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4:00 PM ET, June 14, 2018

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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds  — Inspector general probed an array of FBI, Justice decisions  — The findings may give Trump fresh grounds for criticism  —  Former FBI Director James Comey “deviated” from FBI and Justice Department procedures …
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James Comey / New York Times:
This Report Says I Was Wrong.  But That's Good for the F.B.I.  —  The Department of Justice's independent watchdog, the inspector general, has released a report that is critical of my decisions as F.B.I. director during the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email account.
Washington Post:
IG report criticizes Comey's handling of Clinton probe, includes anti-Trump exchanges among FBI personnel  —  A highly anticipated report from the Justice Department's inspector general criticizes former FBI director James B. Comey for his actions during the Hillary Clinton email investigation …
New York Times:
Comey Cited as Insubordinate, but Report Finds No Bias in F.B.I. Decision to Clear Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — The former F.B.I. director James B. Comey was insubordinate in his handling of the investigation of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election, a critical Justice Department report …
Fox News:
‘Foreign actors’ accessed Hillary Clinton emails, documents show  —  “Foreign actors” obtained access to some of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails — including at least one email classified as “secret” — according to a new memo from two GOP-led House committees and an internal FBI email.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI Officials' Anti-Trump Text Was Missing From Earlier Document Productions  —  The Justice Department has recovered missing text messages from former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page that will be included in an inspector general's report to be released on Thursday.
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:   12 Things You Need To Know About The Inspector General's DAMNING Report on The FBI's Hillary/Trump Conduct
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:   James Comey Used Personal Email For FBI Business, Inspector General Finds
Mike Levine / ABC News:
FBI's decisions not politically motivated but agent actions hurt reputation: DOJ watchdog
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
DOJ watchdog says no proof FBI officials' Trump criticism impacted probes: report
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
New York files suit against President Trump, alleging his charity engaged in ‘illegal conduct’  —  The New York attorney general on Thursday filed suit against President Trump and his three eldest children alleging “persistently illegal conduct” at the president's personal charity …
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Trump Foundation, Accused of Sweeping Violations, Is Sued by New York Attorney General  —  The New York State attorney general's office filed a scathingly worded lawsuit on Thursday taking aim at the Donald J. Trump Foundation, accusing the charity and the Trump family of sweeping violations …
ag.ny.gov:
Attorney General Underwood Announces Lawsuit Against Donald J. Trump Foundation And Its Board Of Directors For Extensive And Persistent Violations Of State And Federal Law  —  News from the New York Attorney General's Office  —  Attorney General's Press Office / 212-416-8060
The Daily Beast:
Trump Family Ran ‘Persistently Illegal’ Charity, New York A.G. Says in Blockbuster Lawsuit
Discussion: IJR
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The president of the United States was just accused of persistent charity fraud
Discussion: The Week
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
New York AG sues Trump, alleging ‘illegal conduct’ at his charity
Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Sarah Sanders, Raj Shah planning to depart the White House  —  Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in a White House marked by turmoil.  —  Press secretary Sarah Sanders and principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah …
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
White House Capitol Hill Envoy to Leave Post, Citing ‘Diminishing Returns’  —  Legislative affairs director Marc Short's tenure was marked by ups and downs of pushing Trump agenda  —  WASHINGTON—The White House's top liaison to Capitol Hill will leave the job as early as this summer …
Discussion: Political Wire
Axios:
Scoop: Classified Israeli report raises doubts over Trump-Kim summit  —  A classified report from Israel's foreign ministry raises doubts over President Trump's optimistic statements about his summit with Kim Jong-un, and determines the U.S. retreated from its positions on several issues relating to North Korea's nuclear program.
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Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Kim Jong-un Isn't Tough. North Koreans Are.
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Documentary shows Trump saluting North Korean general
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Raw Story and AOL
BuzzFeed:
Trump Told G7 Leaders That Crimea Is Russian Because Everyone Speaks Russian In Crimea  —  Trump made the remarks over dinner with other world leaders at the G7 summit in Canada.  —  President Donald Trump told G7 leaders that Crimea is Russian because everyone who lives there speaks Russian, according to two diplomatic sources.
Politico:
Ryan breaks with Trump on splitting families at the border  —  The speaker refused to criticize the president, but House Republicans are weighing legislation to halt the administration's policy.  —  Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said he's not comfortable with the Trump administration's push …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Steve Bannon unleashing ‘top secret’ midterm ad campaign praising Trump while hoping to revitalize his own profile
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trade war could wipe out gains of GOP tax law, former top Trump economic adviser says  —  An escalating trade war could wipe out the benefits of the Republican tax law passed last fall, President Trump's former top economic adviser said Thursday.  —  Gary Cohn, who served as Trump's director …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Gary Cohn breaks from Trump talking points after exiting White House
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Inside Casa Padre, the converted Walmart where the U.S. is holding nearly 1,500 immigrant children  —  BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — For more than a year, the old Walmart along the Mexican border here has been a mystery to those driving by on the highway.  In place of the supercenter's trademark logo hangs a curious sign: “Casa Padre.”
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Jacob Soboroff / NBC News:
Surge in children separated at border floods facility for undocumented immigrants
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
How to Lose the Midterms and Re-elect Trump  —  Dear Robert De Niro, Samantha Bee and other Trump haters:  —  I get that you're angry.  I'm angry, too.  But anger isn't a strategy.  Sometimes it's a trap.  When you find yourself spewing four-letter words, you've fallen into it.
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Company owned by Chinese government awarded another contract at Trump development  —  WASHINGTON  —  A major construction company owned by the Chinese government was awarded another contract this week to work on the Trump golf club development in Dubai, further raising questions …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
It's All Too Much, and We Still Have to Care  —  As a purely descriptive matter, it's surely true: We are all going numb.  As Donald Trump makes war with Canada and peace with dictators and human rights abusers, the narrative is that everyone's lost all feeling.
Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News:
Higgins says he will no longer back ‘misguided’ Pelosi  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Brian Higgins of Buffalo said Wednesday that he will not back House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California for another term as the top Democrat in the House.  —  “I will not support her,” Higgins said in an interview with The Buffalo News.
 
 
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