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May 10 2019
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White House asked McGahn to say Trump didn't obstruct justice, but McGahn declined, source says
The White House requested that former White House counsel Don McGahn publicly state that President Donald Trump didn't obstruct justice, but McGahn declined, an administration official told CNN on Friday.
The timing of the White House's request -- which was made to McGahn's attorney William Burck through top White House lawyer Emmet Flood, according to the official -- is unclear.
CNN DigitalMay 10 2019
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Anti-Trump dossier roils Capitol Hill anew after revelations about bias
Three Senate committee chairmen demanded answers this week about the role played by the Justice and State departments in furthering the goals of Christopher Steele, the former British spy who compiled the discredited anti-Trump dossier that helped launch the special counsel’s investigation.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham fired off inquiries to the Justice Department
Washington TimesMar 28 2019
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Trump, in fiery first rally since Mueller vindication, calls on Dems to stop 'ridiculous bullsh--'
In his first major rally since Special Counsel Robert Mueller cleared him of any collusion with Russia, President Trump took the stage before a boisterous full house at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Thursday night -- and proceeded to tear into Democrats and the FBI as unintelligent "frauds" who tried desperately to undermine the results of the 2016 election.
"The
Fox News DigitalSep 20 2019
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Rudy Giuliani Melts Down On Live TV In Bizarre Chris Cuomo Interview
Rudy Giuliani, attorney to President Donald Trump, got into it with CNN’s Chris Cuomo during a raucous interview on Thursday night.
The former New York mayor shouted at Cuomo, repeatedly contradicted himself, declared Cuomo to be “the enemy” and at one point, placed his head on his hand and closed his eyes, showing off a New York Yankees World Series ring:
Cuomo began the segment
HuffPostNov 13 2019
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Trump lashes out at Democrats before historic impeachment proceeding is set to begin
President Trump lashed out at Democrats, contending the deck is stacked against him, hours before a historic, nationally televised impeachment hearing was set to begin Wednesday before the House Intelligence Committee.
The first open hearing in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry, scheduled for 10 a.m., will feature testimony from William B. Taylor Jr., the acting ambassador to
Washington PostNov 13 2019
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What is quid pro quo and does it matter?
What’s happening
Quid pro quo. Quid pro quo. Quid pro quo. A phrase that was previously unknown to anyone who wasn’t a legal expert or Latin enthusiast suddenly seems to be the most important three words in America.
The impeachment inquiry into President Trump has brought the saying — which translates as “something for something” — into the popular lexicon. At issue is whether
Yahoo! The 360Jun 14 2019
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Trump won't fire Conway despite federal agency recommendation
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not fire his adviser Kellyanne Conway, despite the US Office of Special Counsel's recommendation that she be removed from federal service for several violations of the Hatch Act.
"No, I'm not going to fire her. I think she's a terrific person," Trump told Fox News' "Fox and Friends."
"I got briefed on it yesterday and it looks to
CNN DigitalJun 20 2013
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Transcripts Won't Help the IRS
Here is a transcript of congressional investigators' interview with John Shafer, a screening manager based in Cincinnati, released by Rep. Elijah Cummings. Clearly, the release is an assist from Cummings to the IRS, an effort to make sure that everyone being investigated can be "on the same page" -- both literally and figuratively.
TownhallJun 09 2017
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Comey hearings fallout? Depends on the listener.
Former FBI Director James Comey made an overlooked but insightful statement to Congress Thursday. Beneath all the important investigations into Russian interference in the November elections, there is an unseen side of Washington still united around defending the nation’s core ideals.
Christian Science MonitorOct 17 2019
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US Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore Has Died
Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. He was 68.
A sharecropper's son, Cummings became the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his black-
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