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Bill Kristol slams Tucker Carlson, Fox News for “ethno-nationalism” Salon January 25, 2018 Conservative standard-bearer Bill Kristol — who was once considered a leader of the movement before the age of Trump — has scathing words for what the right-wing has become and who’s now leading it. Speaking to CNBC’s John Harwood, Kristol blasted President Donald Trump, Republicans and Fox News, saying that Trump exposed “some bigotry, some close-mindedness, some intolerance, backward-looking aspects of the movement” that “were suppressed before.” Continue Reading…..

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GOP panics as signs point to imminent Mueller blockbuster By Brent Budowsky, opinion contributor TheHill January 25, 2018 The scorched-earth attacks against the FBI by a growing number of House and Senate Republicans demonstrate a high degree of fear that special counsel Robert Mueller will make blockbuster moves in the coming days and weeks that will define the fate of ongoing investigations of the Russian attack against America. In recent days, there have been an unusually high number of revelations and disclosures, with rapid-fire speed, of upcoming meetings between Trump and Trump associates with Mueller and his special…

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Freedom Watch TV January 24, 2018 0:00 Good afternoon, my name is Larry Klayman. You know me as the founder of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch. I’m currently the chairman and general counsel of Freedom Watch. We’re in effect your private Justice Department. 0:12 Today I have a very strong message and warning for President Trump. Do not listen to the advice of your lawyers Jay Sekulow, Ty Cobb, and John Dowd. They’re trying to get you into a perjury trap, negligently. They’re suggesting that you should be interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. 0:31 But we know…

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Day of bombshells takes Mueller probe to critical point By Analysis by Stephen Collinson CNN January 24, 2018 Finally, inexorably, special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has clawed all the way up to Donald Trump himself. Now a foreboding moment looms for his presidency and for the nation. A stunning barrage of revelations on Tuesday suggested that at least one strand of Mueller’s Russia probe is racing toward its end game, emphasizing the gravity of the situation facing the White House and the potential vulnerability of the President. Continue Reading…..

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Freedom Watch TV January 23, 2018 See also: Mueller’s office spoke with Sessions, Comey in Russia investigation: CNN 0:00 Good afternoon, my name is Larry Klayman. You know me as the chairman and general counsel of Freedom Watch. Formerly, I was the founder and I conceived of the creation of Judicial Watch. 0:11 I’m coming to you today because an important development has just occurred, as being reported initially by CNN, the Clinton News Network, as we know. And they’re reporting that Robert Mueller interviewed under oath Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week, last Wednesday to be exact. 0:28…

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FBI Director Chris Wray replaces James Rybicki, Comey-era chief of staff By Alex Pappas Fox News January 23, 2018 FBI Director Chris Wray said Tuesday that his chief of staff, James Rybicki, was leaving the bureau, a development that follows President Trump taking aim at other senior FBI officials who worked under the former director, James Comey. Rybicki, who served in the same position under Comey and continued his role under Wray, came under scrutiny from Republicans in recent months over his role in the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Continue Reading…..

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Mueller’s office questioned Sessions in Russia investigation By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter CNN January 23, 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office as part of the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the election and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice since taking office, a source close to Sessions told CNN. The interview, a major development in Mueller’s investigation, took place last Wednesday. A source familiar with the discussion said it was the first time Sessions was interviewed and he was not under subpoena. Continue…

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Scoop: FBI director threatened to resign amid Trump, Sessions pressure By Jonathan Swan Axios January 22, 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed, according to three sources with direct knowledge. Wray’s resignation under those circumstances would have created a media firestorm. The White House — understandably gun-shy after the Comey debacle — didn’t want that scene, so McCabe remains. Continue Reading…..

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