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Nadler Has Received ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Documents in Sweeping Trump Probe

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said Monday he has already received “tens of thousands” of documents in response to the committee’s request to more than 80 Trump family members and associates, as part of Democrats’ sweeping probe of President Trump. “At this point, the Committee has heard from a large number of the recipients, many of whom have either sent or agreed to send documents to the Committee. Those documents already number in the tens of thousands,” Nadler said in a statement. He revealed some requested a subpoena…

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Brad Parscale Unloads: George Conway Hurts Kellyanne Because He’s ‘Jealous of Her Success’

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President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, blasted George Conway on Monday evening, stating the attorney’s repeated criticism of the president stems from his jealousy of his wife Kellyanne’s success. “We all know that @realDonaldTrump turned down Mr. Kellyanne Conway for a job he desperately wanted,” Parscale wrote on Twitter. “He barely worked @TheJusticeDept and was either fired/quit, didn’t want the scrutiny? Now he hurts his wife because he is jealous of her success.” “POTUS doesn’t even know him!” he added. We all know that @realDonaldTrump turned down Mr. Kellyanne Conway for…

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Poll: More Americans Think Mueller’s Probe Is a ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Trump

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Half of Americans agree with President Trump that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is a “witch hunt” and that he has been subjected to more investigations than previous presidents because of politics, according to a poll published on Monday. That is more than 47 percent of Americans who disagree, according to the new poll, conducted by USA Today/Suffolk University Poll. Just three percent did not have an opinion. The poll also showed that trust in Mueller’s investigation has “eroded.” “Even among people who said they had ‘some’ trust in the Mueller…

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Bernie Kerik: FBI Agents ‘Scared to Death’ of Speaking Against Mueller Probe — Even Privately

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Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik told Breitbart News that FBI agents are “scared to death” to criticize political corruption and abuses of power at the bureau and broader Department of Justice (DOJ). Kirk offered his analysis on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight in an interview with hosts Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak. Kerik reflected on partisan and political corruption at the FBI and DOJ: “Not one of these people has been brought up on criminal charges, or even ethical charges. McCabe was terminated. Comey was fired.…

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Mueller ‘Pit Bull’ Andrew Weissmann Leaving Russia Probe

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Top prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, known as special counsel Robert Mueller’s “legal pit bull,” is reportedly leaving the Russia probe, signaling the two-plus year investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin is drawing to a close. Weissmann will both teach and study at New York University and undertake several public service projects, which include preventing wrongful convictions by boosting the court system’s forensic science standards, two unnamed sources told NPR. Weissmann is credited for heading up the special counsel’s case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who faces seven and one-half years in…

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Mueller Report Goes on Pre-Sale as Vendors, Readers Await Release

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report has not yet been released, and perhaps not even finalized, but it is already on sale at least two major online retailers. Amazon has listed a paperback version of The Mueller Report: The Final Report of the Special Counsel into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion for release on March 26, 2019. Mueller is listed as the book’s co-author along with the Special Counsel’s Office U.S. Department of Justice. Its introduction would be written by famed lawyer and Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz, who has spoken in…

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Paul Manafort Sentenced to 47 Months in Prison for Tax, Bank Fraud

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A federal judge has sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to 47 months in prison on tax and bank-fraud charges for hiding millions in income derived from advising Ukraine lawmakers. Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the only jury trial following indictments stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Addressing the courtroom, Ellis called Mueller’s recommended sentence range of 19-to-24 years for Manafort “excessive.” The judge also noted that the Trump campaign official was not sentenced for matters related to Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during…

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Former White House Lawyer Ty Cobb: Robert Mueller ‘American Hero,’ No ‘Witch Hunt’

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Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb defended Special Counsel Robert Mueller in an interview with ABC News published Tuesday morning, calling Mueller an “American hero” and saying his investigation was no “witch hunt.” Cobb was notorious during his White House days for predicting the Mueller investigation was near an end — then revising his prediction for a new deadline. He first predicted it would be over by Thanksgiving 2017, or by the end of that year. He then said it would be over by early 2018. More than a year…

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White House Decries Investigations: Democrats Not After the Truth, They Are After the President

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The White House issued a fiery response Monday to Democrat demands for over 80 people connected to President Donald Trump to hand over documents for investigation. “Chairman Nadler and his fellow Democrats have embarked on this fishing expedition because they are terrified that their two-year false narrative of ‘Russia collusion’ is crumbling,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement on Monday evening. Sanders dismissed the investigation into “tired, false allegations” that she said were already part of the Special Counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller. She criticized…

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Attorney General William Barr Won’t Recuse Himself in Mueller Probe

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Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election, according to a Justice Department official. “Following General Barr’s confirmation, senior career ethics officials advised that General Barr should not recuse himself from the special counsel’s investigation. Consistent with that advice, General Barr has decided not to recuse,” DOJ spokesperson Kerri Kupec said in a statement Monday. The attorney general’s authority over the special counsel is wide-ranging and includes the ability to…

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