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AUG 31, 2018
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AUG 31, 2018
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AXIOS
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MICHAEL L.
A new survey by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling found that 67% of Republicans and 33% of independents think the Mueller investigation should be shut down, and 80% of Republicans agree it's a witch hunt. Trump's ultimate goal has been to discredit Mueller's work—and it appears to be working.
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AUG 31, 2018
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AUG 31, 2018
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AUG 31, 2018
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AUG 30, 2018
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AUG 30, 2018
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ESTAB. LEFT
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POLITICO
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MICHAEL L.
The window closes next week for special counsel Robert Mueller to take any more bombshell actions before midterm season officially kicks off, and people in the president’s orbit and across Washington are watching with heightened anticipation that a final pre-election surprise could come soon.
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AUG 30, 2018
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AUG 30, 2018
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AUG 30, 2018
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AUG 23, 2018
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AUG 23, 2018
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ESTAB. LEFT
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POLITICO
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MICHAEL L.
According to legal experts, the fact that Cohen did something illegal does not mean that Trump did something illegal, and it is very possible for them to have different legal consequences. The issue could boil down to whether Trump ‘knowingly and willfully’ defied campaign finance requirements.
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AUG 23, 2018
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ESTAB. RIGHT
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AUG 23, 2018
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AUG 23, 2018
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OTHER
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AUG 22, 2018
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POPULIST LEFT
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VOX
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MICHAEL L.
In addition to Manafort, the Mueller investigation is also working on other topics, including the Trump Organization, Russian oligarchs, the Trump campaign’s digital operation, Trump’s inauguration, the Seychelles meeting and Gulf money, Roger Stone’s associates, and obstruction of justice.
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AUG 22, 2018
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ESTAB. LEFT
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CNN
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MICHAEL L.
Scott Jennings, an Republican advisor, says: "Democratic leadership has tried to tamp down impeachment talk on fears it will motivate Republican voters to turn out to protect their President. Now, there will be no avoiding it and Democrats...risk the wrath of a bloodthirsty base."
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AUG 22, 2018
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ESTAB. RIGHT
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NATL REVIEW
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MICHAEL L.
Michael Cohen's guilty pleas, which led to eight felony counts, is more damaging politically than Manafort's conviction. Also, it was not illegal for Trump to pay Karen McDougal and Stephanie Clifford–only for Cohen to make an in-kind contribution.
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AUG 22, 2018
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POPULIST RIGHT
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FEDERALIST
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MICHAEL L.
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was found by a jury to be guilty on eight fraud charges yesterday. At roughly the same time, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight various counts.
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AUG 22, 2018
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OTHER
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REASON
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MICHAEL L.
Joe Seyton takes a big-picture approach and analyzes a number of events which media sources thought would be turning points in the Mueller investigation, but were in fact not.
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