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Trump’s Defiance of Legal Team Prompts Departure of Top Lawyer in Special Counsel Probe
Donald Trump’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation resigned Thursday, just days after the president escalated his high-stakes campaign to discredit federal investigators and called for an end to the 10-month probe.
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FBI Investigated AG Sessions for Perjury After Failing to Disclose Russia Ties
When Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe just two days before he was set to retire with full benefits last week, Sessions’ justification was for what he described as McCabe’s “lack of candor” in dealing with an internal Justice Department investigation.
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Police: Serial Bombing Suspect Was Troubled But Not Motivated by Hate
The unemployed 23-year-old who blew himself up after authorities said he was behind a spate of violent explosions that terrorized the Texas capital for three weeks was not motivated by hate, according to interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.
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Ex-CIA Boss Brennan: Russia May Have Compromising Information on Trump
Former CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday that he suspects Russian may have compromising information on Trump, a claim that set of a storm of speculation about whether Brennan was acting on a hunch or inside information.
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FBI’s Failure to Diversify Its Ranks Is a ‘Huge Occupational Risk’
The FBI’s failure to diversify its ranks is a “huge operational risk” that diminishes the bureau’s ability to protect and serve the public, a senior official told the Pacific Standard.
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USA Today: ‘Shamefully Silent’ Republicans Must Protect Mueller with Veto-Proof Bill
Donald Trump’s “threatening” rhetoric and “brooding instincts” to fire special counsel Robert Mueller should be reason enough for law-and-order Republicans to join Democrats in passing legislation to prevent the president from pulling the plug on the investigation, USA Today argued in an editorial Wednesday.
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Suspected Serial Bomber Blows Self Up Following Police Chase
The suspected serial bomber who has terrorized Austin, Texas, in a deadly string of explosions this month blew himself up in his car after a brief police pursuit early Wednesday morning, local and federal law enforcement officials told reporters at 6 a.m.
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Another Explosion in Austin Tuesday Night After 2 More Package Bombs Found in Central Texas
Yet another explosion rattled Austin Tuesday night as hundreds of local and federal investigators continue their frantic search for a suspected serial bomber responsible for at least four attacks that have killed two people and injured four others since March 2.