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Congressional Democrats to Meet with FBI Today Over Rebuttal Memo
Democrats are refusing to give up on their fight to publicly release a classified report that rebuts a much-disputed, Republican-drafted memo alleging the FBI and Justice Department had abused their surveillance powers to spy on a former Trump campaign aide.
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As Trump Escalates ‘Witch Hunt’ Rhetoric, No. 3 at Justice Department Steps Down
Rachel L. Brand, the third in command at the Justice Department and the first woman to serve as associate attorney general, plans to step down after nine months on the job as President Trump and his allies escalate their criticism of the nation’s top law enforcement agencies.
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Trump’s Bold Memo Snub Risks High-Stakes Standoff with Dems, Feds,
President Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified, Democratic memo that counters a much-disputed, GOP-drafted document alleging the FBI and Justice Department had abused their surveillance powers to spy on a former Trump campaign aide.
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How Special Counsel Probe of Russia Quickly to Trump’s Campaign, Administration
The special counsel investigation that began over growing evidence that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election quickly expanded to Donald Trump’s campaign and administration officials following mounting allegations of wrongdoing.
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George W. Bush: ‘There’s pretty clear evidence’ That Russia Interfered in 2016 Election
Former President George W. Bush said Thursday “there’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 presidential election, an apparent rebuke of President Trump and his refusal to accept the findings of his intelligence agencies.
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FBI Found No Evidence That Border Patrol Agent Was Murdered
An exhaustive investigation into the mysterious death of a Border Patrol agent in West Texas in November uncovered no evidence of a “scuffle, altercation or attack,” countering hasty claims by President Trump and other conservatives that blamed rock-throwing immigrants.
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Russian Hackers Penetrated U.S. Election Systems in Coordinated Attacks Targeting 21 States
A brazen Russian campaign to influence the U.S. presidential election included coordinated cyber attacks targeting the election system in 21 states and successfully penetrated, some of which were successfully penetrated