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Did the FBI Save Trump’s Presidency? – New York Times

Trump steps up attacks on FBI over surveillance of his campaign – Today.com
CNN’s Don Lemon: Trump trying to ‘save his presidency’ by lying about FBI informant – The Hill
Did the F.B.I. Save Trump’s Presidency?
Trump: I’ve done a ‘great service’ by firing James Comey – Washington Times
Former Trump campaign co-chair describes meeting with alleged FBI informant – Fox News
Christopher Wray – Google News: FBI overstated number of locked cellphones in encryption debate – USA TODAY
Andrew McCabe – Google News: Sources: FBI Agents Want Congress To Issue Them Subpoenas So They Can Reveal The Bureau’s Dirt – The Daily Caller
Ex-Trump campaign chief seeks to suppress evidence seized by FBI – Reuters
Did the FBI Have More Than One Informant Contacting the Trump Campaign? – The Weekly Standard
WH Brokers, But Will Not Attend, Meeting About Secret Russia Probe Documents – NPR
Trump to Demand DOJ Review Claims of FBI Spy in Campaign – Snopes.com
It Wasn’t Just Russia: Donald Trump Jr. Met Gulf States Emissary Who Offered Election Help – Slate Magazine
Donald Trump said 11 false things in just 5 tweets Sunday morning – CNN
Trump: Why didn’t DNC hand over hacked server to FBI? – The Hill
WSJ: Giuliani says Trump shouldn’t talk to Mueller before getting information on FBI source – CNN
6:34 AM 5/20/2018 – Outing FBI informants: when is it legal and when is it illegal, and why? | Why is the FBI Outing Stefan Halper As Their Informant In the Trump Campaign?
Trump accuses feds of planting ‘spy’ in his campaign – New York Post
The Mueller Investigation, One Year Later – Bloomberg
Officials tell CNN that FBI ‘informant’ not planted inside Trump campaign – CNN
What do we know about the ‘FBI informant’ Trump keeps talking about? – Washington Post
Trump Lawyer Met With Qatari Government Official Days Before FBI Raid – Foreign Policy (blog)
ISIS Encouraging ‘Attacks Right in the Homeland’: FBI Tracking 1000 Active Extremist Cases in All 50 States – CBN News
FBI Director: 1000 Homegrown Terror Investigations Active, Not Counting ‘Traditional’ ISIS, al-Qaeda Suspects – PJ Media
Trump’s New Strategy for Responding to Robert Mueller – The Atlantic
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Did the FBI Save Trump’s Presidency? – New York Times


New York Times

Did theĀ FBIĀ Save Trump’s Presidency?
New York Times
Instead, the president’s apologists insist the real story is the genesis of the investigation, supposedly a Deep State smear job by theĀ F.B.I.Ā against an anti-establishment candidate they feared and loathed. Or, as Trump tweeted Wednesday morningĀ 
US judge demandsĀ FBIĀ agent’s presence as Manafort asks to toss evidence in Mueller probeWashington Post
Manafort Will Ask Judge to Suppress Evidence Seized byĀ FBINational Review
Manafort to ask federal judge to exclude evidence fromĀ FBIĀ raids: reportThe Hill
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Trump steps up attacks on FBI over surveillance of his campaign – Today.com


Today.com

Trump steps up attacks onĀ FBIĀ overĀ surveillanceĀ of his campaign
Today.com
Lawmakers are set to get their first look at classified information tied to the Russia investigation. Meanwhile, President Trump is stepping up his war of words against the special counsel’s inquiry. NBC national correspondent Peter Alexander reportsĀ 
CNN’s Don Lemon: Trump trying to ‘save his presidency’ by lying about FBI informant – The Hill


The Hill

CNN’s Don Lemon:Ā TrumpĀ trying to ‘save his presidency’ by lying aboutĀ FBIĀ informant
The Hill
ā€œThe president of the United States is lying to us over and over and over and over again,ā€ Lemon said. ā€œWe’ve all seen it with our very own eyes and we’ve heard it with our own ears.ā€ Lemon calledĀ Trump’sĀ latest assault against theĀ FBIĀ the ā€œbiggest lie
Did the F.B.I. Save Trump’s Presidency?

James Clapper is right. Trump should have welcomed the surveillance.
Trump: I’ve done a ‘great service’ by firing James Comey – Washington Times


Washington Times

Trump: I’ve done a ‘great service’ by firingĀ James Comey
Washington Times
President Trump said Thursday that he’s done a great service by firing former FBI DirectorĀ James B.Ā Comey, calling him a ā€œrotten apple.ā€ ā€œI think a thing that I’ve done for the country, the firing of James Comey, is going to go down as a very good thing.
Mueller Hopes Obstruction Inquiry Into Trump May Wrap Up by Sept. 1, Giuliani SaysNew York Times
‘SPYGATE’: Trump steps up attacks on FBI’s probes during campaignWashington Post
Note to Trump: Saying you want the Mueller investigation to end makes you look guiltyLos Angeles Times
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Former Trump campaign co-chair describes meeting with alleged FBI informant – Fox News


Fox News

FormerĀ TrumpĀ campaign co-chair describes meeting with allegedĀ FBIĀ informant
Fox News
Sam Clovis spoke out to ā€œTucker Carlson Tonightā€ amid reports the allegedĀ FBIĀ informant was in touch with members of theTrumpĀ campaign team during the 2016 presidential election. Clovis told Carlson that prior to the meeting on Sept. 1, 2016, the
TrumpĀ Campaign Advisor Details Sept. 2016 Meeting WithĀ FBI’sĀ ‘Informant’TPM
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Christopher Wray – Google News: FBI overstated number of locked cellphones in encryption debate – USA TODAY


USA TODAY

FBI overstated number of locked cellphones in encryption debate
USA TODAY
In public statements and congressional testimony, FBI DirectorĀ Christopher WrayĀ had put the number of locked devices recovered during criminal investigations at more than 7,700, illustrating a persistent problem known as “Going Dark.” But in a
FBI repeatedly overstated encryption threat figures to Congress, publicWashington Post
FBI said to repeatedly inflate cell phone encryption threat numbersCNET
FBIĀ repeatedly inflated figures on encrypted cell phones: reportĀ reportedly overestimated inaccessible encrypted phones by thousandsTechCrunchĀ The Hill (blog)Ā 
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Andrew McCabe – Google News: Sources: FBI Agents Want Congress To Issue Them Subpoenas So They Can Reveal The Bureau’s Dirt – The Daily Caller


Sources: FBI Agents Want Congress To Issue Them Subpoenas So They Can Reveal The Bureau’s Dirt
The Daily Caller
Many agents in the FBI want Congress to subpoena them so they can reveal problems caused by former FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy FBI DirectorĀ Andrew McCabe, three people in direct contact with active field agents tell TheDC. ā€œThere areĀ …

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Ex-Trump campaign chief seeks to suppress evidence seized by FBI – Reuters


Reuters

Ex-TrumpĀ campaign chief seeks to suppress evidence seized byĀ FBI
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President DonaldĀ Trump’sĀ former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is set to ask a federal judge on Wednesday to suppress evidence seized byĀ FBIĀ agents working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying they violated the U.S.Ā …
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Did the FBI Have More Than One Informant Contacting the Trump Campaign? – The Weekly Standard


The Weekly Standard

Did theĀ FBIĀ Have More Than One Informant Contacting the Trump Campaign?
The Weekly Standard
If there was an investigation into suspected Russia meddling and theĀ FBIĀ didn’t take a look at Caputo, it would be a strange and troubling oversight. So let’s assume there was a second confidential informant, might there be a third or a fourth? Why not
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WH Brokers, But Will Not Attend, Meeting About Secret Russia Probe Documents – NPR


NPR

Trump to Demand DOJ Review Claims of FBI Spy in Campaign – Snopes.com


Snopes.com

Trump to Demand DOJ Review Claims ofĀ FBIĀ Spy in Campaign
Snopes.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll demand that the Justice Department review whether it or theĀ FBIinfiltrated his presidential campaign for political purposes and whether any demands or requests came from the Obama administration.
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It Wasn’t Just Russia: Donald Trump Jr. Met Gulf States Emissary Who Offered Election Help – Slate Magazine


Slate Magazine

It Wasn’t JustĀ Russia: DonaldĀ TrumpĀ Jr. Met Gulf States Emissary Who Offered Election Help
Slate Magazine
Turns out DonaldĀ TrumpĀ Jr. may have been willing to accept foreign help from other countries other thanĀ RussiaĀ in his quest to get his father elected president. Three months before the 2016 election,Ā TrumpĀ Jr. met with George Nader, an emissary for theĀ …
NYT: DonaldĀ TrumpĀ Jr. met with Gulf emissary atĀ TrumpĀ Tower ahead of 2016 electionCNN
TrumpĀ Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win ElectionNew York Times
DonaldĀ TrumpĀ Jr. andĀ TrumpĀ aides were reportedly open to foreign help in 2016 election beyondĀ RussiaVox
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Donald Trump said 11 false things in just 5 tweets Sunday morning – CNN


CNN

Donald TrumpĀ said 11 false things in just 5 tweets Sunday morning
CNNĀ 
(CNN) On Sunday morning, PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ tweeted. And tweeted. And tweeted. Between 9:04 am and 9:37 am, Trump sent 5 tweets — all around the same basic theme: He is being unfairly persecuted by special counsel Robert Mueller even asĀ 
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There’s zero factual basis — at least that I can find —Ā for TrumpĀ putting a $20 million price tag on the Mueller probe. The closest we have come to a fact-based cost for the Mueller probe is back in December, when the investigation’s total cost was

Donald TrumpĀ is raging over the Mueller investigation on TwitterVox
Trump: ‘Real Americans’ Should Get ‘Tough’Ā OnĀ Russia ProbeHuffPost
TrumpĀ slams NY Times report about anotherĀ TrumpĀ Jr. meetingNew York PostĀ onNY Times: ‘Things are really getting ridiculous’PoliticoĀ 
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Trump: Why didn’t DNC hand over hacked server to FBI? – The Hill


The Hill

Trump: Why didn’t DNC hand over hacked server toĀ FBI?
The Hill
Comey said at the time that theĀ FBIĀ and DNC agreed to let a private firm access the servers and share the findings with investigators.Ā TrumpĀ also targeted Tony Podesta, a longtime D.C. lobbyist who left his firm last year, asking why he hasn’t ā€œbeenĀ 
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WSJ: Giuliani says Trump shouldn’t talk to Mueller before getting information on FBI source – CNN


Politico

WSJ: Giuliani says Trump shouldn’t talk to Mueller before getting information onĀ FBIĀ source
CNN
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, says the President should not agree to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller before obtaining more information about a confidentialĀ FBIĀ source who spoke with Trump’s campaignĀ …
Trump responds to newĀ FBIĀ informant reportsPolitico
What You Need to Know About theĀ FBI’sĀ Trump Campaign InformantNew York Magazine
SecretĀ FBIĀ source for Russia investigation met with three Trump advisers during campaignThe Denver Post
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6:34 AM 5/20/2018 – Outing FBI informants: when is it legal and when is it illegal, and why? | Why is the FBI Outing Stefan Halper As Their Informant In the Trump Campaign?

Outing FBI informants: when is it legal and when is it illegal, and why? Why is the FBI Outing Stefan Halper As Their Informant In the Trump Campaign? Quote:Ā  ā€œThe law clearly defines who it covers as employees of an intelligence agency. This does not cover informants or sources and intelligence agencies are forbidden by … Continue reading“6:34 AM 5/20/2018 – Outing FBI informants: when is it legal and when is it illegal, and why? | Why is the FBI Outing Stefan Halper As Their Informant In the Trump Campaign?”
Trump accuses feds of planting ‘spy’ in his campaign – New York Post


New York Post

Trump accuses feds of planting ‘spy’ in his campaign
New York Post
The president also revived one of his favorite lines of attack — suggesting that fired FBI bigĀ Andrew McCabeĀ should be investigated because his wife took a campaign donation from a PAC headed by a longtime crony of Hillary Clinton’s when she ran for aĀ …Ā 
UPDATE: President says spy infiltrated his campaign; lawyer casts doubtKSPR
Code Name Crossfire Hurricane: The Secret Origins of the Trump Investigation
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‘Bigger Than Watergate’? Both Sides Say Yes, but for Different Reasons
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Did the FBI Have a Spy in the Trump Campaign?National Review
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The REAL election scandal: Claim by company behind ‘golden showers’ dossier that FBI had a mole INSIDE the Trump …Daily Mail
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The Mueller Investigation, One Year Later – Bloomberg


Bloomberg

TheĀ MuellerĀ Investigation, One Year Later
Bloomberg
Nonetheless, contrary to what liberals and some others have constantly predicted, Trump has not firedĀ Mueller, Attorney General Jeff Sessions or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. 1 Until that happens, it’s probably fair to classify the presidentĀ Ā 
Mueller’sĀ anniversary: This investigation isn’t ending anytime soonNBCNews.com
Couldn’tĀ MuellerĀ find even one Republican to hire on his legal team?Dallas News (blog)

The year ofĀ Mueller: 12 months in, here’s what we’ve learnedCNBCĀ 
One year ofĀ Mueller’sĀ special counsel investigation, by the numbersCNN
Couldn’tĀ MuellerĀ find even one other Republican to hire on his legal team?Dallas News (blog)
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Officials tell CNN that FBI ‘informant’ not planted inside Trump campaign – CNN


CNN

Officials tell CNN that FBI ‘informant’ not planted inside Trump campaign
CNN
“The day that we can’t protect human sources is the day the American people start becoming less safe,” FBI DirectorChristopher WrayĀ told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. “Human sources in particular who put themselves at great risk toĀ …Ā 
Trump’s New Strategy for Responding to Robert MuellerThe Atlantic

Trump suggests FBI may have infiltrated his campaignKFGO
FBI leakers trying to hurt Trump’s narrative have actually helped itWashington Examiner
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What do we know about the ‘FBI informant’ Trump keeps talking about? – Washington Post


Washington Post

What do we know about the ‘FBIĀ informant’ Trump keeps talking about?
Washington Post
Did anĀ FBIĀ agentĀ privately expressĀ who privately expressedĀ a negative opinion about Trump? Was there a single source with less than pure motives? If so, then the entire thing can be dismissed as a witch hunt, a frame job, a conspiracy to destroy the president. Here’sĀ theĀ 
Inside Mueller’sĀ FBIĀ teamPoliticoĀ 
Team Trump tries egregious gambit onĀ FBIĀ investigationLexington Herald Leader
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Trump: IfĀ FBIĀ spied on my campaign, ‘bigger than Watergate!’Yahoo News

Trump SlamsĀ FBIĀ and Mueller Probe after Report of Campaign SpyNational ReviewĀ 
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Trump Lawyer Met With Qatari Government Official Days Before FBI Raid – Foreign Policy (blog)


Foreign Policy (blog)

Trump Lawyer Met With Qatari Government Official Days BeforeĀ FBIĀ Raid
Foreign Policy (blog)
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, who made millions over the past 18 months soliciting funds from clients seeking entree and influence at the White House, met with a senior Qatari official in Florida last month, just days before theĀ FBIĀ raided
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen reportedly met with Qatar’s economy minister right beforeĀ FBIĀ raidCNBC
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ISIS Encouraging ‘Attacks Right in the Homeland’: FBI Tracking 1000 Active Extremist Cases in All 50 States – CBN News


CBN News

ISIS Encouraging ‘Attacks Right in the Homeland’: FBI Tracking 1000 Active Extremist Cases in All 50 States
CBN News
The FBI says it has 1,000 open cases on radical Islamic extremists operating in all 50 states. According to the FBI’s directorChristopher Wray, countering the threat posed by these suspected or potential terrorists is now the agency’s top priority.
FBI Director: 1000 Homegrown Terror Investigations Active, Not Counting ‘Traditional’ ISIS, al-Qaeda SuspectsPJ Media
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FBI Director: 1000 Homegrown Terror Investigations Active, Not Counting ‘Traditional’ ISIS, al-Qaeda Suspects – PJ Media


PJ Media

FBI Director: 1000 Homegrown Terror Investigations Active, Not Counting ‘Traditional’ ISIS, al-Qaeda Suspects
PJ Media
FBI DirectorĀ Christopher WrayĀ arrives to testify at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on May 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Ā …
ISIS Encouraging ‘Attacks Right in the Homeland’: FBI Tracking 1000 Active Extremist Cases in All 50 StatesCBN News
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Trump’s New Strategy for Responding to Robert Mueller – The Atlantic


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Trump’s New Strategy for Responding to RobertĀ Mueller
The Atlantic
On the one hand, Trump’s lawyers say they continue to work with Special Counsel RobertĀ Mueller’sĀ team. At the same time, they are pursuing a fresh line of attack in public, shifting from proclaiming the president’s innocence to attempting to undermineĀ 
AsĀ MuellerĀ Closes in, Trump’s Allies Urge Him to Go Nuclear on the FBIVanity Fair
Giuliani says special counselĀ MuellerĀ has narrowed scope of questions for TrumpPBS NewsHourĀ 
Giuliani saysĀ MuellerĀ ‘can’t indict.’ It might go better for Trump if he does.Washington Post
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