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Donald Trump “Can Only Speak For Myself” In Denying Russian Collusion On Election

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Asked whether it was the “right move” or a “witch hunt” for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to have named a special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the election and possible Trump campaign collusion, President Donald Trump said Thursday that he can only speak for himself. "I respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt,” Trump responded during his first press conference since Rosenstein named former FBI Director Robert Mueller to overs… Read

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Trump Tweets Displeasure Over Special Counsel Appointment

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President Trump this morning took time out from preparations for his first foreign tour and a scheduled luncheon with network news anchors to alert the country via Twitter about the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the relationship between his political apparatus and Vladimir Putin’s. The tweets, which fired up news feeds across all media, came around 8 AM and concerned the naming Wednesday of former FBI director and bipartisanly honored straight… Read

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Sean Hannity On Roger Ailes Death: “He Just Has A Head Start In Preparing To Kick Your Ass In Next Life”

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In a long statement, Fox News primetime star Sean Hannity celebrated the way FNC founder Roger Ailes “dramatically and forever” changed this country’s political and media landscape,” while savaging the press that will cover his legacy today. “Today America lost one of its great patriotic warriors, Roger Ailes,” Hannity said. “For decades Ailes has impacted American politics and media. He has dramatically and forever changed the political and the media landscape… Read

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Stephen Colbert Thanks Donald Trump For Ratings, Announces New ‘Criminal Minds’ Star James Comey At CBS Upfront

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“Hello and welcome. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert,” the CBS late-night show, in top hat and tails, said at the top of CBS’s Upfront presentation, after executing one of those kitchy song-and-dance numbers that earned him rave reviews during election season political convention nights. “I want to welcome the whole CBS family,” Colbert said, especially naming the network’s “incredible affiliates and, of course, a special welcome to the hot new star of Criminal Minds, James… Read

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DOJ Names Former FBI Chief Mueller As Special Counsel In Bureau’s Russia Probe; Trump Responds – Update

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UPDATED with White House statement: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday afternoon named former FBI Director Robert Mueller to oversee the Russia probe and possible connection between Trump campaign associates and Russia. President Trump said this afternoon: “As I have stated many times, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know: that there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. I look forward to this matter… Read

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Stephen Colbert Probes New Donald Trump Scandal: James Comey Memos Edition

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Today in Donald Trump Scandal, the NYT is reporting that, back in February, POTUS asked FBI director James Comey to shut down the bureau’s investigation of Michael Flynn, Stephen Colbert informed his Late Show crowd. “That is definitely an obstruction of something,” he explained. Apparently Trump told Comey he hoped he could see his way to “letting this go, letting Flynn go,” adding “he’s a good guy.” Only, Comey wrote about it in FBI memos, NYT reports, adding that Comey… Read

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NYT: Former FBI Director James Comey Memo Says Donald Trump Asked Him To End Michael Flynn Investigation

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The New York Times reported this afternoon that former FBI Director James Comey left a memo in February, in which he wrote that President Donald Trump had asked him to end the bureau’s investigation of his one-time National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Trump sacked Comey last week. The NYT report, which ripped through the TV news landscape Tuesday evening, again raises the question as to whether Trump was bluffing about those tape recordings of his conversations with… Read

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Hollywood Urges Congress To Stand Up To Donald Trump And Fund NEA, NEH & CPB

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Hollywood responded en masse today to President Trump's threat to eliminate federal funding of the arts and humanities. In a letter sent to Congress, the MPAA and numerous other groups – including a dozen entertainment industry unions – are urging lawmakers to stand up to Trump and fully fund the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The president's budget would eliminate the NEA's… Read

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Seth Meyers: “It’s Disorienting How Blatant Trump Is About The Shady Stuff He Does”

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At NBC's Upfront presentation Monday morning, late-night star Seth Meyers joked his network’s Law & Order: SVU had a big year, having gotten elected President. Hours later, Meyers continued that theme, on air. Shortly before Meyers taped, WaPo reported Trump had revealed classified information to Russian diplomats who visited the White House the day after Trump fired FBI director James Comey.  Trump surrogates, including Veep Mike Pence, insisted the firing had nothing… Read

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John Oliver Demands Congress Intervene After Donald Trump Sacks And Threatens FBI Chief James Comey

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John Oliver began Sunday’s Last Week Tonight with the biggest story of the week, which he acknowledged concerns President Trump: "Two words that continue to sound revolting together, like 'Viscous Discharge' or 'Moist Stockings’.” Trump made news Tuesday with his startling decision to sack FBI Director James Comey, as Comey was overseeing a probe into whether people involved with the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians in their election meddling. “Surprise… Read

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‘SNL’ Gets Personal: Pete Davidson Still Sober, Leslie & Kyle Faux In Love

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Saturday Night Live cast members got personal this week, pretend and otherwise. Pete Davidson, two months after happily announcing his real-life defeat of a years-long marijuana dependence, dropped by Weekend Update for a progress report (still sober, very bored), while Leslie Jones and Kyle Mooney took their faux-mance to the next stage: a reality-show type documentary about their not-so-blissful secret marriage (Colin Jost is a problem), their son Little Lorne, and the… Read

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‘SNL’: Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump & Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer Return With A Kiss – Update

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Update with video Well, spoke too soon. With Aidy Bryant doing a spot-on Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer quickly and brashly took his rightful place at the podium, sputtering, berating and using Russian nesting dolls for a visual aid. Riled by reporters’ questions, Spicey embarked on a (pre-taped) podium road trip to confront his boss about being fired – all to the tune of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Only Living Boy In New York” and finally sharing the… Read

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