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Read the superseding indictment against Manafort | TheHill

posted onJune 9, 2018
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Special counsel MORE with new charges. Mueller filed a superseding indictment in a Washington, D.C., court that brought two new accounts against Manafort and a longtime Manafort aide, Konstantin Kilimnik. Read the superseding indictment below. Manafort-kilimnik Superseding Indictment 060818 on Scribd   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing

Oversight panel may hold hearing on DOJ reporter surveillance | TheHill

posted onJune 9, 2018
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee may hold a hearing on the Justice Department’s surveillance of a New York Times reporter as part of a leak investigation, a senior member of the panel said Friday. Rep. MORE (R-Ohio) said he was “very nervous” to learn about the extent of the Department of Justice’s decision to collect and scrutinize years’ worth of the reporter’s email and phone records. “So I am very nervous about the government doing what you just described,” he added.

Mueller brings charges against Manafort associate | TheHill

posted onJune 9, 2018
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Special counsel MORE, Konstantin Kilimnik, with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The filing says that Manafort and Kilimnik“knowingly and intentionally” attempted to influence two other persons’ testimony to Mueller. Kilimnik has denied any ties to Russian intelligence, telling The Washington Post that he has "no relation to the Russian or any other intelligence service." The Ukrainian-born Russian national worked with Manafort and Gates for years in their lobbying work in Ukraine.

The Note: In biggest primary of the year, a crowded field as new candidates take root - ABC News

posted onJune 9, 2018
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The TAKE with Rick Klein The forest of the biggest primary night yet is a messy affair – filled with ethically challenged incumbents, fierce party infighting, and oh-so-much wasted money and lost energy. But the new trees for Democrats tell a different set of stories – stories they hope power the party to a comeback this year. In New Jersey, a former Navy pilot and prosecutor joins the swelling ranks of women seeking House seats.

The Note: Trump’s power plays - ABC News

posted onJune 9, 2018
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The TAKE with Rick Klein The point isn't winning. The point is fighting – and showing who is in control. That's fundamental to understanding President Donald Trump's actions on the domestic front, as a moment approaches where he's about to stand on the foreign stage like few times before. Trump didn't want a victory over the NFL on the issue of player protests.

Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onJune 9, 2018
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If those votes on state budget amendments seem at odds with the image that state Republicans often try to project — they are.  Capital Source Samantha Ormsby, who has served as a deputy press secretary, will replace Nicole Caravella, who left the mayor’s office last week for a job in the private sector.