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posted onDecember 9, 2018
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Article snippet: Magistrate Judge Page Kelley give specify a reason for recusing herself from Jasiel Correia’s criminal case.  The New Jersey Democrat says he’s still undecided on whether to run for president in 2020.  The former FBI director met Friday with members of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.  Analysis The president hasn’t been charged with any crimes. He may never be. But he also hasn’t been cleared of wrongdoing.  Trump confirmed his choices of William Barr as attorney general and Heather Nauert as UN ambassador amid speculation that White House chief of staff John Kelly could soon depart.   Federal prosecutors said Trump directed the payments to ward off a potential sex scandal that threatened his 2016 campaign.  A jury rejected arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense during the August 2017 ‘‘Unite the Right’’ rally.  Republicans pushing to hang on to power in Wisconsin and Michigan aren’t stopping at curbing the authority of incoming Democratic governors, they’re trying to hamstring AGs as well.   President Trump is unleashing a barrage of tweets aimed at everyone from Robert Mueller to former FBI director James Comey to former Justice Department officials.   Opinion | Erwin Chemerinsky The crucial question will be how this is handled in a country that prides itself on the principle that no one, not even the president, is above the law.  JEFF JACOBY The length of time the United States spends on presidential campaigns is unreal,... Link to the full article to read more

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