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| Comey testifies to Congress: Hillary Clinton did not lie to FBI – politics live | Comey testifies to Congress: Hillary Clinton did not lie to FBI – politics live |
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| Sanders Says He’ll Do Everything Possible to Help Elect Clinton | |
| Bloomberg: | |
| Bernie Sanders signaled a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton is imminent, saying in an interview that Republican Donald Trump is “a pathological liar” and that he’ll throw his full support behind electing his rival for the Democratic nomination as president. | |
| “We have got to do everything that we can to defeat Donald Trump and elect Hillary Clinton,” Sanders said. “I don’t honestly know how we would survive four years of a Donald Trump as president.” | |
| In his interview with Bloomberg, Sanders also weighed in on the Democratic veepstakes. | |
| On Virginia senator Tim Kaine: | |
| “I know Tim; Tim is a very decent guy,” Sanders said. “I happen to believe that we should have as our vice presidential nominee a very strong progressive voice, somebody who has a history of standing up to big money interests, somebody who is gonna fight for the working families of this country and who has a history of doing that,” Sanders said. He declined to say whether Kaine meets that test. “I don’t want to comment on Tim Kaine.” | |
| On Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren: | |
| “I would be pleased” if Clinton chooses Warren, Sanders said, calling her “one of the outstanding members of the United States Senate. She has a life history of standing up to powerful special interests.” | |
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| Representative Gowdy is back. He says that defendants are prosecuted all the time who don’t know they committed a crime. | |
| “There are lots of really dumb defendants out there who do not know that they were breaking the law,” Gowdy says. | |
| Comey disagrees. | |
| Gowdy says: “I was a gutter prosecutor and you were a white collar prosecutor. Trust me. There are lots of people who don’t know you can’t kill other people.” | |
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| More from Trump’s meeting with House Republicans: | More from Trump’s meeting with House Republicans: |
| Charlie Dent told reporters that Trump proclaimed to House Republicans today "Hispanics love him" | Charlie Dent told reporters that Trump proclaimed to House Republicans today "Hispanics love him" |
| Trump’s unfavorable rating among Latino registered voters was pegged at 87% in April. | Trump’s unfavorable rating among Latino registered voters was pegged at 87% in April. |
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| The New York Times asks Trump in an interview inside his namesake tower whether he might win the presidency “only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner”. | The New York Times asks Trump in an interview inside his namesake tower whether he might win the presidency “only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner”. |
| Trump “flashed a mischievous smile” and said: | Trump “flashed a mischievous smile” and said: |
| I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens. | I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens. |
| It’s almost comical. https://t.co/Q0OYgTuEf5 | It’s almost comical. https://t.co/Q0OYgTuEf5 |
| It’s like asking the dog that caught the car, “So, you gonna eat that?" https://t.co/zmSGH4c2rU | It’s like asking the dog that caught the car, “So, you gonna eat that?" https://t.co/zmSGH4c2rU |
| wait https://t.co/RaVJemIJf7 | wait https://t.co/RaVJemIJf7 |
| .... ? https://t.co/J8udjEiOcL | .... ? https://t.co/J8udjEiOcL |
| He’s gotta be fucking with us https://t.co/a7JTw0MT3P | He’s gotta be fucking with us https://t.co/a7JTw0MT3P |
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| This Washington Post report on Trump’s meeting with Republican senators has several eyebrow-raising tidbits, including a confrontation between Trump and Arizona senator Jeff Flake. | This Washington Post report on Trump’s meeting with Republican senators has several eyebrow-raising tidbits, including a confrontation between Trump and Arizona senator Jeff Flake. |
| Trump told Flake he was doomed to lose reelection. Flake informed Trump he's not on the ballot this year https://t.co/cmCNPGHz8d | Trump told Flake he was doomed to lose reelection. Flake informed Trump he's not on the ballot this year https://t.co/cmCNPGHz8d |
| How Flake introduced himself to Trump is, wow https://t.co/DE9ykzh1Zi pic.twitter.com/2x3rr6GkKy | How Flake introduced himself to Trump is, wow https://t.co/DE9ykzh1Zi pic.twitter.com/2x3rr6GkKy |
| Trump also vowed he would win the state of Illinois, which hasn’t gone Republican in a presidential election since 1988 and which Obama won by 25 and 17 points, the Post reports: | Trump also vowed he would win the state of Illinois, which hasn’t gone Republican in a presidential election since 1988 and which Obama won by 25 and 17 points, the Post reports: |
| Trump also called out Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who withdrew his endorsement of Trump last month citing the business mogul’s racially-based attacks on a federal judge, and said he did not approve of the senator’s action, said the officials. | Trump also called out Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who withdrew his endorsement of Trump last month citing the business mogul’s racially-based attacks on a federal judge, and said he did not approve of the senator’s action, said the officials. |
| Characterizing Kirk as a loser, Trump vowed that he would carry Illinois in the general election even though the state traditionally has been solidly Democratic in presidential contests. Kirk did not attend the meeting with Trump. | Characterizing Kirk as a loser, Trump vowed that he would carry Illinois in the general election even though the state traditionally has been solidly Democratic in presidential contests. Kirk did not attend the meeting with Trump. |
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| Trump promises to protect 'Article 12' powers | Trump promises to protect 'Article 12' powers |
| Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina says he was not impressed by Trump, the Washington Post reports, in part because Trump promised to protect “Article 12” powers, but there are only seven articles in the constitution. Here’s a constitution to read. | Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina says he was not impressed by Trump, the Washington Post reports, in part because Trump promised to protect “Article 12” powers, but there are only seven articles in the constitution. Here’s a constitution to read. |
| Rep. Mark Sanford on Trump meeting: “I wasn’t particularly impressed. It was the normal stream of consciousness, long on hyperbole." | Rep. Mark Sanford on Trump meeting: “I wasn’t particularly impressed. It was the normal stream of consciousness, long on hyperbole." |
| More Sanford: When asked about Article I powers, Trump said he’d protect “all of them,” down to Article 12. “There is no Article 12." | More Sanford: When asked about Article I powers, Trump said he’d protect “all of them,” down to Article 12. “There is no Article 12." |
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| Comey: 'I did not coordinate with anyone' | Comey: 'I did not coordinate with anyone' |
| Folks are bailing on the Comey grilling: | Folks are bailing on the Comey grilling: |
| GOP has impressive witness who would love to spend hours bashing Hillary Clinton for misconduct; choose manipulating him into defending her | GOP has impressive witness who would love to spend hours bashing Hillary Clinton for misconduct; choose manipulating him into defending her |
| Most fired up Comey has when he testifies he did not coordinate with admin on announcement "I want to make sure I am definitive about that." | Most fired up Comey has when he testifies he did not coordinate with admin on announcement "I want to make sure I am definitive about that." |
| WATCH: FBI Dir. James Comey forcefully tells congressman: 'I did not coordinate that with anybody' https://t.co/9GAqKPsPrK | WATCH: FBI Dir. James Comey forcefully tells congressman: 'I did not coordinate that with anybody' https://t.co/9GAqKPsPrK |
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| Lawsuits against Trump linked to former Jerry Springer producer | Lawsuits against Trump linked to former Jerry Springer producer |
| Lawsuits accusing Donald Trump of sexually assaulting a child in the 1990s appear to have been orchestrated by an eccentric anti-Trump campaigner with a record of making outlandish claims about celebrities, writes the Guardian’s Jon Swaine: | Lawsuits accusing Donald Trump of sexually assaulting a child in the 1990s appear to have been orchestrated by an eccentric anti-Trump campaigner with a record of making outlandish claims about celebrities, writes the Guardian’s Jon Swaine: |
| Norm Lubow, a former producer on the Jerry Springer TV show, has previously been involved with disputed allegations that OJ Simpson bought illegal drugs on the day Simpson’s wife was murdered, and that Kurt Cobain’s widow had the Nirvana frontman killed. | Norm Lubow, a former producer on the Jerry Springer TV show, has previously been involved with disputed allegations that OJ Simpson bought illegal drugs on the day Simpson’s wife was murdered, and that Kurt Cobain’s widow had the Nirvana frontman killed. |
| Court filings in California and New York against Trump, purportedly on behalf of a woman using the name Katie Johnson, have in recent weeks alleged that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee raped Johnson when she was 13. Trump vehemently denies the allegations. | Court filings in California and New York against Trump, purportedly on behalf of a woman using the name Katie Johnson, have in recent weeks alleged that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee raped Johnson when she was 13. Trump vehemently denies the allegations. |
| A publicist using the pseudonym “Al Taylor” is acting as a representative for Johnson, and has been shopping around to media outlets a video of a woman who wears a disguise while recounting the allegations against Trump. “Taylor” said in telephone calls last month that he was seeking $1m for the tape. Jezebel has published a segment of the videoalong with a detailed account of how the allegations against Trump were being pushed to reporters. | A publicist using the pseudonym “Al Taylor” is acting as a representative for Johnson, and has been shopping around to media outlets a video of a woman who wears a disguise while recounting the allegations against Trump. “Taylor” said in telephone calls last month that he was seeking $1m for the tape. Jezebel has published a segment of the videoalong with a detailed account of how the allegations against Trump were being pushed to reporters. |
| A telephone number and an email address used by “Taylor” have also been used by Lubow, according to three sources who have worked with them. A longtime associate of Lubow also told the Guardian that Lubow used the identity “Al Taylor”. | A telephone number and an email address used by “Taylor” have also been used by Lubow, according to three sources who have worked with them. A longtime associate of Lubow also told the Guardian that Lubow used the identity “Al Taylor”. |
| “Taylor” told the Guardian that he helped the alleged victim Johnson put together her first lawsuit against Trump, which was filed in California earlier this year. “She is a friend of mine,” he said, declining to make her available for interview. | “Taylor” told the Guardian that he helped the alleged victim Johnson put together her first lawsuit against Trump, which was filed in California earlier this year. “She is a friend of mine,” he said, declining to make her available for interview. |
| He then became threatening when asked more about his motivations in seeking the money for the video and about his true identity. “Just be warned: we’ll sue you if we don’t like what you write,” he said. “We’ll sue your ass, own your ass and own your newspaper’s ass as well, punk.” | He then became threatening when asked more about his motivations in seeking the money for the video and about his true identity. “Just be warned: we’ll sue you if we don’t like what you write,” he said. “We’ll sue your ass, own your ass and own your newspaper’s ass as well, punk.” |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Rape lawsuits against Donald Trump linked to former TV producer | Related: Rape lawsuits against Donald Trump linked to former TV producer |
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| Cruz and Trump meet | Cruz and Trump meet |
| Cruz has yet to endorse Trump and still seems somehow like an obstacle to the nomination for Trump: | Cruz has yet to endorse Trump and still seems somehow like an obstacle to the nomination for Trump: |
| CRUZ and Trump are currently meeting at NRSC, per @NoahGrayCNN. | CRUZ and Trump are currently meeting at NRSC, per @NoahGrayCNN. |
| Trump also met with the original #NeverTrump Republican senator, Nebraska’s Ben Sasse. It was a “gracious exchange,” says Sasse’s spokesman. PS: “this election remains a dumpster fire.” | Trump also met with the original #NeverTrump Republican senator, Nebraska’s Ben Sasse. It was a “gracious exchange,” says Sasse’s spokesman. PS: “this election remains a dumpster fire.” |
| Statememt from Sasse spokesman. Sasse and Trump had a "gracious exchange" pic.twitter.com/5hg3w6YiIY | Statememt from Sasse spokesman. Sasse and Trump had a "gracious exchange" pic.twitter.com/5hg3w6YiIY |
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| Here’s a photo from inside the Trump meeting with House Republicans this morning: | Here’s a photo from inside the Trump meeting with House Republicans this morning: |
| "Chairman @Reince Priebus has been terrific- the @GOP has been great!" @realDonaldTrump #Trump2016 #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/Yrwe1FnfPC | "Chairman @Reince Priebus has been terrific- the @GOP has been great!" @realDonaldTrump #Trump2016 #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/Yrwe1FnfPC |
| Here’s another photo: | Here’s another photo: |
| Republican senators emerge from a back alley behind a gas station after meeting with @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/qAhXhVdR76 | Republican senators emerge from a back alley behind a gas station after meeting with @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/qAhXhVdR76 |
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| “We couldn’t find direct evidence” that any hostile actor acquired material from Clinton’s server, Comey says. | “We couldn’t find direct evidence” that any hostile actor acquired material from Clinton’s server, Comey says. |
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| Paul Ryan does not want to talk about the subject Donald Trump has been talking about most: his Star of David tweet. | Paul Ryan does not want to talk about the subject Donald Trump has been talking about most: his Star of David tweet. |
| Ryan doesn't comment on Trump standing by his Star of David tweet: "I'm just not going to get into the tweet talk." https://t.co/GZNnCvH1EG | Ryan doesn't comment on Trump standing by his Star of David tweet: "I'm just not going to get into the tweet talk." https://t.co/GZNnCvH1EG |
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| Two rallies, two front pages, in a big city in a key state: | Two rallies, two front pages, in a big city in a key state: |
| The front pages of the Cincinnati Enquirer after Clinton and Trump's big recent rallies there pic.twitter.com/fbP8v4yzjh | The front pages of the Cincinnati Enquirer after Clinton and Trump's big recent rallies there pic.twitter.com/fbP8v4yzjh |
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| Comey says “a number of different people were assigned as administrators of that server”. A Republican congressman is walking through the server setup and how it was secured. | Comey says “a number of different people were assigned as administrators of that server”. A Republican congressman is walking through the server setup and how it was secured. |
| As a tactical matter, i am surprised more democrats aren't using this hearing to talk about #AltonSterling | As a tactical matter, i am surprised more democrats aren't using this hearing to talk about #AltonSterling |