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    Barr reportedly considers quitting as attorney general over Trump tweets

    Revelation comes days after Barr took swipe at president over apparent intervention in Roger Stone case The attorney general, William Barr, has told people close to him he is considering quitting his post, after Donald Trump failed to heed his warning to stop tweeting about justice department cases, administration officials told the Washington Post and […] More

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    Inside Trump’s Facebook campaign – podcast

    Guardian US tech reporter Julia Carrie Wong spent a year analysing Trump’s Facebook campaign. She discusses how the sophisticated social media machine is targeting voters. And Leah Green reflects on the death of former Love Island presenter Caroline Flack During 2019, Donald Trump’s campaign spent nearly $20m (£15.4m) on more than 218,000 different Facebook ads. […] More

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    Stephen Miller’s New York Times wedding announcement sparks backlash

    Simplistic report of Trump hardline immigration aide’s wedding didn’t mention his ideology, leading to condemnation online By all accounts it was a nice day for a white wedding. On Sunday, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s top immigration adviser, married Katie Waldman. Waldman, who currently serves as Mike Pence’s press secretary, was formerly a spokeswoman for the […] More

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    Roger Stone case: judge orders phone hearing after prosecutors quit – report

    Move comes after four prosecutors resigned in protest after their sentencing recommendation was overruled by the DoJ The judge presiding over the case of Donald Trump ally Roger Stone has reportedly ordered both sides to participate in a conference call on Tuesday. US District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued the order for the phone […] More

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    NSA whistleblower who leaked Russian hacking report petitions for clemency

    Reality Winner was sentenced to five years in 2018 after leaking classified report about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election Supporters of Reality Winner, a National Security Agency whistleblower who leaked classified information about Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, petitioned Donald Trump on Monday for her early release from prison. Alison Grinter, an […] More

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    Trump attends wedding of immigration hardline adviser Stephen Miller

    Senior aide condemned over links to white nationalism Miller married vice-president Mike’s Pence press secretary Donald Trump has attended the wedding this weekend of embattled and controversial White House aide Stephen Miller, who has been condemned for his links to white nationalism and his hardline stance on immigration. “The President is at Trump International Hotel […] More

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    William Barr must quit over Trump-Stone scandal – former justice officials

    More than 1,000 public servants decry presidential interference Aide Conway claims justice system rigged against Trump Robert Reich: assaulting justice, Trump has out-Nixoned Nixon More than 1,000 former US justice department officials, including some of the top government lawyers in the country, have called on attorney general William Barr to resign in the wake of […] More