[The Hill] Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas as part of the ongoing probe of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to a new report.
The subpoenas to associates of former national security adviser Michael Flynn are seeking business records, CNN said Tuesday.
CNN confirmed with people familiar with the matter that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alexandria, Va., issued the subpoenas in recent weeks.
The subpoenas are a significant escalation of the FBI’s broader investigation into possible ties between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 campaign. The news of subpoenas comes on the same night President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.
The White House said Comey was fired at the recommendation of the Justice Department, but critics of the administration are questioning whether the action is related to the FBI's probe of Russian election interference and any possible ties between Trump's campaign and Moscow.
[CNN] Ed Murray, who denies sexual abuse allegations against him, withdrew Tuesday from the Seattle mayor's race, saying the campaign should be focused on issues, not scandal.
In April, Murray was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a teenage boy about 30 years ago.
Murray, who was elected in 2014 after 18 years as a state lawmaker, said, "The allegations against me are not true. But the scandal surrounding them and me is hurting this city."
He told reporters the race should be about issues such as homelessness, the city's growth and livability, and on equitability and affordability.
"The mayor's race must be focused on these issues, not on a scandal, which it would be focused on if I were to remain in this race."
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[Breitbart] Former President Barack Obama warned the world that more people on the planet were eating meat, causing a dramatic rise in climate emissions.
"As people want to increase meat consumption, that in turn is spiking the growth of greenhouse emissions coming out of the agricultural sector," Obama said, pointing to countries that were consuming more meat.
The former president shared his views about the growing threat during a conversation about food with his former chef Sam Kass at a food innovation summit in Milan.
"People aren’t as familiar with the impact of cows and methane," Obama said, adding that "as people want to increase more meat consumption, that in turn is spiking the growth of greenhouse emissions coming out of the agricultural sectors."
The amount of cows, Obama explained, were contributing to global pollution, alluding to the amounts of methane gas emissions from cow herds.
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During the conversation, Obama argued with Kass about how many steaks he had cooked him.
Kass said that he probably cooked “thousands of steaks” for the president, but Obama interrupted.
“I don’t think, thousands,” he protested.
“Well hundreds maybe,” Kass backtracked. “I’ve been cooking for you for 10 years.”
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So Champ has set up a Clintonian Foundation to milk donors worldwide with fatuous blatherings? I wonder how long he will be a draw unless his operatives in community organizing learn the Sharpton/Jackson shakedown techniques along with backchannel civil-unrest-for-hire?
Then they won't be fussing about Russian interference in the future, right?
[THECONSERVATIVETREEHOUSE] Being a communist would no longer be a fireable offense for Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,babus government employees under a bill passed by the state Assembly. Lawmakers narrowly approved the bill Monday. It would repeal part of a law enacted during the Red Scare of the 1940s and ’50s when fear that communists were trying to infiltrate and overthrow the U.S. government was rampant. The bill now goes to the Senate.
It would eliminate part of the law that allows public employees to be fired for being part of the Communist Party. Employees could still be fired for being members of organizations they know advocate for overthrowing the government. Some Assembly Republicans say communism is still a threat and that the Cold War-era law should not be changed.
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It would eliminate part of the law that allows public employees to be fired for being part of the Communist Party. Employees could still be fired for being members of organizations they know advocate for overthrowing the government.
Since the Communist party advocates the overthrow of Trump should they still outlawed?
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Employees could still be fired for being members of organizations they know advocate for overthrowing the government. Translation: you can be fired for being anything other than a communist.
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California has been working on it a long time; they are just making it official. Time to excommunicate California.
[FOX] Drivers in North Carolina might soon be allowed to plow their cars through protesters forming human walls on the road.
A new bill approved by the state House will legally protect motorists who hit protesters blocking the road—as long as they “exercise due care,” according to The News & Observer in Raleigh.
House Bill 330 was approved in a 67-48 vote late last week. The bill was drafted in response to protests in Charlotte that paralyzed traffic last fall.
“I became concerned for drivers after watching the recent protests which turned into riots in Charlotte and other cities,” Republican Rep. Justin Burr, the bill’s sponsor, said to Fox News. “In a number of cases the protests turned riots resulted in violence and the terrorizing of unsuspecting motorist, their passengers and property.”
“I strongly believe North Carolina should protect law abiding drivers from facing civil liability if a protester is injured while attempting to illegally block traffic on a public highway or interstate.”
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..need to read the small print. Must “exercise due care,” to avoid (so ramming speed is out). Best order some of those car cameras the Russian drivers are so fond of that give us great entertainment on Youtube. On the other side, best not step into traffic that's doing 50+ mph or join the pavement.
[Free Beacon] FBI Director James Comey thought it was a prank when he first heard that he had been fired on television on Tuesday.
Comey reportedly laughed at the news reports of his termination before his staffers confirmed it was true as he was speaking to FBI employees in Los Angeles, the Hill and New York Times report. TV screens behind Comey began to show the news.
Comey flew back to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening after receiving word of his firing. TV news helicopters followed Comey's motorcade through traffic all the way to his plane then taking off.
The letter from President Donald Trump notifying Comey of his termination was delivered to FBI headquarters in DC, but Comey was not there to receive it himself.
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Stores are running out of popcorn, brown liquor, and nose plugs. Depending on your location. Noise canceling earphones may be helpful if you live near DC.
"Squeal like a pig."
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Not well done, Mr. President. Fire people to their face.
Let's not let perfection become the enemy of just good enough. POTUS got the ball on the green from the Tee and sunk the 9 foot putt. More please, and faster. The 'swamp' contains many more like Comey and some will certainly not learn from the example.
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A brief skim of the headlines indicates that this is the end of democracy, a coup, an outbreak of smallpox, grounds for impeachment, the Germans bombing Pearl Harbor, a Constitutional crisis, and the return of Nixon. I might have to have an extra cup of coffee.
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The real story is how the FBI has bungled (and in several cases, enabled) every domestic terrorism attack under this clown's watch.
America is safer with Clouseau Comey off the case.
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Fire the IRS Director next please. And I don't care whether you do it face to face or by carrier pigeon.
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Not well done, Mr. President. Fire people to their face.
During WWII too many casualties for an officer performing death notifications, they used Western Union. Nothing sent a chill down a loved one's back than to see the Western Union kid on the block.
Actually, with the Deep State at war with Trump, its what they all deserve in the end when it comes time.
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When the "deep state" consists of lefty left-overs from previous administrations and a bureaucracy largely made up of Democrat voters, swamp-draining goes slowly and is difficult. Couple that with governmental unions and you have a extremely difficult task.
[Iran Press TV] US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... has fired FBI Director James Comey, amid probes of potential contacts between Trump’s campaign and Russian officials prior to the 2016 presidential election.
"The president has accepted the recommendation of the Attorney General and the deputy Attorney General regarding the dismissal of the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in statement on Tuesday.
In a letter to Comey, the US president said, "It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission."
It was not immediately clear exactly why Comey was ousted.
"The FBI is one of our Nation's most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement," Trump said in the letter.
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Store is sold out of popcorn. Vick's running out, being bought by people to cover the smell of Democrat progs burning rubber trying to change Comey from villain to martyr.
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FBI Deputy Andy McCabe desperately needs to find new employment as well. I worry about Comey. A blimp hanger in Mountain View couldn't contain that fellows ego. Running afoul of the Clinton's, an additional downside.
No public employee will ever have warm feelings for a person who ever uttered the words, "You're fired", under any circumstances. But to can someone this high up, with this amount of bulletproof income stream security? Absolute chills, because it forces them to consider that their own magic paycheck could be cleansed away, as well.
Expect doubling down on Trump hysteria.
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It was not immediately clear exactly why Comey was ousted.
Don't give the boss incorrect information that leaves his posterior exposed when he uses it. Make sure the boss knows important information before the press does. For sub-execs like Comey those are key job responsibilities, and he failed in them at least twice recently.
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Comey has always seemed a little, unprofessional, untrustworthy, kind of reminds one of a roque agent in this scene in the James Bond 007 movie Skyfall, less the cyanide of course ...
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Trump tipped over the chessboard. The dumbs only remember where they wish the pieces had been. Win-Win-Win-Win-Win...
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That is what you get when you try to cover your rear expecting a Hillabitchwitch win instead doing a straight job using the law as your guide. The FBI director doesn't make decisions to shield a compromised AG.
"Upon news of Comey’s removal, Julian Assange tweeted that a source within the FBI had informed him that the Bureau would begin leaking documents from the investigation. He urged the FBI to release documents in full to prevent any misrepresentations by the press. On the heels of Assange’s announcement, an additional source claimed that the Deputy Attorney General will now oversee a new Clinton probe following Comey’s dismissal, and would do so in close proximity to acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe for lack of trust.
If confirmed, the reports indicate that Comey’s firing represents a renewed focus on information pertaining to the investigation into Hillary Clinton, after the previous one was criticized by both supporters and detractors of the Former Secretary of State and Senator, both of whom painted the investigation as being either politically motivated or hampered by alleged attempts to cover up evidence of wrongdoing."
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I imagine Loretta Lynch, the Clintons (all three of them), Valerie Jarret and Obama and several others are soiling their tighty whities (or whatever they wear) about this time.
The structure was this: The FBI director reported to the deputy attorney general, who reported to the attorney general, who reported to the president. When Trump fired Comey Tuesday afternoon, that chain of command had been in place for all of 14 days.
Here's what I have been able to glean so far about the decision to fire FBI Director James Comey:
During the transition, there were members of the Trump team involved with justice and law enforcement issues who felt Comey should be fired. They believed Comey had badly screwed up the Hillary Clinton investigation — first to Trump's detriment, on July 5, when he essentially laid out an indictment of Clinton but concluded by saying no charges would be brought, and later to Trump's benefit, on Oct. 28, just 11 days before the election, when he re-opened the Clinton investigation. And then, on the Sunday before election day, Comey meekly said "never mind," as if he had not just intervened in a presidential election.
It's not that the Trump team members who had experience in law enforcement issues were angry that Comey had at times hurt or helped Trump's chances. Looking ahead, the issue was that Comey seemed inconsistent and a weak leader. "All over the map," said one person involved in the transition. "A mess all the way through," said a lawmaker who supports Trump.
But those same Trump team members who believed Comey should go also believed there should be a process involved in doing it. Truth be told, not all of them — some wanted to see Trump fire everybody on Jan. 21: U.S. attorneys, ambassadors, Obama holdovers, everybody. But the more institutionally-minded members of the Trump team wanted to see a process observed. In the case of removing Comey, that involved going through the chain of command.
The structure was this: The FBI director reported to the deputy attorney general, who reported to the attorney general, who reported to the president. When Trump fired Comey Tuesday afternoon, that chain of command had been in place for all of 14 days.
First, it took a long time to get an attorney general in office. Facing Democratic opposition, Jeff Sessions, one of the president's first nominees, was not confirmed by the Senate until Feb. 8. Then, it took a long time to get a deputy attorney general in place. Rod Rosenstein, the deputy — and the man who wrote the rationale for axing Comey — faced similar Democratic delays and was not sworn in until April 26.
Only after Rosenstein was in place did the Trump team move ahead. That was true not only for chain-of-command reasons but also — probably more importantly — because Rosenstein had the bipartisan street cred to be able to be the point man in firing Comey. Even though his confirmation was delayed, Rosenstein was eventually confirmed by the Senate by a 94 to 6 vote, meaning that the vast majority of Democratic senators voted for him along with all of the Republicans.
How important was the arrival of Rosenstein to the bid to fire Comey? This, from a source in a Senate office Wednesday morning: "Many who are suggesting that there's something nefarious about the timing of the Comey firing are likely missing the fact that DAG Rosenstein was sworn in two weeks ago (April 26), and that the FBI Director reports to the DAG on the DOJ org chart. It seems completely normal that the DAG would review their top reports within the first couple weeks of starting."
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[Breitbart] Former President Barack Obama warned the world that more people on the planet were eating meat, causing a dramatic rise in climate emissions.
[FOX] Drivers in North Carolina might soon be allowed to plow their cars through protesters forming human walls on the road.
[Free Beacon] FBI Director James Comey thought it was a prank when he first heard that he had been fired on television on Tuesday.
Perhaps there is more. Perhaps Rod Rosenstein also discovered a leaker. 
