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Part 140, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from Thursday,
02/08/18, headed, WATCH: The super blue blood moon makes first appearance since 1866
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About one third down this pair

Why "release the memo" is a distraction
The Beat with Ari Melber
1/31/18
Trump reportedly asks the DOJ chief in charge of the Mueller probe if he “is on his team” as Trump’s
own FBI director says there are “grave concerns” in releasing controversial GOP memo.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/why-release-the-memo-is-a-distraction-1150814275843

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Paul Ryan's secret plan to undermine Mueller for Trump

The Beat with Ari Melber
1/31/18
A New York Magazine op-ed explores Speaker Ryan’s evolution from Trump critic to a “silent partner” in attacking rule of law.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/paul-ryan-s-secret-plan-to-undermine-mueller-for-trump-1150814275893 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8PxHbOX5N0 [with comments]


Closing in on halfway this pair

'One of the most dangerous days of this presidency'
All In with Chris Hayes
1/31/18
Sen. Chris Murphy responds to the White House push to release the Nunes memo, even after the FBI publicly expressed 'grave concerns.'
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-one-of-the-most-dangerous-days-of-this-presidency-1150853187736

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Report: Trump asked Rosenstein if he was on his 'team'
All In with Chris Hayes
1/31/18
In an exchange last month, President Trump wanted to know whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was 'on my team.'
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/report-trump-asked-rosenstein-if-he-was-on-his-team-1150869059664

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Is it really CJ and DJ, Donald Trump?

All In with Chris Hayes
1/31/18
Donald Trump singled out a Homeland Security Special Agent in the audience at the State of the Union who he said goes by both DJ and CJ.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/is-it-really-cj-and-dj-donald-trump-1150865987583 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqTC4yQ6-Ls [with comments]

These five take us over halfway

FBI warns against Trump release of Nunes memo
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/31/18
Rachel Maddow details the lengths to which FBI and DoJ officials have gone to warn Republicans against releasing a memo of classified
information assembled by Devin Nunes, and a new report of Donald Trump pressuring officials with questions about loyalty.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/fbi-warns-against-nunes-memo-release-amid-trump-loyalty-demands-1150937155652

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Russia spy chiefs met with Trump team in U.S.

The Rachel Maddow Show
1/31/18
Rachel Maddow reports on yet another instance of Americans learning about a meeting between Russians and Trump officials
from reporting in Russian media. In this case Russia intelligence officials violating sanctions law to come to the U.S.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russia-spy-chiefs-met-in-u-s-with-trump-officials-last-week-1150948419558 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RIeL5VEGlw [with comments]

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Did Nunes staff work with White House on memo?
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/31/18
Rachel Maddow reads from the transcript of the House Intelligence Committee's vote to release the Devin Nunes memo and points out
that Nunes did not answer whether his staff worked with the White House (again) on this attack on the FBI investigation of Trump.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nunes-ducks-question-about-staff-working-with-white-house-on-memo-1150955587551

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Nunes breach shocks intelligence community
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/31/18
Ken Dilanian, national security reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about the FBI's resistance to the Nunes memo, and new reporting
from the New York Times about the Air Force One meeting to draft the cover story for Donald Trump Jr's Trump Tower meeting with Russians.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nunes-breach-could-shatter-congress-intelligence-relationship-1150958147522

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White House role in Nunes memo scrutinized
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/31/18
Betsy Woodruff, politics reporter for The Daily Beast, talks with Rachel Maddow about questions about whether the staff of Devin Nunes
worked with the White House on the anti-FBI memo, and how the memo has turned the Trump DoJ against Trump Republicans.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/white-house-role-in-nunes-memo-scrutinized-1150968387587

These five get us into the final third

Trump Jr.-Russia meeting explanation reportedly under scrutiny

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/31/18
NYT's Matt Apuzzo joins Lawrence O'Donnell with his reporting that an ex-Trump legal spokesman intends to tell the Mueller probe
that Trump White House Communications Director Hope Hicks said emails about the Trump Jr.-Russia meeting "will never get out."
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-jr-russia-meeting-explanation-reportedly-under-scrutiny-1150948419801 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfL_AYf3qdc [with comments]

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Rep. Schiff: Nunes altered approved memo before sending to Trump admin.

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/31/18
Intel Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff says in a tweet that GOP Chairman Devin Nunes changed the Republican memo
critical of the FBI, after it was voted on but before it was sent to the White House. Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by a panel.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/rep-schiff-nunes-altered-approved-memo-before-sending-to-trump-admin-1150952515873 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5JFOlx8fBU [with comments]

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Report: Mueller examining Trump Tower meeting cover story

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/1/18
The New York Times delivers a huge scoop on Russia claiming that Robert Mueller is working to deconstruct the
'cover story' offered for the now infamous Trump Tower meeting with Russian officials. Our expert panel reacts.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired January 31, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/report-mueller-examining-trump-tower-meeting-cover-story-1150988355510 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V1CDsHGyL4 [with comments]

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Rep. Schiff: Nunes changed memo before White House review
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/1/18
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, is accusing the panel's GOP chair Rep. Devin
Nunes of making changes to a controversial GOP-written memo on Russia before it was reviewed by the White House.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired January 31, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/rep-schiff-nunes-changed-memo-before-white-house-review-1150993987525

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Nunes pushes back on Schiff calling memo changes 'minor'
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/1/18
In dueling statements, a spokesman for Intelligence Cmte. Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes is blasting the panel's top Democrat
Rep. Adam Schiff who accused Nunes of altering a controversial Russia memo before it was reviewed by the White House.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired January 31, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/nunes-pushes-back-on-schiff-calling-memo-changes-minor-1150994499777

To "stashed January 31, 2018:"

Exclusive: Controversial FBI agent co-wrote initial draft of explosive Comey letter reopening Clinton email probe
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/strzok-fbi-comey-clinton-letter/

FBI Agent Trump Accused Of ‘Treason’ Wrote Letter That Helped Get Trump Elected
Republicans have accused Peter Strzok, who previously worked on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, of being anti-Trump.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/peter-strzok-comey-clinton-letter_us_5a7238e5e4b09a544b5631fb

Davis: ‘Deep state’ existed in ’16 – but it elected Trump
The visible tip of the iceberg was James Comey’s Oct. 28, 2016, letter to Congress. All data proves that, but for that letter 11 days from Election Day, Hillary Clinton wins the presidency.
But evidence suggests that below that iceberg tip was, in effect, a “deep state” campaign, comprising certain active or former FBI agents, mostly from the powerful New York City office, former NYC Mayor and pathological Hillary hater Rudy Giuliani, and the vast right-wing media complex (amplified by the Russian government and bots).
[...]
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/371755-davis-deep-state-existed-in-16-but-it-elected-trump

Andrew McCabe could be a bigger headache for Trump outside the FBI than he was inside
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/30/andrew-mccabe-could-be-a-bigger-headache-for-trump-outside-the-fbi-than-he-was-inside/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dzp-qTlxkFXQtwMUmfgowQH2Rhv2M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Russian Spy Chief Reportedly Met With U.S. Intelligence Officials Despite Sanctions
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/31/582059134/russian-spy-chief-reportedly-met-with-u-s-intelligence-officials-despite-sanctio

CIA director Pompeo met top Russian spies
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/politics/cia-director-pompeo-russia-spies/index.html

The Trump Administration Allowed a Sanctioned Russian Spy Chief to Meet With Intelligence Officials in the U.S.
http://time.com/5126082/russian-spy-donald-trump-intelligence/

Russian spy chiefs met in Washington with CIA director to discuss counterterrorism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-spy-chiefs-met-in-washington-with-cia-director-to-discuss-counterterrorism/2018/01/31/0b761976-068b-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+intelligence

With FBI statement on memo, Christopher Wray could now be in the president’s crosshairs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/with-fbi-statement-on-memo-christopher-wray-could-now-be-in-the-presidents-crosshairs/2018/01/31/01fcbfd6-06ad-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html

FBI Director Opposes Memo Release Because of Inaccuracies, Source Says
Intelligence chairman Nunes says FBI’s objection is ‘spurious’
Democrats say memo is inaccurate, effort to undermine Mueller
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-31/trump-says-100-percent-after-he-s-asked-to-release-gop-memo

Trump squares off with a (new) FBI director
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/politics/donald-trump-fbi-justice-department-memo/index.html

F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/fbi-director-republicans-secret-memo.html

Trump-FBI feud over classified memo erupts into open conflict
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-fbi-feud-over-classified-memo-erupts-into-open-conflict/2018/01/31/64362038-06c2-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html

Exclusive: Trump asked Rosenstein if he was 'on my team'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/donald-trump-rod-rosenstein-december-meeting/index.html

Trump Reportedly Asked Rod Rosenstein, the DOJ Official Overseeing Russia Probe: Are You “on My Team?”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/trump-reportedly-asks-rosenstein-the-doj-official-overseeing-russia-probe-are-you-on-my-team.html

Is Rod Rosenstein loyal to Trump, or faithful to the Constitution?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/02/01/rod-rosenstein-is-he-loyal-to-trump-or-faithful-to-the-constitution/

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=rosenstein

Schiff accuses Nunes of altering memo before sending to White House
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/house-intelligence-transcript/index.html

BREAKING: Discovered late tonight that Chairman Nunes made material changes to the memo he sent to White House – changes not approved by the Committee. White House therefore reviewing a document the Committee has not approved for release.
https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/958897790469464064

Nunes Statement on FBI, DOJ Objections to Release of HPSCI Memo
https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=854

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=nunes

So much for speech: Trump on hot mic says he'll release memo - AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/congressman-deport-illegal-aliens-state-union-52715027
original https://www.apnews.com/320f606509664d1ab024b2af2516eaa8/So-much-for-speech:-Trump-on-hot-mic-says-he'll-release-memo

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+open+mic

Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/trump-russia-hope-hicks-mueller.html

Former Trump legal team spokesman plans to tell Mueller that Hope Hicks hinted at concealing explosive emails about the Trump Tower Russia meeting
Mark Corallo, the former spokesman of President Donald Trump's legal team, plans to tell the special counsel Robert Mueller that a key White House aide may have sought to obstruct justice last year.
According to The New York Times, Corallo plans to describe a conference call with the White House communications director, Hope Hicks, and Trump last year in which Hicks may have hinted at concealing crucial emails that are relevant to the Russia investigation.
The emails were related to a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, between several Russia-linked individuals and members of the Trump campaign, that is under heavy scrutiny from Mueller and congressional investigators.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-corallo-mueller-hope-hicks-may-have-sought-to-obstruct-justice-trump-tower-russia-meeting-2018-1

more: https://www.google.com/search?&q=Corallo

FBI chief has 'grave concerns,' clashes with Trump over GOP memo
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/nunes-memo-law-enforcement/index.html

FBI Statement on HPSCI Memo
https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-hpsci-memo

The FBI has come out strongly against Trump releasing the controversial Nunes memo
The FBI really, really doesn’t want to #ReleaseTheMemo.
https://www.vox.com/2018/1/31/16955674/fbi-statement-memo-nunes-trump-russia

F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/fbi-director-republicans-secret-memo.html

White House postures over Nunes memo
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/white-house-devin-nunes-memo/index.html

FBI has "grave concerns" about releasing GOP memo
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-has-grave-concerns-about-releasing-gop-memo/

FBI Warns Of 'Grave Concerns' About 'Accuracy' Of GOP Snooping Memo
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/31/582148612/fbi-warns-of-grave-concerns-about-accuracy-of-gop-snooping-memo

FBI expresses 'grave concerns' over Republican memo's accuracy
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-memo/fbi-expresses-grave-concerns-over-republican-memos-accuracy-idUSKBN1FK25P

Trump sees Nunes memo as a way to discredit the Russia investigation
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/politics/nunes-memo-donald-trump/index.html

more:
https://www.google.com/search?q=fbi+grave+concern
https://www.google.com/search?q=fbi+statement&oq=fbi+statement

Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/trump-russia-hope-hicks-mueller.html

Former Trump legal team spokesman plans to tell Mueller that Hope Hicks hinted at concealing explosive emails about the Trump Tower Russia meeting
Mark Corallo, the former spokesman of President Donald Trump's legal team, plans to tell the special counsel Robert Mueller that a key White House aide may have sought to obstruct justice last year.
According to The New York Times, Corallo plans to describe a conference call with the White House communications director, Hope Hicks, and Trump last year in which Hicks may have hinted at concealing crucial emails that are relevant to the Russia investigation.
The emails were related to a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, between several Russia-linked individuals and members of the Trump campaign, that is under heavy scrutiny from Mueller and congressional investigators.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-corallo-mueller-hope-hicks-may-have-sought-to-obstruct-justice-trump-tower-russia-meeting-2018-1

more: https://www.google.com/search?&q=Corallo

FBI chief has 'grave concerns,' clashes with Trump over GOP memo
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/nunes-memo-law-enforcement/index.html

FBI Statement on HPSCI Memo
https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-hpsci-memo

The FBI has come out strongly against Trump releasing the controversial Nunes memo
The FBI really, really doesn’t want to #ReleaseTheMemo.
https://www.vox.com/2018/1/31/16955674/fbi-statement-memo-nunes-trump-russia

F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/fbi-director-republicans-secret-memo.html

White House postures over Nunes memo
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/white-house-devin-nunes-memo/index.html

FBI has "grave concerns" about releasing GOP memo
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-has-grave-concerns-about-releasing-gop-memo/

FBI Warns Of 'Grave Concerns' About 'Accuracy' Of GOP Snooping Memo
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/31/582148612/fbi-warns-of-grave-concerns-about-accuracy-of-gop-snooping-memo

FBI expresses 'grave concerns' over Republican memo's accuracy
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-memo/fbi-expresses-grave-concerns-over-republican-memos-accuracy-idUSKBN1FK25P

Trump sees Nunes memo as a way to discredit the Russia investigation
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/politics/nunes-memo-donald-trump/index.html

more:
https://www.google.com/search?q=fbi+grave+concern
https://www.google.com/search?q=fbi+statement&oq=fbi+statement