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Part 210, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from Wednesday, 05/23/18, covering April 12,
2018, and headed, Will Senate Dems Block Confirmation of Climate-Denying, Torture-Backing State Dept Pick Mike Pompeo?
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=141007349

Numbers six and seven

Do Fox News hosts watch Fox News?: Mueller and Rosenstein edition

Published on Apr 11, 2018 by mediamatters4america [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_70iWZ6ym2cglS_kv5YfmA / https://www.youtube.com/user/mediamatters4america , https://www.youtube.com/user/mediamatters4america/videos ]
While Fox News figures push Trump to fire Rosenstein and Mueller, Fox & Friends blames "the media".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh-0_mTmiEc [with comments]

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Everything you need to know about Sinclair's takeover of local news

Published on Apr 12, 2018 by mediamatters4america
You've heard about Sinclair injecting right-wing propaganda into local news. Here's an in-depth look into exactly how they're doing it—and why it's going to make
Trump's path to re-election a whole lot easier. (Is Sinclair sneaking conservative spin into your local news? Find out on our map at https://findsinclair.com/ .)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r--dDBfhyzE [with comments]

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Boris Epshteyn Interview | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Real Time with Bill Maher
Published on May 19, 2017
Subscribe to the Real Time YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10r5A1B
Boris Epshteyn – Sinclair Broadcast Group Chief Political Analyst and former Special Assistant to President Trump – joins Bill to discuss President Trump's political future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6sZ4whQfZs

Boris Epshteyn looks yet another liar. A guy who has extreme difficulty even
conceding the established fact that the Russians meddled in the 2016 election.

and

Sinclair increases 'must-run' Boris Epshteyn segments


Boris Epshteyn was hired by Sinclair as chief political analyst in April after a short ride in the White House overseeing the choice of Trump surrogates for
TV appearances. | Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
By HADAS GOLD
07/10/2017 03:34 PM EDT
Updated 07/11/2017 12:12 AM EDT
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/03/05/there-no-audience-boris-epshteyns-pro-trump-propaganda-so-sinclair-forces-it-people/219554

Twenty-five and six

FBI probing Michael Cohen connection to buried tabloid story
The Beat with Ari Melber
4/12/18
Sources tell NBC News the FBI is seeking communications between Michael Cohen and two National Enquirer executives after reports,
unconfirmed by NBC, that the tabloid paid a Trump building doorman to stop a rumor about an affair and an out of wedlock child.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/fbi-probing-michael-cohen-connection-to-buried-tabloid-story-1209785411781

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Comey: Trump is a liar and unethical

The Beat with Ari Melber
4/12/18
Former FBI Director Jim Comey's memoir contains several bombshell allegations, including that Trump was fixated on
proving the Steele Dossier allegations wrong. The Washington Post's Philip Rucker joins The Beat to break the story.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/comey-trump-is-a-liar-and-unethical-1209790531541 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuPfRSYDLKA [with comments]

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Mueller examining Trump letter on Comey firing that contradicts statements by Pence, others
Rosalind S. Helderman, Carol D. Leonnig and Ashley ParkerWashington Post
September 1, 2017, 8:13pm
On the day before President Donald Trump fired former FBI director James Comey, he summoned
his vice president, chief of staff, top lawyer and other senior advisers to the Oval Office.
He was ready to get rid of Comey, Trump told them that Monday morning in May, and had prepared a termination letter that laid out
in detail his many frustrations, which had boiled over the previous weekend at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
[...]
But the draft letter, which was prepared with the help of senior policy adviser Stephen Miller and described by people familiar with it as a "rant," makes clear what
the White House eventually acknowledged: that Trump had essentially decided to fire Comey before he solicited recommendations from Sessions and Rosenstein.
Though the letter is largely about other issues, it could shed light on Trump's state of mind regarding Comey
at the time the FBI chief was leading the Russia inquiry that was emerging as a threat to Trump's presidency.
Furthermore, the Oval Office discussion suggests that Pence and other top aides who echoed the initial
public explanation for Comey's ouster did not provide a full accounting of Trump's decision process.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mueller-trump-comey-letter-20170901-story.html

Twenty-eight

Donald Trump Is Mr. Clean

Published on Apr 12, 2018 by VICE News [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews , https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews/videos ]
Donald Trump is coming clean!
He’s going to “clean out” and “clean up.” It will be “swept up.” We can “scrub it.” Whatever it takes to be “the cleanest.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x8NcsTXI6s [with comments]


Thirty-two, three and four

First look at James Comey's new tell-all book

All In with Chris Hayes
4/12/18
Fired FBI Director Comey's much anticipated book describes the various meetings and phone calls he had with Trump, including
numerous times in which Comey says Trump confronted him about the most salacious aspects of the infamous dossier.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/first-look-at-james-comey-s-new-tell-all-book-1209767491591 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2s8u7UD-cY [with comments] [this segment mistakenly also included, incorrectly dated, in the post to which this is a reply]

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Trump allies worry FBI seized recordings made by Cohen
All In with Chris Hayes
4/12/18
Trump's attorney Michael Cohen sometimes taped conversations with associates - and the president's allies
are worried that the FBI seized those recordings when they raided Cohen's office and hotel room this week.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-allies-worry-fbi-seized-recordings-made-by-cohen-1209765444001

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Trump no longer plans to cooperate with Mueller
All In with Chris Hayes
4/12/18
President Trump's legal team and Special Counsel Mueller's investigators are preparing to move forward without a presidential interview.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-no-longer-plans-to-cooperate-with-mueller-1209767491720

Thirty-seven to forty-three

Mueller report on Trump obstruction takes shape ahead of schedule

The Rachel Maddow Show
4/12/18
Rachel Maddow shares new NBC News reporting that because Donald Trump has backed out of the idea submitting to an interview with Robert Mueller, the investigation
can procede to the next phase, closing the obstruction part of their inquiry with a focus on four key findings findings in Trump's attempt to obstruct justice.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-report-on-trump-obstruction-takes-shape-ahead-of-schedule-1209836611594 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ-EZSkbFqE [with comments]

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James Comey book leaks early, Rachel Maddow shares highlights
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/12/18
Rachel Maddow reads passages from "A Higher Loyalty," the not-yet-released book by James Comey, including Comey's likening
of the nascent Trump administration to a mafia family, and Donald Trump's reaction to being informed of the Steele dossier.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/james-comey-book-leaks-early-rachel-maddow-shares-highlights-1209838659851

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Republicans coordinate smear of FBI ahead of Comey book release
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/12/18
Rachel Maddow shows how the Republican Party with Fox News is coordinating its effort to smear the FBI, its top officials,
Robert Mueller, and James Comey as Comey's book is set for release and the Mueller investigation is coming together.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-coordinate-smear-of-fbi-ahead-of-comey-book-release-1209829955695

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Comey, now a witness, but one of many in Mueller investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/12/18
Nicolle Wallace talks with Rachel Maddow about the portion of Robert Mueller's investigation looking at
whether Donald Trump obstructed justice and the large number of people giving evidence on that question.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/comey-now-a-witness-but-one-of-many-in-mueller-investigation-1209927235979

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Wallace: Trump conditioning public with pardon of Scooter Libby

The Rachel Maddow Show
4/12/18
Nicolle Wallace talks with Rachel Maddow about breaking news that Donald Trump intends to pardon former Dick Cheney chief
of staff, Scooter Libby, and her belief that Trump and his media cohorts are conditioning the public for more pardons to come.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/wallace-trump-conditioning-public-with-pardon-of-scooter-libby-1209859651649 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCbPz9Zl0vY [with comments]

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National Enquirer makes practice of promoting, protecting Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/12/18
Rachel Maddow looks at how the National Enquirer serves as a booster to Donald Trump, and allegations that it bought
the story of a Playboy Playmate who says she had an adulterous affair with Trump only to keep the story from being told.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/national-enquirer-makes-practice-of-promoting-protecting-trump-1209926723841

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National Enquirer pay-off eyed as 'catch and kill' to help Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/12/18
Jeff Horwitz, reporter for the Associated Press, talks with Rachel Maddow about the befuddling story of the National Enquirer
paying a source $30,000 apparently to quash a rumor about Donald Trump, and the role of Michael Cohen in that transaction.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/national-enquirer-pay-off-eyed-as-catch-and-kill-to-help-trump-1209873987860

Forty-ninth to fifty-fifth

Comey book: Trump wanted prostitute story proven false
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
4/12/18
In excerpts of James Comey’s new book, Comey writes that the President asked that the FBI prove that the Steele dossier story about Trump
and prostitutes in Moscow was not true. Comey says Trump argued, “but I’m a germaphobe.” Nick Kristoff and Mike Murphy join Lawrence.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/comey-book-trump-wanted-prostitute-story-proven-false-1209855555959

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More reports of Trump rumors and payoffs
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
4/12/18
The stories about the President and his associates’ legal woes revolved around hush money paid to a door man and possible
tapes seized by the FBI. Lawrence is joined by Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti, Barbara McQuade and Mike Murphy.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/more-reports-of-trump-rumors-and-payoffs-1209851971886

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Lawrence: Trump makes the guilty choice
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
4/12/18
It is looking unlikely that the President will sit for an interview with the Special Counsel investigation and Lawrence O’Donnell
argues that is the choice the guilty make because subjects who have nothing to hide usually want to tell their story.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-trump-makes-the-guilty-choice-1209850435545

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We have Comey's book. Trump isn't going to like it.

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/13/18
MSNBC has obtained copies of fired FBI Director James Comey’s book, 'A Higher Loyalty.' In it, he likens Trump officials to mobsters
and says the president is ‘untethered to truth.’ We talk to two reporters who’ve read the book in full, Philip Rucker and Jon Lemire.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 12, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/we-ve-got-comey-s-book-trump-isn-t-going-to-like-it-1209881155947 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps-J76wzzwM [with comments]

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What Comey says happened when Trump was told of 2016 Russia hacks

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/13/18
In his new book, ‘A Higher Loyalty,’ fired FBI Director James Comey details a meeting with Trump officials about Russia’s
hacks on the 2016 election. Fmr. federal prosecutor Joyce Vance breaks down what Comey’s account could mean.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 12, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/what-comey-s-book-tells-us-about-trump-s-response-to-russia-hacks-1209885763850 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_1ggr9_HIo [with comments]

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Trump allies worry Feds may have audio recordings from Cohen raid

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/13/18
Did the Feds get audio recordings of sensitive conversations made by Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen when they raided his home and office? Jeremy Bash joins to discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 12, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-allies-worry-feds-may-have-audio-recordings-from-cohen-raid-1209890371774 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycIknFrny1E [with comments]

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Communications between Trump & Mueller teams break down
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/13/18
NBC News breaks the news that Monday’s raid on Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen upended talks
over Trump sitting down with investigators. Our panel discusses what that means for Mueller's investigation.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 12, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/communications-between-trump-mueller-teams-break-down-1209891395792

our comedy spot, with a serious subject

What is a "Taint Team"? | The Daily Show

Published on Apr 13, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Michael Kosta gives a visual primer on the "taint team" that is upholding the attorney-client privilege between Trump and Michael Cohen.
[originally aired April 12, 2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTOxnCHdgZs [with comments]

To "stashed April 12, 2018:"

Investigators Focus on Another Trump Ally: The National Enquirer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/us/politics/trump-national-enquirer-american-media.html

The National Enquirer, a Trump Rumor, and Another Secret Payment to Buy Silence
How the media organization protected the Presidential candidate early in his campaign.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-national-enquirer-a-donald-trump-rumor-and-another-secret-payment-to-buy-silence-dino-sajudin-david-pecker

$30,000 rumor? Tabloid paid for, spiked, salacious Trump tip - AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/30000-rumor-tabloid-paid-for-spiked-salacious-trump-tip/2018/04/12/a49a6bae-3e10-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_story.html
original https://www.apnews.com/f37ecfc4710b468db6a103a245146172

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dxSovXWTjJvSoYMqaATokCKl5dtHM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump, Mueller teams prepare to move forward without presidential interview
Monday’s raid on Trump’s personal lawyer upended talks for the president to sit down with investigators.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-mueller-teams-prepare-move-forward-without-presidential-interview-n865421

Trump insists that if he wanted to fire Mueller, it would be done
Washington (CNN) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wanted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, he would have months ago.
"If I wanted to fire Robert Mueller in December, as reported by the Failing New York Times, I would have fired him. Just more Fake News from a biased newspaper," Trump tweeted Thursday morning.
Trump was disputing a New York Times report published Tuesday that said the President sought to fire Mueller in December following reports that Mueller was seeking Trump's financial records. CNN has also reported that Trump has wanted to fire Mueller for months.
Later Thursday afternoon, the President tweeted about the Mueller investigation again, this time saying he "agreed with the historically cooperative, disciplined approach that we have engaged in with Robert Mueller (Unlike the Clintons!)."
[...]
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/donald-trump-fire-robert-mueller-tweet/index.html

Firing Rosenstein Won’t Save Trump
The move would come at a high political cost, and have little effect on the actual investigation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/firing-rosenstein/557891/

America needs to know what Mueller knows about Trump. Here's how that could happen (legally).
Whether Trump is guilty or innocent, the public and its elected officials deserve to know the truth.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/america-needs-know-what-mueller-knows-about-trump-here-s-ncna865536

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

Top takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s hearings before Congress - video
From alleged political bias to his personal character, here were the big issues from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s hearings on Capitol Hill.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/top-takeaways-from-mark-zuckerbergs-hearings-before-congress/2018/04/11/29498386-3dde-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_video.html

Exclusive: Inside the GOP plan to discredit Comey
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/trump-comey-publicity-tour/index.html

RNC prepares aggressive plan to discredit Comey ahead of media blitz
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rnc-prepares-aggressive-plan-discredit-comey-ahead-media/story?id=54418092

James Comey: John Kelly Called Trump ‘Dishonorable’ for Firing Me
The former FBI director dishes on his chat with the now-White House chief of staff in new book expected to roil the West Wing.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-comey-john-kelly-called-trump-dishonorable-for-firing-me

The GOP’s new pro-Trump spin on Comey is utter nonsense
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/04/12/gops-new-pro-trump-spin-on-russia-is-utter-nonsense/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dfzwM2JkQdL2eSMnjz6S5bKaKuaFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

A House (and a Party) Upended as Paul Ryan Calmly Takes His Leave
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/us/politics/paul-ryan-republican-party-turmoil.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dikBRU3hVIfSCsMsfJ2aO6ERrtvpM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Pompeo dodges questions on Mueller probe
The secretary of state nominee did say he would not resign if the special counsel is fired.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/12/mike-pompeo-mueller-investigation-519186

Mike Pompeo’s confusing answer about whether Trump asked him to intervene in the Russia investigation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/04/12/mike-pompeos-confusing-answer-about-whether-trump-asked-him-to-intervene-in-the-russia-probe/

White House Forced To Release Some Visitor Logs In Legal Settlement
Redacted records for four White House offices will be made public after Public Citizen sued for them.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-visitor-logs-lawsuit-public-citizen_us_5acf9cb8e4b0edca2cb7b281

Trump’s allies worry that federal investigators may have seized recordings made by his attorney - Michael D. Cohen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-allies-worry-that-federal-investigators-may-have-seized-recordings-made-by-his-attorney/2018/04/12/16d6345a-3e89-11e8-912d-16c9e9b37800_story.html

James Comey’s memoir: Trump fixates on proving lewd dossier allegations false - further to https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=140003542
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/james-comeys-memoir-trump-fixates-on-proving-lewd-dossier-allegations-false/2018/04/12/64493866-3ce2-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html

Comey, in new book, paints Trump as a liar divorced from reality
Trump and his team didn't care if allegations of Russian interference were true, only how they could spin the story to their advantage, Comey writes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/comey-new-book-paints-trump-liar-divorced-reality-n865651

Comey paints unsparing portrait of Trump in devastating tell-all book
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/donald-trump-james-comey-book-revelations/index.html

Here Are Some Of The Most Explosive Claims James Comey Made In His New Book About Trump
Comey likened the president's alleged crusade to obtain his loyalty to that of a mafia boss and said a bunch of other not-so-flattering things about the leader of the free world.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/skbaer/james-comey-does-not-hold-anything-back-in-new-book

James Comey just went to war with Donald Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/james-comey-war-with-donald-trump-analysis/index.html

In new book, Comey says Trump 'untethered to truth' - in full at https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=140003542
Comey reveals new details about his interactions with Trump and his own decision-making in handling the Hillary Clinton email investigation before the 2016 election.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/new-book-comey-says-trump-untethered-truth-n865591

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dqgkb18gihc_8MM_ZX50OUY5xAGTM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Mueller report on Trump obstruction takes shape ahead of schedule
Maddow 4-12-18 [included in the body of this post above]
Rachel Maddow shares new NBC News reporting that because Donald Trump has backed out of the idea submitting to an interview with Robert Mueller, the investigation can procede to the next phase, closing the obstruction part of their inquiry with a focus on four key findings findings in Trump's attempt to obstruct justice.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-report-on-trump-obstruction-takes-shape-ahead-of-schedule-1209836611594
in re:
Trump, Mueller teams prepare to move forward without presidential interview
Monday’s raid on Trump’s personal lawyer upended talks for the president to sit down with investigators.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-mueller-teams-prepare-move-forward-without-presidential-interview-n865421

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=mueller+obstruction

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and his cover-up efforts make Nixon's Watergate cronies look like amateurs
But will the combination of Trump’s calculations and Cohen’s loyalty carry the president through the storm? It remains to be seen.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-his-cover-efforts-make-nixon-s-ncna865251

Mueller has interviewed a senior FBI official who may prove pivotal in the obstruction case surrounding Trump
The special counsel Robert Mueller has interviewed Dana Boente, the FBI general counsel.
Former FBI director James Comey called Boente right after he received a phone call from President Trump last year during which Comey said Trump asked him to "lift the cloud" of the Russia investigation.
Mueller is in possession of contemporaneous notes Boente took documenting his conversation with Comey about the phone call with Trump, and they appear to corroborate critical portions of Comey's congressional testimony last year.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mueller-interviews-dana-boente-notes-trump-comey-obstruction-2018-4

About 600 questions later, Zuckerberg and Congress leave major issues about Facebook unanswered
Market dominance, default settings and proactive measures — there's a few topics experts still want answers on.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/about-600-questions-later-zuckerberg-congress-leave-major-issues-about-n865401

Trump meets with Rosenstein at the White House
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382880-trump-meets-with-rosenstein-at-the-white-house

Trump meeting stokes fears he may oust Rosenstein
The president’s allies are agitating for the firing of the deputy attorney general – a move that could undercut the Russia probe.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/12/trump-rosenstein-meeting-firing-519210

Rod Rosenstein, facing scrutiny from Trump, meets with president at the White House
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/12/rod-rosenstein-facing-scrutiny-from-trump-meets-with-president-at-white-house.html

White House is prepping an effort to undermine Rosenstein
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/rod-rosenstein-white-house-effort/index.html

What Could Happen if Trump Fired Rosenstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/us/politics/trump-rosenstein-mueller-russia.html

Donald Trump's 5 reasons to fire Rod Rosenstein reveal true aim: Obstructing Robert Mueller
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/12/donald-trump-fire-rod-rosenstein-obstruct-robert-mueller-column/512769002/

The Principle of Professional Law Enforcement Is Now on the Line
If the president can, with impunity, remove the deputy attorney general, the very notion that law enforcement has a higher function than serving power becomes a lie.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/rosenstein-firing-coming/557894/

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