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<title><![CDATA[Michael Balsamo - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/38840.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Michael Balsamo]]></description><category domain="38840">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Medical Ruling: Capitol Cop Sicknick Died of Natural Causes]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while confronting rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection, suffered a stroke and died from natural causes, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s office ruled Monday, a finding that lessens the chances...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Capitol Police Rejected Offers of Federal Help to Quell Mob]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/08/capitol_police_rejected_offers_of_federal_help_to_quell_mob_144996.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' U.S Capitol Police'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' if it needed National Guard manpower. And as'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the mob descended on the building'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Wednesday, Justice Department leaders reached out to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Protesters Backing Trump Roll Into Capital to Cheer Him On]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/06/protesters_backing_trump_roll_into_capital_to_cheer_him_on_144976.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s supporters have descended on the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s capital to cheer his baseless claims of election fraud ahead of a congressional vote to affirm Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s election victory.
The president is expected to personally address his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Thousands Cheer Trump at Rally Protesting Election Results]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/06/thousands_cheer_trump_at_rally_protesting_election_results_144981.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Several thousand protesters cheered President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud at a rally near the White House on Wednesday ahead of Congress'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' vote to affirm President-elect Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s victory.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'We will not let them silence...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Asking About Special Prosecutor for Hunter Biden Case]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/16/trump_asking_about_special_prosecutor_for_hunter_biden_case_144864.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a federal tax investigation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown with incoming acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen.
Trump '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says Barr Resigning, Will Leave Before Christmas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/15/trump_says_barr_resigning_will_leave_before_christmas_144850.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s son.
Barr went Monday...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hunter Biden Subpoena Seeks Info on Burisma, Other Entities]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/14/hunter_biden_subpoena_seeks_info_on_burisma_other_entities_144840.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A subpoena seeking documents from Hunter Biden asked for information related to more than two dozen entities, including Ukraine gas company Burisma, according to a person familiar with a Justice Department tax investigation of President-elect Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Picks Xavier Becerra To Lead HHS, COVID Response]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/07/biden_picks_xavier_becerra_to_lead_hhs_covid_response_144796.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President-elect Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s coronavirus response.
Separately, Biden picked a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr Says There's No Evidence of Fraud That Would Change Election Outcome]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/02/barr_says_theres_no_evidence_of_fraud_that_would_change_election_outcome_144764.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Disputing President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 election.
Barr'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s comments, in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr Appoints Special Counsel in Russia Probe Investigation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/02/barr_appoints_special_counsel_in_russia_probe_investigation_144765.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr has given extra protection to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, granting him authority to complete the work without being easily fired.
Barr told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/12/supreme_court_nominee_barrett_faces_senate_confirmation_hearing_144421.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Confirmation hearings for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s pick to replace the late'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and cement a conservative court majority before'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr to Condemn Rioting at Much-Anticipated House Hearing]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/28/barr_to_condemn_rioting_at_much-anticipated_house_hearing_143820.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Attorney General William Barr'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' sparked by George Floyd'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s death at the hands of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Manhattan U.S. Attorney Leaves Job After Standoff With Barr]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/22/manhattan_us_attorney_leaves_job_after_standoff_with_barr.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' An extraordinary standoff between the Justice Department and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that his investigations into allies of President Donald Trump would not be...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr: Divide Between African Americans, Police 'Must Change']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/05/barr_divide_between_african_americans_police_must_change_143387.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr sought on Thursday to quell tensions over the death of George Floyd in police custody, acknowledging a divide between many black Americans and the police and promising to spare no resource as the Justice Department investigates whether...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr Says Russia Probe Was Started 'Without Basis']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/10/barr_says_russia_probe_was_started_without_basis_142915.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his administration was started without any basis and amounted to an effort to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'sabotage the presidency,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' he said in an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[DOJ Dropping Case for 2 Russian Companies in Troll Probe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/17/doj_dropping_case_for_2_russian_companies_in_troll_probe_142680.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Justice Department is moving to drop charges against two Russian companies that were accused of funding a social media campaign to sway American public opinion during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Prosecutors said they concluded that a trial, against a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case in Dispute Over Sentence]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/12/prosecutors_quit_roger_stone_case_in_dispute_over_sentence_142375.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s longtime ally and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Justice Department Brings New Suits Over Sanctuary Policies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/11/justice_department_brings_new_suits_over_sanctuary_policies_142364.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Justice Department ratcheted up legal pressure Monday on local governments over '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'sanctuary'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' policies that hinder federal immigration officers, bringing two new lawsuits and launching a coordinated messaging campaign to highlight an election-year...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AG Barr: Epstein's Death Was a 'Perfect Storm of Screw-Ups']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/22/ag_barr_epsteins_death_was_a_perfect_storm_of_screw-ups_141800.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ABOARD A US GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr said he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s death while behind bars at one of the most secure jails in America but came to conclude that his suicide was the result of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: DOJ Investigation Will Reveal 'Really Bad Things']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/26/trump_doj_investigation_will_reveal_really_bad_things_141593.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Investigating the investigators, the Justice Department is now scrutinizing the government'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Russia probe as a criminal matter, raising Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' concerns that President Donald Trump may be using federal muscle to go after his opponents. Trump says to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Sought Australia's Help With DOJ Investigation of Russia Probe's Origins]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/01/trump_sought_australias_help_with_doj_investigation_of_russia_probes_origins_141383.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump recently asked the Australian prime minister and other foreign leaders to help Attorney General William Barr with an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe that shadowed his administration for more than two years, the Justice...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ex-FBI No. 2 Official Faces Prospect of Criminal Charges]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/13/ex-fbi_no_2_official_faces_prospect_of_criminal_charges_141251.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s wrath, faces the prospect of criminal charges after his lawyers failed to persuade senior Justice Department officials that he didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t intentionally lie to internal...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Prisons Chief Removed From Position After Epstein&rsquo;s Death]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/20/us_prisons_chief_removed_from_position_after_epsteins_death_141052.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons from his position Monday, more than a week after millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life while in federal custody.
Hugh Hurwitz'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s reassignment comes amid...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AG Says 'Irregularities' Found at Jail Where Epstein Died]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/12/ag_says_irregularities_found_at_jail_where_epstein_died_140994.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr said Monday that there were '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'serious irregularities'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life as he awaited trial on charges he sexually abused underage girls.
The 66-year-old financier was found Saturday...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr Assigns U.S. Attorney to Review Origins of Russia Probe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/14/barr_assigns_us_attorney_to_review_origins_of_russia_probe_140321.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'lawful and appropriate,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' a person familiar with the issue told The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rod Rosenstein Submits Letter of Resignation to Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/30/rod_rosenstein_submits_letter_of_resignation_to_trump_140198.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday after a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s campaign and Russia.
His last day will be May 11, ending a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Didn't Coordinate With Russia in 2016, Report Declares]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/25/trump_didnt_coordinate_with_russia_in_2016_report_declares_139849.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s campaign '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'conspired or coordinated'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of 'Extortion and Blackmail']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/08/jeff_bezos_accuses_national_enquirer_of_extortion_and_blackmail_139413.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'extortion and blackmail'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Charges Chinese Tech Giant Huawei, Top Executive]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/29/us_charges_chinese_tech_giant_huawei_top_executive_139307.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, a top company executive and several subsidiaries, alleging the company stole trade secrets, misled banks about its business and violated U.S. sanctions.
In a statement,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Attorney General Nominee: 'I Will Not Be Bullied']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/15/trumps_attorney_general_nominee_i_will_not_be_bullied_139183.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Balsamo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Vowing '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I will not be bullied,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White House on Tuesday, saying he believed that Russia had tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, that the special...]]></description>
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