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Laura Jarrett
@LauraAJarrett
@NBCNews Senior Legal Correspondent • co-anchor of Saturday @todayshow • toddler wrangler • lawyer and footnote reader • Instagram: @laurajarrett
Joined November 2011
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    If this is the statement when everyone can see the truth live on CNN for themselves, what happens when the camera is off?
    In the course of clearing the streets and restoring order at Lake Street and Snelling Avenue, four people were arrested by State Patrol troopers, including three members of a CNN crew. The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media.
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    The President of the United States just said the DOJ IG report went a long way to showing he did nothing wrong. No part of the 500 pages addresses that topic.
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    News - former DOJ inspector general Michael Bromwich has joined Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team. (Note he also represents former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe). He has just resigned from his law firm effective immediately in light of objections within the partnership.
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    McCabe confirms for first time to @SavannahGuthrie on Today that the FBI informed the Gang 8 in May 2017 the FBI had opened a counterintelligence investigation into Trump and "no one objected. Not on legal grounds, not on constitutional grounds, and not based on the facts."
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    The acting US atty in DC is making significant announcements about forthcoming sedition and conspiracy charges -- people are going to be "shocked," he says about what they've uncovered. **The FBI Director and Acting Attorney General are not present for this briefing.**
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    DOJ had no role in Arpaio pardon per source with knowledge -- this did not follow typical Office of Pardon Attorney process
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    Context as you read: am told Special Counsel Robert Mueller was not consulted on this letter. This was the product of the Attorney General Bill Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, per DOJ official.
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    CNN, WashPo, Politico have all now confirmed the subpoena says give me everything on the individual...
    Nunes on Monday: "“I’ve never referenced an individual. They did that. I didn't." Nunes subpoena last week: Provide "all documents referring or related to the individual." washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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    On who gets hurt by all of this ... “Many of these staffers are people of color”
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    Some news - Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has been indicted along with his wife for the misuse of $250,000 worth of campaign funds and falsifying campaign finance records - full story to come shortly w/@MaeveReston
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    New - Trump has been venting his frustrations about SDNY at Whitaker since explosive Cohen revelations - CNNPolitics
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    New - a federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of running down and killing Heather Heyer during last summer's protests in Charlottesville with federal hate crimes
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    The Justice Dept’s Office of Legal Counsel is expected to issue an opinion on Tuesday defending the legality of Trump appointing Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general; litigation is still expected over whether it was valid in the first place...and it’s only Monday
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    News from AG Barr - Mueller report coming mid-April if not sooner; report nearly 400 pages; no plans for WH privilege review
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