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Associated Press / Richard Drew Why a Government Lawyer Argued Against Giving Immigrant Kids Toothbrushes
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Robert Mueller Wishes You’d Read His Report
The special counsel is a man out of time, a by-the-book throwback who expects Americans to absorb carefully worded documents.
Jim Bourg / Reuters Character Is Destiny. And Michael Avenatti Is a Bloviator.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters Barr’s Startling and Unseemly Haste
The attorney general’s letter will do little to bridge the partisan divide.
Carolyn Kaster / AP 6 Reasons Paul Manafort Got Off So Lightly
The criminal-justice system works at every stage and every level to give chances to people like Manafort.
Alex Brandon / AP Republicans Committed the Classic Cross-Examination Blunder
Trump’s supporters in Congress did not successfully destroy Michael Cohen’s credibility.
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