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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: The Gates to the Manafort

Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new fraud and money-laundering charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates.
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller new fraud and money-laundering charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates. During a roundtable with state and local officials, President Trump the National Rifle Association and to arm teachers. In a speech at the Conservative Political “opportunists” exploited last week’s mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, “for political gain.” The Pentagon is considering options that would allow Trump to replace National-Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. And a St. Louis grand jury Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on one count of invasion of privacy.

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