Michael Isikoff | Mueller Probe Outgrows Its 'Witch Hunt' Phase

28 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News NEED TO PULL A RABBIT FROM THE HAT TODAY - We are down but not out. As bad as it looks right now, we absolutely positively can do this if we get on a roll. The key is “you,” not someone else. Donate, folks. We are running out of time. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Michael Isikoff | Mueller Probe Outgrows Its 'Witch Hunt' Phase    Michael Isikoff, Yahoo! News  Isikoff writes: "Now, as Trump prepares to end his first year in office, the witch hunt narrative may have outlived its usefulness."  READ MORE Trump Team Plans to Cast Michael Flynn as a Liar if He Accuses President, Aides of Wrongdoing  Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post  Leonnig writes: "President Trump's legal team plans to cast former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn as a liar seeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing, according to three people familiar with the strategy."  READ MORE Roy Moore Seeks to Block Certification of Alabama Senate Election With Lawsuit  Bill Chappell, NPR  Chappell writes: "Alabama Republican Roy Moore has filed an election complaint to block certification of the Senate vote he narrowly lost early this month, alleging that election fraud occurred that was 'sufficient to overturn the outcome of the election' and calling for an investigation."  READ MORE Former Federal Judge: Trump Is Packing the Courts With Unqualified Conservative Extremists  Democracy Now!  Excerpt: "With the confirmation of a 12th circuit court judge earlier this month, Trump set a record for the most appellate judges confirmed in a president's first year in office."  READ MORE Living in a Parking Lot Amid Santa Barbara's Wealth Is a Kind of Middle-Class Homelessness  Steve Lopez, The Los Angeles Times  Lopez writes: "Living in a vehicle is obviously better than living in a tent or a box - it's a kind of middle-class homelessness. But in affluent Santa Barbara and elsewhere, the ever-present convoys are another sign of growing income inequality and one of the state's most vexing problems - even working people can barely afford to live in many parts of California."  READ MORE Israeli Soldiers Detained 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy for Five Hours for Throwing Stones  Amira Hass, Haaretz  Hass writes: "He is still scared, explained his father. He wakes up at night, refuses to go to school where he's a first-grader, speaks very little. His non-arrest frightened him a lot."  READ MORE Does Record Snowfall Disprove Global Warming? 'Exactly the Opposite,' Scientist Says  Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch  Chow writes: "'What's with all the snow?' she tweeted Tuesday. 'Does it mean global warming is finished? Nope; it's exactly the opposite, in fact. Warmer temperatures are increasing the risk of lake-effect snow.'"  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation