Jeffrey Toobin | Donald Trump and the Rule of Law



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Jeffrey Toobin | Donald Trump and the Rule of Law 
By filling key positions in an acting capacity rather than through Senate confirmation, President Trump has created a cadre of officials who are accountable only to him. (photo: Tom Brenner/NYT) 
Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker 
Toobin writes: "There's been a bomb cyclone of revelations from and about the White House since New Year's Day. But there's a pattern. It all stems from President Trump's contempt for the rule of law." 
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Jake Tapper Cuts Off White House Adviser Stephen Miller in Tense Interview 
The Daily Beast 
Excerpt: "'There's one viewer that you care about right now and you're being obsequious,' Tapper told Miller, referring to President Donald Trump." 
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Wolff: Concept of 25th Amendment 'Alive Every Day' in Trump's White House 
Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill 
Shelbourne writes: "Michael Wolff, author of the blockbuster new book about President Trump, said in a new interview that the concept of the 25th Amendment is 'alive every day' in Trump's White House." 
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Appeal Denied: ICE to Move Forward With Deportation of Paraplegic Boy's Caregiver 
Mark Curnutte, The Cincinnati Enquirer 
Curnutte writes: "Federal immigration officials said Friday they will proceed with the deportation of an Ohio man who is the sole provider and trained medical caregiver of a 6-year-old paraplegic boy." 
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"Vote Out" Congresspeople Who Won't Back Net Neutrality, Advocates Say 
Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica 
Brodkin writes: "Some supporters of net neutrality are focusing their attention on Congress and vowing to vote out lawmakers who won't join a legislative effort to reinstate net neutrality rules." 
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Iranian Oil Tanker Burns, 32 Missing After Collision off China's Coast 
Meng Meng and Josephine Mason, Reuters 
Excerpt: "A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country's top oil shipping firm was ablaze and spewing cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese freight ship, leaving the tanker's 32 crew members missing, the Chinese government said." 
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Brazil Announces End to Amazon Mega-Dam Building Policy 
Sue Branford, Mongabay 
Branford writes: "In a surprise move, the Brazilian government has announced that the era of building big hydroelectric dams in the Amazon basin, long criticized by environmentalists and indigenous groups, is ending." 
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