Dahlia Lithwick | It's Going to Be Much, Much Harder for Trump to Fire Rod Rosenstein Now



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Dahlia Lithwick | It's Going to Be Much, Much Harder for Trump to Fire Rod Rosenstein Now 
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian organizations for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Friday. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate 
Lithwick writes: "On Friday, the Department of Justice detonated a legal bombshell, announcing the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies accused of interfering in the 2016 presidential election. It was just as fascinating to watch who was doing the detonating." 
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Rick Gates departs U.S. District Court on Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
Rick Gates departs U.S. District Court on Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP)

Former Trump Aide Richard Gates to Plead Guilty; Agrees to Testify Against Manafort, Sources Say 
David Willman, The Los Angeles Times 
Willman writes: "A former top aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days - and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul Manafort, the lawyer-lobbyist who once managed the campaign." 
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Shooting Survivors Challenge Trump 
Jason Dearen, Terry Spencer and Allen G. Breed, The Associated Press 
Excerpt: "Student survivors of the deadly Florida school shooting who hope to become the face of a revived gun control movement are on a potential collision course with President Donald Trump." 
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Robert Mueller. (image: Lyne Lucien/Daily Beast)
Robert Mueller. (image: Lyne Lucien/Daily Beast)

After Mueller's Indictments, an Interview With a Mole Who Was Inside Russia's Pro-Trump Troll Factory 
Anna Nemtsova, The Daily Beast 
Nemtsova writes: "When Lyudmila Savchuk read the U.S. federal grand jury indictment of 13 Russians accused of interfering in the the 2016 U.S. elections and other crimes, including bank fraud and identity theft, she was disappointed. All of those named by special counsel Robert Mueller were connected to the Internet Research Agency, also known by its infamous sobriquet the Troll Factory. Savchuk used to work there, and Mueller's list, she said, should include hundreds of people." 
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Trump Administration Dismantles LGBT-Friendly Policies 
Dan Diamond, Politico 
Diamond writes: "Despite Trump's promise to defend LGBT rights, his health agency has blocked efforts to combat discrimination." 
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Palestinians Stuck in 'Bad Conditions' at Cairo Airport 
Hosam Salem, Al Jazeera 
Excerpt: "Groups say 160 Palestinians were stranded for 13 days after Egyptians authorities suddenly closed Rafah crossing." 
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Green Science's White People Problem 
Yessenia Funes, Grist 
Funes writes: "Simply put, the environmental sciences have a diversity problem." 
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