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The 5-Minute Fix: How Comey became Trump’s chief antagonist

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Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips A lifelong Republican and President Trump's first FBI director is now Trump's chief antagonist. FBI director James B. Comey said on Sunday that Trump is “morally unfit to be president.” And that's just the start. Comey is no longer a Republican, and he's out with a book that calls Trump a congenital liar and an unethical leader. Trump and Comey shake hands in January 2017, when tensions were already high. (Andrew Harrer / EPA) This is not normal, people. So how did it happen? Here are some key moments Comey says he had with Trump that, in hindsight, motivated him to become the president's most outspoken critic:  July 5, 2016:  Comey announces he won't recommend charging Hillary Clinton with a crime for using a private email server while secretary of state. Trump spends the rest of th...

Charles Pierce | It Is Unbelievable That Missouri's Governor Is Still in Office

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15 April 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RSN IS PRECIOUS TO ME: I rely upon RSN as my main news source because the mainstream media cannot be trusted to report anything truthful. RSN is precious to me. I am only able to pay $10 per month because of my financial situation but RSN is precious enough that if I had more, I would absolutely give it. / Doris, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | It Is Unbelievable That Missouri's Governor Is Still in Office  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "We will spend most of our time on this week's tour in Missouri, where the sex scandal surrounding Governor Eric Greitens got deeper and uglier with the release of a legislative report that pretty much fitted Greitens' political career for a shroud." READ MORE High school students have taken the lead in protesting against gun violence. (photo: Kevin Mazu/Guardian UK) Vietnam to Parkland...