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PBC News & Comment: IG Finds “no bias” in Start of FBI Trump/Russia Probe

Inspector General says FISA mistakes were made but Trump/Russia investigation wasn’t biased…as separate investigator, John Durham, disagrees about “predication”….--IG identifies 17 errors in FISA applications, PBC says secret court should be abolished

--House Judiciary processes 52-page report on legal basis for impeachment

--in morning session, Dems make case for urgency of removing Trump, as Republicans distract with rhetorical spitballs

--in blockbuster report, WashPost shows that every administration since 2001 has lied about the war in Afghanistan

--SCOTUS signals that abortion rights are fading, in allowing Kentucky ultrasound law to stand

--cosmetics billionaire Ronald Lauder commits $25 million to fight anti-Semitism, will expose all offenders except Trump

--in Saturday mob rally with Israeli American Council, Trump spews anti-Semitic tropes of wealth, frugality and dual loyalties

--after Saudi Air Force officer kills 3 in Pensacola, Trump defends the Saudis

--in its coverage, WhoWhatWhy reminds us of the coverup in Suadi’s role in 9/11

--Amazon cries foul over Trump’s interference in JEDI contract

--French pension strike renews protests in France

--Hong Kong sees largest march in weeks, mostly peaceful

--Trump’s whack-a-mole strategy on migration gets new challenge: Mexicans fleeing violence in Mexico

--Newsweek reporter resigns in protest after editors refused to publish his factual report on OPCW scandal over dubious reports of chemical agents in Douma

--in 3-minute video report at The Intercept, Ryan Grim argues that the “Bernie blackout” may help Sanders