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Manafort, Cohen developments fuel partisan furor over Mueller probe

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The conviction of Paul Manafort and guilty plea by Michael Cohen on Tuesday fortified both the pro- and anti-Trump camps in the political war over special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.

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Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, departs Federal District Court, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in New York. Cohen, has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty in connection with hush payments to two women

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a joint news conference as part of a meeting with Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at the federal chancellery in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) **FILE**

Iranians charged with spying on Jews in U.S. raise specter of assassination plots here

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This undated photo provided by the Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Cristhian Bahena Rivera. Authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, that they have charged a man living in the U.S. illegally with murder in the death of Iowa college student, Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared a month ago while jogging in a rural area. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Rick Rahn said that Rivera, 24, was charged with murder in the death of Tibbetts. (Iowa Department of Public Safety via AP)

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Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves federal court after reaching a plea agreement in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Cohen, has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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FILE - In this April 7, 2011 file photo, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. A divided Armed Services Committee, in which Hunter is a member, backed the provision in a sweeping defense policy bill that the full House will consider next month, touching off a provocative debate about the role of women in the military. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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This Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, photo shows boxes of Nabisco's Barnum's Animals crackers in Chicago. After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free. The new boxes retain their familiar red and yellow coloring and prominent &quot;Barnum's Animals&quot; lettering. But instead of showing the animals in cages, implying that they're traveling in boxcars for the circus, the new boxes feature a zebra, elephant, lion, giraffe and gorilla wandering side-by-side in a grassland. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

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Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves federal court after reaching a plea agreement in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Cohen, has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Lanny Davis: Cohen has info that ‘should be of interest’ to Mueller, is ‘more than happy’ to share

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘We love you, Mr. President’: West Virginia boosts Trump on difficult day

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he steps off Air Force One, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Manafort verdict ‘doesn’t involve me,’ slams Russia probe

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Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in New York. Cohen, has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty in connection with hush payments to two women

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Washington Nationals' Wilmer Difo gestures towards his dugout after he hit a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Hours after trades, Nationals rally past Phillies 10-4

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Trades signal Nationals give up on postseason hopes

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Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, left, takes the handoff from quarterback Alex Smith, right, during an NFL football team practice, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Manafort, Cohen developments fuel partisan furor over Mueller probe

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FILE - In this April 7, 2011 file photo, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. A divided Armed Services Committee, in which Hunter is a member, backed the provision in a sweeping defense policy bill that the full House will consider next month, touching off a provocative debate about the role of women in the military. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife indicted by federal grand jury

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Kirsten Gillibrand: Brett Kavanaugh undermines women’s ability ‘to survive’

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures while speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Warren wants a lifetime ban on members of Congress from getting hired as lobbyists after they leave public office. She also wants to prohibit lawmakers from owning or trading individual stocks while in office. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, departs Federal District Court, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts in first trial conviction from Mueller probe

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This undated photo provided by the Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Cristhian Bahena Rivera. Authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, that they have charged a man living in the U.S. illegally with murder in the death of Iowa college student, Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared a month ago while jogging in a rural area. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Rick Rahn said that Rivera, 24, was charged with murder in the death of Tibbetts. (Iowa Department of Public Safety via AP)

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Judge tosses lawsuit against Trump dossier author Christopher Steele

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