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Mueller probe aims at ‘damaging Republican Party’ in midterms says Trump

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 20, 2018, en route to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Trump on Saturday accused special counsel Robert Mueller of prolonging the Russia probe in order to help Democrats in the midterm elections.

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Polish President Andrzej Duda pose for photographers as they shake hands during their meeting at the Royal Castle, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Warsaw. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump record is tough on Russia, friendly to U.S. allies like Poland, conservative think tanks say

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FILE - In this April 19, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump is presented with a New England Patriots jersey from Patriots owner Robert Kraft, right, and head coach Bill Belichick during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, where the Patriots were honored for their Super Bowl LI victory. In addition to the jersey, the team confirmed on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, that Kraft decided after the team's visit to also have a Super Bowl championship ring made for Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump slams NFL, Goodell for freezing rule to stand for anthem

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, arrive for a one-on-one-meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump on the rebound: President can flip the script against his opponents

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A member of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment walks his post in front of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during the Memorial Day weekend in Arlington, Va., Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

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In this photo provided by Special Olympics Unified Cup, Soccer players celebrate a score during the first day of an inaugural Special Olympics Unified Cup soccer game in Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Special Olympics hits 50-year mark of providing people with intellectual disabilities a platform to shine. The organization is celebrating its anniversary in Chicago, where Eunice Kennedy Shriver helped organize the first games (Kamil Krzaczynski/Special Olympics Unified Cup via AP)

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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 20, 2018, en route to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mueller probe aims at ‘damaging Republican Party’ in midterms says Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Polish President Andrzej Duda pose for photographers as they shake hands during their meeting at the Royal Castle, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Warsaw. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, shake hands with Brazil's Finance Minister Eduardo Guardia during a meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, July 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) hands the ball to manager Dave Martinez, (4) as he is pulled from a baseball game as catcher Jamie Burke, left, watches during the fifth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in Washington, Friday, July 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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American League, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado looks over his shoulder as he walks onto the field before the Major League Baseball All-star Game, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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In this photo provided by Special Olympics Unified Cup, Soccer players celebrate a score during the first day of an inaugural Special Olympics Unified Cup soccer game in Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Special Olympics hits 50-year mark of providing people with intellectual disabilities a platform to shine. The organization is celebrating its anniversary in Chicago, where Eunice Kennedy Shriver helped organize the first games (Kamil Krzaczynski/Special Olympics Unified Cup via AP)

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A Ukrainian soldier launches a US anti-tank missile Javelin during military training on a military training ground outside Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The US has supplied Ukraine with a batch of Javelin anti-tank weapons, including 37 launchers and 210 missiles. A war conflict with the Kremlin backed separatists has hit Ukraine's east since 2014. (Mykhailo Markiv, Presidential Press Service Pool Photo via AP)

Pentagon to send $200 million military aid package to Ukraine

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In this Wednesday, July 11, 2018 photo, Larry Monk standing where his father was buried beside his mother's grave at Elmwood Cemetery in Goldsboro, N.C. Flooding from the Neuse River unearthed his father's vault and a number of other graves at the cemetery in 2016 following Hurricane Matthew. The unidentified remains were temporarily reburied in graves at an expansion area of the cemetery until they can be identified through DNA and moved to their original gravesite. Monk wants his father to be relocated to the original burial plot. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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