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He went around his DOJ bosses, but Bruce Ohr offered little to Russia probe, sources say. By the time Ohr provided the so-called \"dossier\" to the FBI in late 2016, counterintelligence agents had already received a copy of it, and they were already investigating alleged ties between Trump's campaign staff and the Russian government, according to congressional testimony. (Mike Levine) https://abcn.ws/2P47mR9

National Enquirer's chief David Pecker granted immunity by federal prosecutors in Michael Cohen case. After securing immunity, Pecker told prosecutors in the Southern District of New York that he worked with Cohen on the McDougal and Daniels hush-money agreements and that Trump knew about the deals, a source told ABC News. (Lucien Bruggeman and Aaron Katersky) https://abcn.ws/2o7HqIB

Trump warns of stock market crash if he's ever impeached: 'I think everybody would be very poor.' Two days after President Trump's former personal attorney pleaded guilty to illegal campaign contributions, the president ripped Michael Cohen for \"flipping\" to accept a plea deal, while also warning that the stock market would tank if the Democrats win control of Congress and move to impeach him. (Nataly Pak and Jordyn Phelps) https://abcn.ws/2Mqv4tM

Trump warns against impeachment, but Democrats aren't pushing it. Impeachment is in the air on Capitol Hill, too, but so far, few lawmakers are saying the word out loud. \"I don't think that we should be talking about impeachment,\" said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. (Devin Dwyer, Benjamin Siegel and Ali Rogin) https://abcn.ws/2OWA2eC

Sessions hits back at Trump: Won't be influenced by 'political considerations.' \"I said 'What kind of a man is this?'\" Trump said during the interview. The president also said Sessions failed to take control of the DOJ. (Mike Levine and Ali Rogin) https://abcn.ws/2NiJRTC

Yes, Trump can pardon Manafort and Cohen but would be a 'legal and a strategic error,' expert says. President Trump hasn't directly addressed the prospect of his pardoning either his former campaign chairman or former personal lawyer, but the U.S. Constitution does give him the power to do so. (Meghan Keneally) https://abcn.ws/2MPA7U3

White House tabling criminal justice reform until after election, sources say. A Republican-led effort to overhaul the nation's criminal justice system is being put on hold ahead of the midterm elections over fears it could be politically \"problematic.\" (Jordyn Phelps) https://abcn.ws/2MtnyhL

Explaining the 'shift' in Arizona's Republican party that may keep McCain supporters away from polls. There's a blank wall on the side of a building in Scottsdale that could, pending an ongoing Kickstarter campaign, soon be covered with a mural dedicated to Sen. John McCain. The so-called \"Maverick Mural\" is just one way that some Arizonans are showing respect and admiration for the six-term senator. (Meghan Keneally) https://abcn.ws/2Ms98P7

Trump's nominee for science advisor pledges to protect scientists from political meddling. President Trump's nominee to lead the office that advises the president on science said he agrees that the administration has shown a \"lack of appreciation\" for keeping science independent from politics and that, if confirmed, he will lobby the administration to reverse some of its policies. (Stephanie Ebbs) https://abcn.ws/2P25uIG

As midterms approach, new tool helps track political advertising on Facebook. In order to better understand the tactics and strategies of all political actors on Facebook, ABC News is partnering with ProPublica, a nonprofit, award-winning news organization that has built a tool to collect information and data on political ads that are being targeted to users of the social media giant. (John Verhovek) https://abcn.ws/2Pw9cv0

Trump orders 'study' of South African land seizures, alleged murders of white farmers. President Trump asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to \"closely study\" South Africa land seizures, citing what he referred to as the \"large scale\" killings of farmers there despite little evidence that is happening. (Karma Allen) https://abcn.ws/2Na7T3j

Manafort juror blames 1 holdout for derailing conviction on 10 of 18 counts. A single juror prevented President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort from being convicted this week on all 18 counts of tax evasion and bank fraud, according to fellow juror Paula Duncan, who offered insight into the four days of their deliberations. (Katherine Faulders) https://abcn.ws/2Ll1wsc

The New York Times reports that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering allowing states to access federal funding to purchase guns for educators. https://nyti.ms/2BRINVV

Trump has fought the Department of Justice before, beginning in 1973, when the federal government sued Trump and his father, and he used the same unapologetic, counterpunching playbook, writes Michael Kruse in POLITICO Magazine. https://politi.co/2w9Dc7Y

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