Update: 4.30am London time:
Breaking News: Andrew McCabe has been fired. President Trump had heaped scorn on the ex-FBI deputy, who was set to retire Sunday and could lose his pension.https://t.co/Bxh6Jb2FvN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 17, 2018
Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI – A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2018
McCabe hits back: I was fired to undermine Mueller's probe https://t.co/W2iBogo61s pic.twitter.com/WsAnHRfoMX
— The Hill (@thehill) March 17, 2018
McCabe statement: pic.twitter.com/32vsbf6XWZ
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 17, 2018
Tonight’s firing of McCabe right before he was set to retire makes this tweet highly relevant. If Trump was careful, he walled himself off from this decision, given that the firing could be relevant to Mueller’s obstruction investigation. Given his past, I doubt that happened. https://t.co/lOJxSHnZ3a
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) March 17, 2018
Speaking of lies: Trump has lied five times that McCabe received money from Hillary Clinton or through Hillary Clinton. (He got no money at all. His wife's Democratic campaign for VA state Senate got campaign donations from allies of Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe.) pic.twitter.com/qkO58owB3Y
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 17, 2018
Earlier: Britain probes Glushkov death
Britain says likely that Russia's Putin made decision for nerve agent attack https://t.co/HPidzkDQgm pic.twitter.com/asl2qrfI5I
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 16, 2018
[Who by strangling and who by poison?] UK treating death of Russian businessman Glushkov as murder: police https://t.co/ISQxIw5TO4
— Roy Poses et al. (@HealthCareRenew) March 16, 2018
Russian exile and anti Putin dissident Nikolai Glushkov’s death has now been determined to have been murder. Putin now feels totally free to kill at will in the U.K. https://t.co/i05y8pSFRy
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) March 16, 2018
Russia vows to respond to Britain over spy attack ‘any minute’ https://t.co/EUi9Jd4stD
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 16, 2018
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, says Putin 'underestimated' Britain's reaction to the #SalisburyAttack and says the Kremlin ‘is a criminal gang' pic.twitter.com/6FknEHCzi8
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 16, 2018
Britain deploys nuclear sub to Arctic for first time in decade amid Russia tensions https://t.co/Eha1vis8bT
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 16, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
By Friday evening, no one had been fired from the White House (yet). And that in itself was news. https://t.co/psWCF8Qk1q?
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) March 17, 2018
BREAKING: Both H.R. McMaster and John Kelly could be gone from the White House any moment now. There won't be ANY grown-ups left in the White House after their departures, which will be very bad for our country.https://t.co/gzoxPqSbMR
— Jon Cooper 🌊 (@joncoopertweets) March 16, 2018
Former Bush official says John Bolton was 'by far the most dangerous man we had in the entire eight years' https://t.co/EtUljBxNH2 via @businessinsider
— NeverSettleForLess (@WeChooseBoth18) March 16, 2018
Ooopsie
Daniels' lawyer says some alleged incidents took place during Trump presidency https://t.co/kIT5HkKM6w— ℓʋℓʋ ℓɛ buaahahaha (@lulu_lemew) March 16, 2018
Retired top Army General warns: Trump is a "serious threat" to national security https://t.co/lH7UJhKPKJ pic.twitter.com/TOyKu1a31x
— The Hill (@thehill) March 17, 2018
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WORLD
More than 50,000 flee twin offensives in Syria as crisis deepens
(The Telegraph, UK) https://t.co/RiV2eiBSz2— Jorge Restrepo M y F (@zancudomine) March 16, 2018
Today, the war in Syria—already one of the worst crises of our time—enters its 7th year, with thousands of children, women, and men still trapped, starving, and facing horrific atrocities. We must do more. Here are ways you can help: https://t.co/stkot6ZLWm
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) March 15, 2018
A loving father carrying his most precious possession away from fierce fighting in Eastern Ghouta, Syria.
We're on the ground providing emergency assistance.#ChildrenUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/B4CjYDi1aZ
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) March 16, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
Have written this afternoon to the PM, along with over 30 MPs from different parties, demanding that the government clarify the chaos that is their border policy if #Brexit happens. Details below ⬇️ https://t.co/0G2fl6luz1
— Chuka Umunna (@ChukaUmunna) March 16, 2018
WATCH FULL video report on our exclusive on No Deal, no border checks scenario communicated under NDAs to key border partners, which some have nicknamed “throw open the borders” option…https://t.co/2OxlIDJzhW Part 2 #brexitforensics investigation
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) March 16, 2018
Letting the world flood the UK with any old tat without checking it to own the libs. https://t.co/Lb5oHOKst3
— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) March 16, 2018
Here’s the full report – it makes a good case for staying in the Customs Union and Single Market to avoid a hard border and the undermining of the Good Friday Agreement! https://t.co/ulmSgZ3RGx
— Owen Smith (@OwenSmith_MP) March 16, 2018
