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• “I do not talk to the attorney general about pending investigations.”

• “I do not talk to FBI directors about pending investigations.”

• “I guarantee there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department or the FBI.”

• “I guarantee it.”
• “I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the @TheJusticeDept, or the @FBI, not just in this case, but in any case.” — @BarackObama

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@POTUS44 wants to know everything we’re doing.”
The transcript is from April 10, 2016: “I guarantee there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the FBI...I guarantee it.”

The text message is from September 2, 2016: “Yes, bc POTUS wants to know everything we are doing.”

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Becoming a Word Sleuth: Anonymity works sometimes, but forensic linguists are a pesky lot. An English professor @Vassar (linguistics sleuth) correctly exposed @Newsweek’s Joe Klein as the anonymous author of a novel on Bill Clinton's first run. npr.org/2018/09/09/646…
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