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Universal support for Robert Mueller so far from Florida’s members of Congress

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Across the aisles and across the Sunshine State Florida’s members of Congress are universally praising the announcement that former FBI Director Robert Mueller will lead a special investigation into Russian interference in American elections. Some Democrats, while praising the appointment and Mueller’s integrity, still called for more, including the special commission that Democrats have been pushing for in a bill in the House of Representatives. They also almost universally expressed hope that Mueller will conduct a broad investigation that includes…

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Kellyanne Conway coy on special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton

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Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump‘s campaign manager, appeared to leave the door open as to whether the president-elect would make good on his promise to name a special prosecutor to investigate Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Conway appeared Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. Early Wednesday, Trump — the real estate tycoon-turned-reality TV star — captured 276 electoral college votes, more than the 270 needed to win the White House. “We did not discuss (a special prosecutor) last night since his victory, and he certainly didn’t address…

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Report: Rick Scott reassigns case involving Keith Perry

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Gov. Rick Scott has assigned a new State Attorney to a battery and trespassing case involving Rep. Keith Perry. Scott issued an executive order Tuesday, reassigning the case to the State Attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit. The decision, which was first reported by POLITICO Florida, comes about a week after the victim withdrew his complaint with Gainesville police. According to police reports, Perry struck a man on the side of his face after a dispute over a yard sign.…

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Carlos Beruff calls for special prosecutor over Hillary Clinton emails

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Carlos Beruff thinks a special prosecutor should determine whether to file charges against Hillary Clinton. The calls for a special prosecutor came less than an hour after the FBI had said it wouldn’t recommend charges against Clinton for the use of a private email server while secretary of state. However, FBI Director James Comey called Clinton’s actions “extremely careless” and faulted the agency for its approach to handling classified material. “Hillary Clinton’s careless mishandling of classified documents should disqualify her…

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