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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Country singer Dolly Parton and her collaborator Porter Wagoner perform onstage in 1967 on Porter Wagoner’s variety show.  John Belushi and Dolly Parton Art Zelin / Getty Images John Belushi hugged by Dolly Parton in 1970 in New York. Emmylou Harris, Nudie Cohn and Dolly Parton Chris Walter/WireImage via Getty Images….

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DOJ legal office says Trump’s outside advisers can be shielded by executive privilege

President Trump’s outside advisers — individuals who are not employed by the federal government — may now be protected from future congressional and legal investigations, according to a new opinion from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.  In a 21-page opinion published Monday evening, the Office of Legal Counsel told the White House that…

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This week on “Sunday Morning” (Aug. 9)

The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  Guest host: Seth Doane Autumn Mowery owns and maintains the Ellsworth Candlepin Bowling Alley in Ellsworth, Maine.  CBS News COVER STORY: Rescuing a…

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Ex-prosecutors say House GOP’s Jack Smith criminal referral fails to show he committed a crime

Washington — The Justice Department will face an uphill battle if it tries to prosecute former special counsel Jack Smith over allegations from House Republicans that he made false statements under oath because it lacks any evidence he committed a crime, former prosecutors say. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan formally referred Smith to the…

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House committee urges DOJ to charge former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

The Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the Justice Department to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to Congress — allegations the committee’s top Democrat denied. The criminal referral Wednesday from Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio stems from last year’s revelation that…

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