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Political Cornflakes: Newly released documents from the Mueller investigation show early origin of Ukrainian conspiracy theory

Newly released records in a Freedom of Information lawsuit over previously undisclosed information in the Mueller investigation contain some interesting details. Among these are that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was peddling a narrative about Ukrainians — rather than Russians — hacking Democratic Party emails as early as 2016. [Buzzfeed]

Topping the news: Witnesses and documents detail how, before Lauren McCluskey’s killing, the University of Utah’s police department had a long history of treating female victims and officers in hostile and dismissive ways. [Trib]

-> The Salt Lake Tribune’s plan to go nonprofit has been given the green light by the IRS.