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Developing now, Tuesday, March 26, 2019

NO APOLOGIES FROM CNN, MAINSTREAM MEDIA: CNN, MSNBC and other members of the mainstream media are not apologizing for the way they covered President Trump and the Russia collusion investigation ...Some pundits on CNN, like former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, are defending their years of analysis while others are mostly remaining silent on their coverage. Rudy Giuliani, in a heated interview Monday with CNN's Chris Cuomo, demanded that the network apologize; Cuomo refused. Some members of the mainstream media suggested that Trump was the one who should apologize - to Robert Mueller for trashing his investigation as a "witch hunt" for two years.

Either way, the end of the Mueller investigation is not the end of the story. Democrats want the Justice Department to release Mueller's entire report. Meanwhile, Trump allies are awaiting the results of two long-running internal probes that could expose the backstory behind the Russia probe's beginnings -- and provide more detail on documented misconduct among top FBI and DOJ officials.

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AVALANCHE OF TROUBLE FOR AVENATTI - AND HE SUGGESTS TRUMP IS TO BLAME: Michael Avenatti, former attorney for adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels, is free on $300,000 bond Tuesday as he faces serious charges in two separate federal cases in New York and Los Angeles ... In New York, he is accused of attempting to extort between $15 and $25 million from sports apparel giant Nike. A suspected co-conspirator working alongside Avenatti in the alleged extortion was identified Monday by the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal as now-former CNN contributor Mark Geragos, who has represented celebrities including Michael Jackson and more recently, "Empire" star Jussie Smollett.

In addition, Avenatti is charged with wire fraud and bank fraud in a separate case out of California. In a statement to Fox News late Monday, Avenatti suggested the California case against him is politically-motivated and has ties to the Trump administration.

FUNDS TO 'BUILD THAT WALL' OK'ED: The Pentagon notified Congress late Monday that it authorized the transfer of up to $1 billion to erect 57 miles of "pedestrian fencing" along the U.S.-Mexico border in direct support of President Trump's national emergency declaration from last month ... The fencing, which will be 18 feet high, is to be erected in the Yuma and El Paso sectors, the statement read. The Pentagon's announcement was made as Trump nears a victory over Democrats as the House tries to override his first veto, a vote that seems certain to fail and allow his declaration to stand. The vote, which is set for Tuesday, would keep Trump's border emergency declaration intact.

SEEKING THE TOTAL OVERTURN OF OBAMACARE: The Trump administration on Monday told a federal appeals court that the whole Affordable Care Act must be abolished, setting for a clash between President Trump and 2020 Democratic candidates embracing “Medicare for All” system ... Justice Department attorneys filed a letter with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans asking to effectively strike down the ACA in its entirety, agreeing with the landmark ruling made by a federal judge in Texas last year.

SECOND MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT DEM DONOR'S HOME RULED AN OVERDOSE: The death of second man at the West Hollywood apartment of Democratic Party megadonor has been ruled an overdose, according to a report ... Timothy Dean, 55, was the second man found dead in the apartment of donor Ed Buck over an 18-month span. Buck has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic Party candidates and is well known in LGBTQ political circles. Authorities reportedly determined that Dean died from a methamphetamine overdose.

THE SOUNDBITE

'WORST JOURNALISTIC DEBACLE OF MY LIFETIME' - "It is the worst journalistic debacle of my lifetime and I’ve been in this business about 50 years. I’ve never seen anything quite this bad last this long. It was a terrible thing. There needs to be a lot of soul-searching among many leading members of the media today and going forward." – Brit Hume, Fox News senior political analyst, eviscerating the mainstream media's coverage of President Trump and the Russia collusion investigation. (Click the image above to watch the full video.)

TODAY'S MUST-READS

Todd Starnes: Deep State perpetrators of the Russia hoax need to be exposed. It’s not time to move on.

Dan Gainor: Media's day of 'reckoning' arrives.

Jason Nichols: Trump didn't 'win' after Mueller's report - here's why.

MINDING YOUR BUSINESS

Apple unveils 'Apple TV Plus,' new credit card and subscription news service.

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After Boeing crashes, Trump administration forms special committee.

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Fox & Friends, 6 a.m. ET: Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos weighs in on the Mueller investigation's findings; U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., on Trump officially recognizing Golan Heights as part of Israel; Elisabeth Hasselbeck gives insight on her new book

Your World with Neil Cavuto, 4 p.m. ET: Special guests include: U.S. Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio.

The Story with Martha MacCallum, 7 p.m. ET: Special guests include: Brit Hume, Fox News senior political analyst.

Hannity, 9 p.m. ET: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law professor emeritus.

On Fox Business

Mornings with Maria, 6 a.m. ET: Special guests include: Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.

Making Money with Charles Payne, 2 p.m. ET: Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China."

Lou Dobbs Tonight, 7 p.m. ET: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

On Fox News Radio:

The Fox News Rundown podcast: "Mueller Report: Breakdown and Reaction" - Attorney General William Barr shared his summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Sunday. Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's attorney, joins the podcast to discuss what this means for the president’s legal team. Mueller’s work may be done but some Democrats say they are just getting started. Former Independent Counsel Ken Starr talks about the process of a special investigation and what to possibly expect next from Trump's political foes. Plus, commentary by Leslie Marshall, Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor.

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The Brian Kilmeade Show, 9 a.m. ET: All the aftermath and latest ramifications of the Mueller report's conclusions, plus the latest on Michael Avenatti's legal troubles with the following guests: Reaction to the Mueller report's conclusions with the following guests: Deroy Murdock, contributing editor with National Review and a Fox News contributor; Chris Stirewalt, Fox News digital politics editor; U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-Texas; Maria Bartiromo, "Mornings with Maria" host; George Papadopoulos, former Trump campaign aide.

The Todd Starnes Show, Noon ET: Todd speaks with U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, about whether there will be more investigations after the Mueller report.

The Tom Shillue Show, 3 p.m. ET: Authorandadio host Ben Shapiro on The fallout from the Mueller report

#TheFlashback

1997: The bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate techno-religious cult who committed suicide are found inside a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

1989: The science-fiction TV series "Quantum Leap," starring Scott Bakula as an errant time-traveler, premieres on NBC.

1979: A peace treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witnessed by President Jimmy Carter at the White House.

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