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A lawyer who represents Donald Trump told federal prosecutors that she “very clearly” warned the former president that it would “be a crime” if he failed to fully return all classified materials to the U. S. government after being issued a subpoena, ABC News reports. The lawyer, Jennifer Little, told investigators Trump “absolutely” understood the warning.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday released previously secret text messages from Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) — only to remove them from the public docket later in the day, Politico reports. The newly disclosed documents reveal an extraordinary web of communications between Perry, who is now the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, and key figures in Donald Trump’s orbit.

“There’s nothing they can really agree on. They used to talk a lot about abortion. The cat’s got their tongue now that they have realized we’re in a pro-choice country.” — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), talking to MSNBC about House Republicans.

“Multiple GOP lawmakers expect former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to step down from his seat before the end of the year,” Axios reports. “Speculation over McCarthy’s potential departure escalated ahead of the Thanksgiving recess, with multiple GOP sources noting he posted a photo on Instagram in which his district office appeared to be in the process of being packed.”

No Labels — the bipartisan group plotting a third-party presidential bid — is pulling the plug on its Dallas convention next spring and will instead conduct its “selection process virtually,” Axios reports.

“Henry Kissinger, a scholar, statesman and celebrity diplomat who wielded unparalleled power over U. S. foreign policy throughout the administrations of Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford, and who for decades afterward, as a consultant and writer, proffered opinions that shaped global politics and business, died Nov. 29 at his home in Connecticut,” the Washington Post reports. “As the only person ever to be White House national security adviser and secretary of state at the same time, he exercised a control over U.