From Russia with malice

First: The Justice Department pulls back the curtain on a Russian operation to peddle false information about the Bidens and the informant they used to do it. 

Plus: Alexey Navalny paid with his life for an enduring political protest against a dictator. Now, Donald Trump is using Navalny's name and story not to shame Putin but to shine his own reputation. 

And: Wannabe future Trump officials build a playbook for what a second term would look like, and we've got some of the eye-popping details. 

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