<ul><li>The seasoned international cricket sensation is announced as Captain <keyword id="6485927" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="realme" source="Orion">realme</keyword> and would be the face of the realme smartphone category.</li><li>The sportsman’s personality resonates with the brand spirit ‘Dare to leap’ and represents the brand persona of being powerful, stylish and youth-oriented.</li></ul>realme today announced the appointment of international cricket sensation <keyword id="6355454" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="kl-rahul" source="Orion">KL Rahul</keyword> as its brand ambassador, to endorse its smartphone category. realme’s partnership with the sports star, who has traced a phenomenal journey in cricket, reinstates the brand ideology of being powerful, stylish and youth-oriented. Rahul will work with realme to help grow the smartphones category under the broad umbrella of product offerings.<br /><br />realme is currently ranked No. 6th brand in the smartphone category globally. The partnership further complements the brand's attitude of setting new benchmarks, inspiring thousands of millennials across the country. An inspiration and a dedicated sports personality, Rahul has created a recognisable niche among the youth. His enigmatic performance in the sport, inspiring growth story, and effortless off-the-field style aligns with the brands’ ideology to be powerful and stylish. <br /><br />Commenting on the partnership, <keyword id="6884034" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="francis-wong" source="Orion">Francis Wong</keyword>, Chief Marketing Officer of India, Europe and Latin America said, “With the onboarding of a talented and renowned sports personality KL Rahul, we envision to combine the synergies of both. We are optimistic that the partnership will add unprecedented value to the smartphone category since we will also be able to target the massive fan following Rahul enjoys. We are certain that the partnership of such stature with a seasoned celebrity like him will strengthen the brand proposition of making cutting edge technology, fun, stylish, quality-driven products available to the audience.”<br /><br />Commenting on the partnership, the cricket star KL Rahul said, “I am honoured and excited to partner with the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand realme. The fact that the brand has established itself as one of the leaders in the global market makes me proud to have associated myself with them. realme boasts unparalleled products that are stylish and powerful. Furthermore, its ethos of ‘Dare to Leap’ is something that I strongly resonate with. The smartphones are style packed with strong performance and I am certain that the smartphone range provides the right choice for the consumers."<br />

KL Rahul to be the brand ambassador for realme's smartphone category

<ul><li><strong><keyword id="6485927" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="realme">Realme</keyword> is expected to launch the <keyword id="11420548" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="realme-book">Realme Book</keyword> and <keyword id="11420550" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="realme-pad">Realme Pad</keyword> on June 15.</strong></li><li><strong>Realme CEO Madhav Sheth recently teased the company’s upcoming laptop on Twitter.</strong></li><li><strong>The Realme Book is expected to feature a 3:2 aspect ratio screen and feature an aluminum body.</strong></li></ul>Realme is expected to soon enter the laptop and tablet markets with the launch of the Realme Book laptop and Realme Pad tablet. The Realme Book has been leaked ahead of the expected launch on June 15.<br /><br />The leaked images were posted by <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/bbk-electronics-laptop-realme-1233713/">Android Authority</a> and come just a day after Realme’s chief executive officer (CEO) Madhav Sheth <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/realme-ceo-teases-the-first-glimpse-of-the-upcoming-laptop/articleshow/83371170.cms">teased</a> the company's upcoming device on Twitter.<br /><br />BBK Electronics-owned Realme is following in the footsteps of Xiaomi which <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/mi-notebook-will-be-xiaomis-first-laptop-in-india/articleshow/76037729.cms">launched</a> its first laptop last year. In May, Realme had started a <a href="https://c.realme.com/in/post-details/1389104035876921344">questionnaire</a> on its forum asking its customers and community members about their preferences for a laptop. The company also asked people if they are planning on buying a new laptop in the next three months.<br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Realme Book" comment="subhead" text="Realme Book"><span data-til="noop">Realme Book</span></cmsannotation><br /><br />The leaked images of the Realme Book reveal a laptop with an aluminum body and minimal bezels. In addition to the laptop’s finish resembling that of a MacBook, it is expected to feature a 3:2 aspect ratio screen.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="Realme Book" msid="83398950" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Realme Book leaked image.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />The laptop features dual speakers under the body, revealing it will offer stereo speakers. While the connectivity ports are not visible in the images, the report claims that the laptop will likely offer a USB-C port for charging.<br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Realme Pad" comment="subhead" text="Realme Pad"><span data-til="noop">Realme Pad</span></cmsannotation><br /><br />In addition to the Realme Book, the company is also expected to launch a tablet dubbed as Realme Pad. The company’s chief marketing officer Francis Wong, in a <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancisRealme/status/1402483334974894082">tweet</a>, asked his followers how the name ‘realme pad’ sounds.<br /><br />At the moment, there is no information about the Realme Pad but we expect to know more about it in the coming days. Samsung is the major company in the Android tablet segment and while Xiaomi has introduced its laptops, the company has not launched a tablet yet.<br /><br />The Realme Book and Realme Pad are expected to be launched along with the Realme GT 5G on June 15. We should know more about the devices in the coming days.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/here-are-the-coolest-ios-15-features-coming-to-iphones/slidelist/83362145.cms">Here are the coolest iOS 15 features coming to iPhones</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-nord-ce-5g-price-in-india-leaked/articleshow/83303316.cms">OnePlus Nord CE 5G’s leaked price suggests it could be cheaper than the original Nord</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/upcoming-new-smartphones-launching-in-india-in-june-2021/slidelist/83169331.cms">Smartphones launching in India in June 2021</a></strong><br />

Realme Book leaked ahead of launch, expected to debut with Realme Pad on June 15

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d6fd89a2e22af1c5945135b-2400/2019-09-02t174058z1011884967rc144d0e0520rtrmadp3hongkong-protests.jpg" border="0" alt="hong kong protest" data-mce-source="Tyrone Siu  / REUTERS" data-mce-caption="An anti-extradition bill protester is detained by riot police during a protest outside Mong Kok police station, in Hong Kong, China September 2, 2019."><p class="source"><span>Tyrone Siu  / REUTERS</span></p><p class="caption">An anti-extradition bill protester is detained by riot police during a protest outside Mong Kok police station, in Hong Kong, China September 2, 2019.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday that she would withdraw a controversial extradition bill that would have sent Hongkongers accused of brutal crimes to mainland China for trial.</li><li>Hongkongers have been protesting the bill since June, in huge demonstrations that have morphed into larger demands for democracy. Protesters say that Lam's withdrawal is too little too late, and that their additional demands have not been met.</li><li>"If it happened two months earlier, I'm sure we would have seem much less bloodshed," Bonnie Leung, the Vice Convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, told Insider. Protests have turned violent, with police beating up protesters, using water cannons, and pointing guns.&#xa0;</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/">Visit Business Insider's home page for more stories.&#xa0;</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/police-use-live-ammunition-water-cannons-against-hong-kong-protesters-2019-8">Hong Kong</a> protesters say that the government's decision to withdraw its controversial extradition bill is not enough to satisfy their demands for democracy, and that protests will continue.</p><p>Carrie Lam, the embattled chief executive of Hong Kong, <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1169229875615387651">announced Wednesday</a> that she would scrap the bill, which ignited months of pro-democracy protest and would require HongKongers accused of particularly violent crimes, like rape and murder, to be extradited to mainland China to face trial. Hong Kong has its own government, police force, and criminal justice system, but is ultimately overseen by the Chinese Communist Party, which appointed Lam.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hong-kong-protesters-withdraw-atm-2019-8" data-analytics-position="11">Hong Kong protesters are calling for massive ATM withdrawals in an economic warning to China</a></em></p><p>While the decision to scrap the bill is a step in the right direction, protesters say, it's not enough. 'The withdrawal of the bill is too little, too late, because it is obviously overdue. If it happened two months earlier, I'm sure we would have seen much less bloodshed," Bonnie Leung, the Vice Convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, told Insider.</p><h2>One demand down, four to go.</h2><p>Protests that started out as an outcry against the bill have morphed into larger pro-democracy protests, which include five demands:</p><ul><li>Withdraw the extradition bill.</li><li>The government should retract its characterization of protesters as "rioters."</li><li>Launch an independent inquiry into police brutality.</li><li>Release protesters who have been imprisoned.</li><li>Democratic elections for Hong Kong.</li></ul><p>Protesters have also called for Lam's resignation. While she said in audio leaked to Reuters that she would quit if she had the option, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49560487">she clarified to the BBC</a> that she hadn't tendered her resignation to Beijing but didn't deny the authenticity of the recording.&#xa0;</p><p>"Now, one demand has been accepted, has been responded, so we may celebrate a bit, just seconds. Of course, we have waited for it for a very, very long time," Leung said.</p><p>Demosisto, a leading pro-democracy protest group in Hong Kong, also tweeted that the withdrawal of the bill is not enough, saying that the protests have changed Hong Kong irreversibly. "Democracy, right here and right now, is the only way out."</p><p>&#xa0;</p><p>In July, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3017795/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-says-extradition-bill-dead">Lam said the extradition bill was "dead,</a>" but did not formally withdraw it. While withdrawal is arguably the simplest of the protesters' demands for the government to meet, officials in Beijing were loath to do so and indicate that the legislation was a mistake in the first place, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/world/asia/hong-kong-carrie-lam-protests.html">The New York Times reports</a>.&#xa0;</p><p>The extradition bill is set to begin the withdrawal process in October, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hong-kong-leader-expected-to-fully-withdraw-extradition-bill-a-demand-of-protesters/2019/09/04/b3ca1dec-cee0-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html">when Hong Kong's legislature will meet</a>.&#xa0;</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d6fe4c02e22af597f7bdcce-2400/2019-08-25t130822z1764123098rc15da5fb250rtrmadp3hongkong-protests.jpg" border="0" alt="hong kong protests police" data-mce-source="Tyrone Siu / REUTERS" data-mce-caption="Police clash with anti-extradition bill protesters after a protest, at Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong, China August 25, 2019."><p class="source"><span>Tyrone Siu / REUTERS</span></p><p class="caption">Police clash with anti-extradition bill protesters after a protest, at Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong, China August 25, 2019.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><h2>'We see police officers themselves breaking the <keyword id="6355470" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="law">law</keyword> with no consequences at all.'</h2><p>But while one demand has been met, concerns about policy brutality are top of mind for protesters in light of increasingly violent protests in the city.</p><p>"We see police officers quite blatantly violate their own rules, using totally disproportionate force [and] violence against not only protesters, but even pedestrians, passengers in the MTL train being beaten up indiscriminately," Leung said. "So we see police officers themselves breaking the law with no consequences at all."</p><p>Lam has instructed Hong Kong's Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) to look into violence against protesters. But protesters see the IPCC as loyal to Lam; it's headed by Lam appointee Anthony Francis Neoh, the territory's former Securities and Futures Commission chair.&#xa0;</p><p>Lam also said during a televised address on Wednesday that she hopes to start dialogue with Hongkongers, saying she wishes to "examine and review society's deep-seated problems and to advise the government on finding solutions," according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hong-kong-leader-expected-to-fully-withdraw-extradition-bill-a-demand-of-protesters/2019/09/04/b3ca1dec-cee0-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html">The Washington Post.</a></p><p>"Too little and too late now - Carrie Lam's response comes after 7 lives sacrificed, more than 1,200 protestors arrested, in which many are mistreated in police station," protest leader Joshua Wong <a href="https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1169167613223563264">tweeted Wednesday</a>, referencing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/suicide-notes-hong-kong-protesters-reference-protests-2019-7">a spate of suicides attributed Beijing's inflexibility</a> and adding that protesters are unlikely to see Lam's move as sincere.</p><p>"Whenever there are signs of sending a palm branch, they always come with a far tighter grip on exercising civil rights," <a href="https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1169167619200438272">he wrote</a>, suggesting that more brutal crackdowns are to come.&#xa0;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Carrie's response comes too late and too little, failing to address our 5 demands. Protests of the past three months have left irreversible scar on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HongKong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HongKong</a>, especially the esculating <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoliceBrutality?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PoliceBrutality</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Democracy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Democracy</a>, right here and right now, is the only way out.<br><br>Photo: Next Plus <a href="https://t.co/uJz7nqVla1">pic.twitter.com/uJz7nqVla1</a></br></br></p>- Demosistō 香港眾志  (@demosisto) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1169206780875853825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Hong Kong's leader says she'll withdraw the controversial extradition bill. Protest leaders say it's 'too little, too late'

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5a33db794aa6b53f198b507d-1280/gettyimages-81708297.jpg" alt="Special Counsel Robert Mueller" data-mce-source="Alex Wong/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Special Counsel Robert Mueller" /><p class="source"><span>Alex Wong/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Special Counsel Robert Mueller</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Ahead of the New Year, the investigation into the Trump campaign's potential collusion with Russia during the 2016 presidential election remained relatively quiet, as it has since former national security adviser Michael Flynn's dramatic indictment at the start of this month.</p><p>Special counsel Robert Mueller III dove into the Trump campaign's data operations, while the concurrent congressional investigations took a closer look at the details of the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr., campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner, and a Russia-linked lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya.</p><p>On the sidelines of all of this were continued attacks on the FBI's integrity, which were matched by pushback from its defenders, as well a more conciliatory, yet telling, approach from Trump toward Mueller's probe.</p><p><strong>Here's everything you need to know about what has happened this week:</strong></p><ul><li><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/us-lawmakers-question-irakly-kaveladze-trump-tower-meeting-donald-trump-jr-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congressional intelligence committees interviewed a little-known businessman who attended the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting:</a></strong> The Senate and House questioned Irakly Kaveladze, a Georgian-American businessman, in a closed-door meeting about whether he helped organize a meeting between Russians and Donald Trump, Jr. during the 2016 election campaign.</li><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mueller-questions-rnc-digital-operation-trump-campaign-russia-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Mueller homes in on the Trump campaign's massive data operation:</strong></a> Throughout the campaign, the Trump team targeted voters in critical swing states using data analytics. Mueller is investigating whether the campaign's tactics were "related to the activities of Russian trolls and bots aimed at influencing the American electorate."</li><li><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-believes-mueller-will-treat-him-fairly-in-russia-investigation-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump says he thinks Mueller will treat him 'fairly':</a></strong> In an interview with The New York Times, Trump seemed to show some measure of deference to Mueller, even as some of his Republican allies continue to attack. He also repeatedly insisted that there was no collusion between his campaign and Russia. He mentioned the phrase "no collusion" 16 times.</li><li><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-muellers-russia-probe-angered-and-strengthened-his-base-2017-12"> Trump doubles down on not firing Mueller:</a></strong> Trump told The New York Times that he did not intend to fire Mueller. However, he remarked that the investigation had galvanized his supporters, which is perhaps the real indicator of why Trump may have taken firing Mueller off the table, for now.</li><li><p><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/francis-rooney-calls-for-fbi-purge-2017-12"> Republican congressman calls for a 'purge' of the FBI:</a></strong> Republican Rep. Francis Rooney said Tuesday that he wants to see the upper ranks of the FBI purged of politically motivated agents who he believes are working for what he called the "deep state." Richard Painter, the former chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/republican-lawyer-says-trump-allies-act-like-dictators-fbi-attacks-2017-12"> fired back against the suggestion</a>, saying FBI director Christopher Wray should stand up to Trump and his allies' dictatorial attacks on the agency.</p></li><li><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-donations-to-fbi-agents-association-2017-12"> FBI Agents Association sees a surge in donations after Trump's attacks:</a></strong> The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) reported a "significant uptick" in the number of donations it received in December compared to the same time last year amid Trump's repeated efforts to undermine public confidence in the bureau. It is unclear if there is any correlation between the donations and the political drama surrounding the agency.</li><li><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-praise-of-michael-flynn-could-hinder-defense-strategy-mueller-russia-2017-12">Trump team prepares to malign Mike Flynn in case he flips:</a></strong> Trump's lawyers are reportedly preparing to cast former national security Michael Flynn as a liar if Flynn accuses Trump of any wrongdoing as part of his ongoing cooperation with Mueller. However such an image of Flynn would call into question why Trump had sung Flynn's praises earlier this year and during the campaign.</li></ul><p>Mueller is currently spearheading the FBI's investigation into <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/evidence-russia-meddled-in-us-election-2017-6">Russia's interference in the 2016 election</a>, including whether members of Trump's campaign <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/no-collusion-trump-flynn-mueller-russia-2017-12">colluded with Moscow</a> to tilt the election in his favor. He is also looking into whether Trump sought to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-flynn-cooperation-obstruction-of-justice-mueller-trump-russia-11">obstruct justice</a> when he fired FBI Director James Comey in May.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/influence-norman-vincent-peale-book-power-positive-donald-trump-2017-1">Trump's family church explains why he refuses to accept failure</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/MKz2pcbl-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

This week in the Trump-Russia investigation - Mueller targets big data, the White House prepares to cast Mike Flynn as a liar, and GOP rep calls for FBI purge

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5a45c8bf4aa6b51d008b7698-1280/gettyimages-893501554.jpg" alt="Donald Trump" data-mce-source="Alex Wong/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Donald Trump" /><p class="source"><span>Alex Wong/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Donald Trump</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul><li><strong>President Donald Trump told The New York Times in an interview that the Russia probe had strengthened his base and prompted members of Congress to defend him.</strong></li><li><strong>The remark could partially explain why Trump has not tried to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.</strong></li><li><strong>"I think it's been proven that there is no collusion," Trump said.</strong></li></ul><p><br />President Donald Trump told The New York Times in an interview published on Thursday that the investigation into potential collusion between his campaign team and Moscow had strengthened his base and prompted some "great congressmen" to begin "pointing out what a witch hunt the whole thing is."</p><p>Trump told The Times that he did not intend to fire Mueller, whom he expected would treat him "fairly."</p><p>But his remark about how the investigation had galvanized his supporters indicates that Trump may have taken firing Mueller off the table - for now - because he is aware of, and confident in, his allies' ongoing campaign to undermine and discredit the special counsel.</p><p>"Virtually every Democrat has said there is no collusion," Trump told the newspaper.</p><p>He continued:</p><blockquote><p>"There is no collusion. And even these committees that have been set up. If you look at what's going on - and in fact, what it's done is, it's really angered the base and made the base stronger. My base is stronger than it's ever been. Great congressmen, in particular, some of the congressmen have been unbelievable in pointing out what a witch hunt the whole thing is. So, I think it's been proven that there is no collusion."</p></blockquote><p>The most recent attacks on the FBI by Trump and his supporters began after <keyword id="6355005" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="News">news</keyword> surfaced that the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) discovered text messages exchanged by FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page during the campaign that expressed disdain for Trump and other political leaders.</p><p>Strzok, a veteran counterintelligence agent, was among those overseeing the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server last year. He and Page and were also members of Mueller's team, but Strzok was removed in late July after the texts were discovered, and Page left for unrelated reasons.</p><p>A senior Justice Department official and his wife, meanwhile, have come under fire for their reported ties to Fusion GPS - the opposition research firm that funded the collection of memos outlining alleged Trump-Russia collusion known as "the dossier." The official, Bruce Ohr, was recently reassigned.</p><p>There is no evidence so far that these revelations have impacted the public's perception of either Mueller or the Russia probe. A<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/21/politics/trump-mueller-russia-poll/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CNN poll</a> released earlier this week found that more Americans approve of how Mueller is handling the investigation than disapprove.</p><p>But the incidents have fueled GOP lawmakers' calls for FBI Director Chris Wray to either clean house or for Mueller to resign.</p><p>Republican Rep. Francis Rooney said Tuesday that he wants to see the upper ranks of the FBI purged of politically motivated agents who he believes are working for "the deep state."</p><p>Another Florida congressman, Rep. Matt Gaetz, has alleged that Mueller and his team are staging a "coup d'etat" against Trump. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has called the FBI "corrupt" and claimed recently that the bureau was "putting together a plan" last year "to keep Donald Trump from becoming the next president of the United States."</p><p>Jordan said earlier this month that he'd been in touch with the White House about Mueller. Gaetz, the first lawmaker to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-introduce-bill-to-remove-bob-mueller-from-special-counsel-2017-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">openly demand Mueller's firing</a>, discussed the special counsel's investigation with Trump aboard Air Force One earlier this month ahead of a rally in Florida.</p><p>Rep. Ron DeSantis, a House Judiciary Committee member who put forward a provision in August that would have severely limited the scope and funding of Mueller's investigation, was also on the flight with Gaetz and Trump.</p><p>GOP Rep. Andy Biggs<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/12/26/mueller-end-witch-hunt-andy-biggs-editorials-debates/108932714/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> recently slammed</a> Mueller's "unlimited reach" and "unvetted hires," accusing the special counsel of making "blatantly partisan hires that place the direction of his probe under a cloud of suspicion" and calling on him to "step aside."</p><p>Republican Sen. Rand Paul <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/943852014055944192" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> last week that it was "time to investigate high ranking Obama government officials who might have colluded to prevent the election of @realDonaldTrump! This could be WORSE than Watergate!"</p><p class="tagline"><script src="//load.sumome.com/" data-sumo-site-id="ad2d02bb34b81e60382fbf1fd2c2e4d9230918d0b8ccae68c9d7bac17d286fa5" async="async"></script></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-behavior-similar-to-modern-dictators-erdogan-2017-12">Brian Klaas: Trump's behaviour is scarily similar to these 3 modern dictators</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/xPXh7MLJ-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

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KL Rahul to be the brand ambassador for realme's smartphone category

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