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2:20 PM ET, April 11, 2019

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U.S. Department of Justice:
WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion …
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Washington Post:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police after being evicted from Ecuador's embassy in London  —  PARIS — Ecuador handed Julian Assange over to British authorities Thursday, ending a standoff that left the controversial WikiLeaks founder holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for nearly seven years.
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Why Ecuador Finally Got Sick of Julian Assange and Ended His Refuge at the Embassy in London  —  The Justice Department is set to announce charges against the Wikileaks founder after he was dragged from Ecuador's embassy in London.  —  Six years, nine months and 24 days after walking …
New York Times:
Julian Assange Charged by U.S. With Conspiracy to Hack a Government Computer  —  WASHINGTON — The United States has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with one count of conspiracy to hack a computer related to his role in the 2010 release of reams of secret American documents …
Mynewsdesk:
Arrest of Julian Assange  —  UPDATE: Julian Assange arrest.  —  Julian Assange, 47, (03.07.71) has today, Thursday 11 April, been further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities, at 10:53hrs after his arrival at a central London police station.  This is an extradition warrant under Section 73 of the Extradition Act.
BBC:
Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London  —  Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.  —  Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.
The Guardian:
Assange arrest: Trump claims to ‘know nothing about WikiLeaks’ despite past praise - live
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
Assange Indictment is Good News for Both Trump and Press Freedom
Discussion: Mother Jones, Summit News and Gizmodo
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Is Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange A Foreign Spy Or A News Publisher? Probably Both.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Slate and NPR
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Avenatti indicted on 36 counts of tax dodging, perjury, theft from clients and other crimes  —  In a sweeping expansion of the criminal charges against Michael Avenatti, a federal grand jury has indicted the Los Angeles lawyer on 36 counts of fraud, perjury, failure to pay taxes, embezzlement and other financial crimes.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Avenatti Allegedly Scammed Paraplegic Client Out Of $4 Million Settlement  —  Michael Avenatti was indicted Thursday on 36 charges of tax fraud, bribery and embezzlement, including in a case in which the embattled celebrity lawyer allegedly hid $4 million of settlement money from a mentally ill, paraplegic client.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney Michael Avenatti Named in Federal Grand Jury Indictment that Accuses Him of Stealing Millions of Dollars from Clients  —  36-Count Indictment also Alleges Tax Fraud, Bank Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud  —  LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury indictment filed late Wednesday charges high …
Discussion: Politico
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Michael Avenatti charged in new 36-count indictment in California
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Bill Barr's Low Moment  —  Attorney General Bill Barr's statements today on supposed “spying” by the FBI on the Trump campaign before the Senate Appropriations Committee were indefensible.  They at once indecipherable and contentless, on the one hand, and incendiary, on the other hand.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:   Adam Schiff just issued a stark warning about William Barr
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Focus on the Leaking, Not Just the Spying
Discussion: The Hill and Geller Report
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Barr is right, spying on Trump campaign did occur
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Monthly
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Seven Reasons Not to Trust William Barr
Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Week
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Bret Easton Ellis Thinks You're Overreacting to Donald Trump  —  “When did people start identifying so relentlessly with victims, and when did the victim's world view become the lens through which we began to look at everything?”  So begins Bret Easton Ellis's take on, of all things …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
Polls:
Health Care, Environment Top Dem Issues  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democratic voters in the Hawkeye State like Joe Biden - a lot.  The former vice president leads the pack and holds the best favorability rating in a field of two dozen presidential contenders, according to the first Monmouth University Poll …
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Ron Burkle, Billionaire Investor, Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy National Enquirer  —  The owners of The National Enquirer are in talks to sell the tabloid to the California billionaire Ronald W. Burkle, according to two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump tweets incorrect approval rating from Fox Business segment  —  President Trump tweeted a screenshot of his approval rating Thursday morning from a segment on Fox Business' “Lou Dobbs Tonight” that incorrectly presented polling numbers from Georgetown's Institute of Politics & Public Service, New York Magazine reports.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Trump Spreads Fake Poll on His ‘Soaring Approval’ Aired By Fox's Lou Dobbs
Washington Post:
Former White House official accused in security clearance dispute to face House committee  —  A former White House official accused of overturning denials of security clearance during the Trump administration will appear before the House Oversight Committee on April 23, his lawyer told the panel …
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Washington Post:
Gregory Craig, ex-Obama White House counsel, expects to be charged in relation to Ukrainian work …
Discussion: Slate
New York Times:
Retiring as a Judge, Trump's Sister Ends Court Inquiry Into Her Role in Tax Dodges  —  President Trump's older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, has retired as a federal appellate judge, ending an investigation into whether she violated judicial conduct rules by participating in fraudulent tax schemes with her siblings.
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
I'm proposing a big new idea: the Real Corporate Profits Tax  —  It's almost Tax Day, and chances are you'll be paying federal taxes this year.  Maybe it's a lot, maybe it's a little.  But you'll be kicking in something for our military, for medical research, for highways and bridges  …
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Kathryn Kranhold / NBC News:
Twice as many companies paying zero taxes under Trump tax plan
Discussion: ITEP, Common Dreams and The Intercept
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
‘Some people did something’: Rep. Omar's remarks in context  —  “CAIR was founded after 9/11, because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.”  — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), in remarks to a Council …
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Katie Galioto / Politico:
Pence knocks Buttigieg for criticizing him: ‘He knows better’  —  Days after South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg directly attacked Mike Pence for his stance on LGBT issues, the Republican vice president denounced the comments, saying the 2020 hopeful “knows better.”
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
‘He knows better’: Pete Buttigieg has made Mike Pence his target, and the vice president isn't pleased
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Washington Post:
Ex-Pope Benedict contradicts Pope Francis in unusual intervention on sexual abuse  —  ROME — Breaking years of silence on major church affairs, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has written a lengthy letter devoted to clerical sex abuse in which he attributes the crisis to a breakdown of church …
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Republicans confront Trump amid cascading controversies  —  As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked Republicans this week to head off problematic nominees before President Donald Trump officially picked them, the Kentucky Republican singled out Ken Cuccinelli.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
St. Louis reporter duped into writing Eric Greitens comeback story  —  For a few hours Wednesday morning, Missouri's political world was buzzing over a report that former Gov. Eric Greitens was plotting his political comeback.  —  But by day's end, the buzz turned to bust.
The New York Times Company:
Our London Bureau Chief  —  Mark Landler, a veteran foreign correspondent who currently covers the White House, will take on the role this summer.  Read more in this note from Michael Slackman and Jim Yardley.  —  It is one of the most important, complicated and demanding stories in the Western world …
 
 
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