memeorandum: Eastman drops bid to block phone records from Jan. 6 committee (Kyle Cheney/Politico)

1:35 AM ET, June 29, 2022

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Trump White House attorney disputes Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about handwritten note — Hutchinson testified before the House Jan. 6 committee Tuesday. — Former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is claiming that a handwritten note regarding a potential statement …

Discussion: Bloomberg, The Daily Wire, Breitbart, Mercury News and Insider

Politico:

Former White House aide delivers shocking testimony about out-of-control Trump on Jan. 6 — Minutes before Donald Trump took the stage at an Ellipse rally on Jan. 6, 2021, he urged the Secret Service to remove security magnetometers to let in people with weapons because “they're not here to hurt me …

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David French / The Dispatch:

The Case for Prosecuting Donald Trump Just Got Much Stronger — New testimony may have produced a smoking gun. — I confess that I've been skeptical that the January 6 committee would produce evidence that Donald Trump was directly criminally responsible for the attack on the Capitol.

Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, Washington Post, New York Times, The Daily Caller and Newsy

New York Times:

Trump Aides Watch Testimony and Brace for Damage — A “stunning two hours” raises fears of political and legal consequences for the former president. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — Devastating new testimony by a former White House aide describing …

Discussion: Politico and PoliticusUSA

John Cassidy / New Yorker:

Cassidy Hutchinson's Testimony Should Be the End of Donald Trump — Regardless of the legal obstacles to convicting the former President, Hutchinson's testimony reconfirmed that he must never again be allowed anywhere near power. — On Tuesday morning, Hunter Biden started trending on social media …

Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Eastman drops bid to block phone records from Jan. 6 committee — The former Trump lawyer is increasingly the subject of legal scrutiny. — John Eastman, an architect of Donald Trump's last-ditch bid to subvert the 2020 election, has dropped a lawsuit aimed at blocking the Jan. 6 select committee from obtaining his phone records.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Insider, CBS News and Raw Story

Gabby Orr / CNN:

‘This is a bombshell’: Trump aides left speechless by Hutchinson testimony — (CNN)Aides to former President Donald Trump were left speechless amid the first half of Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony on Tuesday, acknowledging to CNN that her testimony was “a bombshell” with potentially huge repercussions for Trump.

Tim Miller / The Bulwark:

Cassidy Hutchinson Held Their Manhoods Cheap — They all knew. But only the 26-year-old staffer would testify about it under oath. — This afternoon a 26-year-old former assistant showed more courage and integrity than an entire administration full of grown-ass adults who were purportedly working …

Discussion: Washington Post and Washington Examiner

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

A lawyer for Virginia Thomas said she would not testify to the House panel. — A lawyer for Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a supporter of President Donald J. Trump's efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election, told the House select committee investigating …

John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:

Trump Is In Deep, Deep, Deep, Deep Trouble — The testimony this afternoon of Cassidy Hutchinson, the aide to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, cannot be dismissed. If what she has testified to, sworn under oath, is not countered or contradicted by Meadows or Trump's White House counsel Pat Cippolone …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Shelby Talcott / The Daily Caller:

EXCLUSIVE: Ginni Thomas Responds To Jan. 6 Committee's Official Request For Testimony — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas's lawyer sent a response Tuesday to the January 6 Select House Committee, just over one week after they formally requested her testimony. — Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice …

Discussion: The Hill, CBS News, Raw Story and CNN

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Trying to Cover Up the Greatest Political Scandal in American History

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Data For Progress

Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Attorney For Ginni Thomas Says There's No Reason For Her To Speak To Jan. 6 Panel

Discussion: Daily Kos

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Most Damning January 6 Testimony Yet

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Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
George Washington University rejects petition to fire Clarence Thomas over abortion ruling

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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Hutchinson Puts Trump's Violence on Display

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Washington Post:
Cassidy Hutchinson's path from trusted insider to explosive witness

Discussion: New York Times, WTOP News, SHERO and Hackwhackers

Politico:
How the Jan. 6 panel's star witness drew a roadmap for Trump's culpability

Washington Post:
Bombshell hearing raises a question: Why was Trump's lawyer terrified?

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Yahoo News, Civil Discourse … and The 19th

Politico: What would Doug Jones do? — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people …

Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Our Own President Set Us Up’: Injured Capitol Police Officer Says Trump Betrayed Him

Discussion: Insider

Travis Waldron / HuffPost:

GOP Election Denier Tina Peters Loses Colorado Secretary Of State Primary — The Mesa County clerk who was under indictment for tampering with voting machines lost to a Republican who acknowledged the 2020 vote was legitimate. — Pam Anderson, a Republican who acknowledged that Joe Biden …

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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Live results: It's primary night in America

Discussion: Politico, Fox News and Washington Examiner

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Illinois Governor's Race Shows G.O.P.'s Lurch to Right (With Nudge From Left)

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Politico:
Hochul cruises to victory in Democratic primary in New York

Discussion: Associated Press, National Review and New York Post

Kyle Morris / Fox News:

Rep. Sean Casten defeats AOC ally Rep. Marie Newman in Illinois Democratic congressional primary — Illinois 6th District race pitted two sitting House Democrats against each other due to redistricting — Voter panel: Issues on the minds of voter before primary elections

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, Townhall, NBC Chicago and National Review

NBC News:
Trump-backed Rep. Mary Miller defeats Rep. Rodney Davis in new Illinois district

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Myah Ward / Politico:
Casten beats Newman in matchup of Dem incumbents in Illinois

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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Dems' Rocky Mountain MAGA bet

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Vicky Ward Investigates:

Where Are The Men Who Should Be Held to Account? — Jeffrey Epstein may be dead, but the power structure that enabled him endures—and the 2022 Cannes Film Festival is Exhibit A that his activities continue without him — “Vicky Ward Investigates” is reader-funded and entirely ad-free.

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Associated Press:
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison

Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:

Giuliani on Defensive After Uproar Over Assault Claim — Two days after Rudy Giuliani claimed a worker had assaulted him at a Staten Island supermarket, the once-vaunted former mayor was spending Tuesday morning like many men his age: complaining about his aches and pains.

Discussion: New York Daily News, New York Post and Lede Progress

New York Post:
Eric Adams says Rudy Giuliani may have filed a phony report in SI ‘assault’ — ex-mayor responds: ‘go f-k’ yourself

Discussion: Mediaite

Washington Post:

Tens of thousands of monkeypox vaccines rushed to clinics — White House pushes new strategy as cases climb — The Biden administration will begin sending out tens of thousands of vaccine doses to clinics nationwide in an effort to control a record U.S. monkeypox outbreak that many experts …

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Ariana Garcia / Houston Chronicle:

Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will defend Texas sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits Lawrence vs. Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week seemingly expressed support for the Supreme Court potentially overturning past rulings on cases involving the LGBTQ community following the downfall of Roe v. Wade on Friday.

Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:

Poll: Confidence in Supreme Court collapses as just 33% agree with decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that more than six in 10 Americans (61%) now have little or no confidence in the Supreme Court after its decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade …

Discussion: Townhall

Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Majority Disapprove of Reversing Roe

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Supreme Court Revives Republican-Drawn Voting Map in Louisiana — A federal judge had ordered lawmakers to redraw the state's six congressional districts to include two in which Black voters were in the majority. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

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Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:

‘New York’ Mag Had Good Reason to Cancel the ‘Canceled Teen’ Story — In the impoverished ecosystem of contemporary print media, New York magazine has styled itself as a venue for rigorous, often wry, and overtly left-leaning journalism. More playful than The Atlantic. Less conservative than The Atlantic.

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The White House:

Statement by President Biden on the Tragic Loss of Life in San Antonio, Texas — The tragic loss of life in San Antonio, Texas that took place yesterday is horrifying and heartbreaking. Our prayers are with those who lost their lives, their loved ones, as well as those still fighting for their lives.

Discussion: New York Times and Associated Press