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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The FBI's Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’: It's about the Capitol Riot, Not the Mishandling of Classified Information — This search was almost certainly about much more than classified documents. — There's a game prosecutors play. Let's say I suspect X committed an armed robbery, but I know X is dealing drugs.
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HotAir, Raw Story and Erick Erickson's Confessions …
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Washington Post:
FBI searches Trump safe at Mar-a-Lago for possible classified documents — Search was court-authorized and related to long-running investigation, person familiar with the probe said. — Former president Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI had raided his Mar-a-Lago Club and searched his safe …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
Trump Supporters Are Calling for Civil War After FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago — “Civil war coming to America,” one Trump supporter wrote. — David Gilbert — After news broke that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday, his supporters openly called …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Search Should Just Be Garland's Opening Act — We now know that the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have an active interest in Donald Trump because Trump told us so. — “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
What the F.B.I.'s Raid of Mar-a-Lago Could Mean for Trump — A former federal prosecutor and general counsel for the F.B.I. explains the process and implications of obtaining a search warrant on the home of a former President. — On Monday, F.B.I. agents searched the Florida home …
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Raw Story and Little Green Footballs
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The DOJ Crosses the Rubicon — “DEFUND THE FBI” — I had planned to devote this newsletter to Our Very Stupid Politics, but after the events of last night, I had to call an audible, and so will instead devote today's Morning Shots to our Extremely Stupid Politics. — Happy Tuesday.
New York Post:
Judge who approved FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago once linked to Jeffrey Epstein — The Florida federal magistrate judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the FBI raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort left the local US Attorney's office more than a decade ago …
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Natalie Winters / The National Pulse:
REPORT: Judge Behind Mar A Lago Raid Is Epstein-Linked, Obama Donor. — Judge Bruce Reinhart - who is reportedly the most likely judge behind the warrant authorizing a raid on former President Donald Trump's Mar A Lago estate - is a former attorney who represented employees of convicted sex offender …
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
What's in Trump's Safe the FBI Just Raided? — When Donald Trump announced Monday that the FBI had raided Mar-a-Lago, looking for classified materials taken from the White House to the Florida estate and private club where he claims his legal residence, he mentioned as an aside the matter of a safe.
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Raw Story, Rolling Stone and Daily Kos
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
If Trump broke a law on the removal of official records, would he be barred from future office? — Early reports that the F.B.I. search of former President Donald J. Trump's residence in Florida related to an investigation into whether he had unlawfully taken government files when he left …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump tax returns must be given to Congress, federal appeals court says in new ruling — Tax returns of former President Donald Trump and related entities must be turned over to the House Ways and Means Committee, a federal appeals court panel said in a ruling.
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The Hill, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Forbes and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
From the archives: A look at the inquiry that led to the F.B.I. search of Trump's Florida home. — The former president called the search an “assault” and complained that the authorities had broken into a safe. The news appeared to come as a surprise to top aides at the White House.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Appeals court says House can obtain Trump's taxes from the IRS
Appeals court says House can obtain Trump's taxes from the IRS
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
If the Raid on Mar-a-Lago Was Not Justified, Then What?
If the Raid on Mar-a-Lago Was Not Justified, Then What?
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The Hill, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Little Green Footballs, Insider and The Western Journal
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump world takes stock of which Republicans back him against the FBI
Trump world takes stock of which Republicans back him against the FBI
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: After the raid: GOP torches FBI, hugs Trump
POLITICO Playbook: After the raid: GOP torches FBI, hugs Trump
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Washington Post, Fox News, The Hill, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, Financial Times, AFP HEARTLAND COMMON …, Rolling Stone, UPI and Wide World of News
Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Trump Is Soiling Himself Over Mar-a-Lago Getting “Raided” by FBI, and in Fairness, He Should Be
Trump Is Soiling Himself Over Mar-a-Lago Getting “Raided” by FBI, and in Fairness, He Should Be
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The Reactionary, Florida Politics, Biblical Truths …, RedState, TheBlaze, Ian Haworth, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Washington Times and CBS News
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox is furiously poisoning the well after the Mar-a-Lago search
Fox is furiously poisoning the well after the Mar-a-Lago search
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Townhall, Washington Post, Axios, National Review, Mediaite, Columbia Journalism Review and The Daily Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump claims political persecution after FBI search of Mar-a-Lago residence
Trump claims political persecution after FBI search of Mar-a-Lago residence
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The Guardian, Insider, RedState, Big League Politics, Law & Crime, The Federalist, CBS News and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Search of Trump's Florida Home Mar-a-Lago Is Criticized by Republicans
FBI Search of Trump's Florida Home Mar-a-Lago Is Criticized by Republicans
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The Hill, USA Today, Florida's Voice, Irish Examiner and TalkLeft
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's inauspicious knee-jerk reaction to the Trump raid
The GOP's inauspicious knee-jerk reaction to the Trump raid
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theepochtimes.com, The Western Journal, The Racket News, HillReporter.com and CNN
New York Times:
F.B.I. Search Signals Major Escalation in Trump Presidency Investigations
F.B.I. Search Signals Major Escalation in Trump Presidency Investigations
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Washington Post:
Top Republicans echo Trump's evidence-free claims to discredit FBI search
Top Republicans echo Trump's evidence-free claims to discredit FBI search
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HuffPost, TheBlaze, Erick Erickson's Confessions …, Washington Times, Mediaite, Insider, New York Times, NBC News and Washington Examiner
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
End of the Republic — With the FBI raid on Trump's home, America has fallen into the abyss.
End of the Republic — With the FBI raid on Trump's home, America has fallen into the abyss.
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Washington Post, Fox News, The Daily Wire and The Hill
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Why Internet Leftists Are So Pissed About Democrats' Historic Climate Bill — By and large, climate activists have greeted the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the Senate on Sunday, as an imperfect but undeniably big victory in the battle against global warming.
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Denise Chow / NBC News:
5 ways the Inflation Reduction Act will fight climate change — The Inflation Reduction Act includes hundreds of billions of dollars to fight global warming. Some climate activists are calling it “transformative.” — More clean energy, less dirty energy, new punishments for methane leaks …
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Common Dreams, Utility Dive, Fortune and Michael's Simple Stock Report
ABC News:
Tuesday's primaries could set up history in Vermont, Wisconsin and more Trump-Pence fallout — There will be elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin. — Tuesday's primary races — in four states: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin — feature another Donald …
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Associated Press and CNN
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump-Pence proxy battle in Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial race in spotlight as four states hold primaries
Trump-Pence proxy battle in Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial race in spotlight as four states hold primaries
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UPI
Amie Parnes / HuffPost:
I Finally Got To Date My Crush Years After Middle School. Then The Unthinkable Happened. — “A woman introduced herself as a longtime friend of Jeremy's ... 'I'm so sorry if I am the first one to share the news,' she wrote. ‘He would want you to know...’” — Everyone remembers their first big crush.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Ron DeSantis Endorses Election Deniers — DeSantis isn't challenging Trump for the 2024 nomination. He's auditioning to be Trump's understudy. — Pour one out for all the anti-anti-Trumpers who thought the grand eminence of the Sunshine State, America's Governor Ron DeSantis …
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Big League Politics and Fox News
Serena Williams / Vogue:
Serena Williams Says Farewell to Tennis On Her Own Terms—And In Her Own Words — This morning, my daughter, Olympia, who turns five this month, and I were on our way to get her a new passport before a trip to Europe. We're in my car, and she's holding my phone, using an interactive educational app she likes.
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Politico:
Republicans turn on each other amid post-Roe chaos — Republican state officials have been waiting decades for the chance to ban abortion. — Now that they can, red state lawmakers are mired in partisan infighting and struggling to agree on how far to go.
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All in Her Head, True Thirty and Raw Story
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
There's a Storm Coming — Enforcing the rule of law might be the best option. But it, too, carries risks. — 1. The Bu — I don't have any deep thoughts about the search of Mar-a-Lago. We'll see what happens. In general, the FBI is the most professional law enforcement organization in America, but they don't bat 1.000.
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Statement on U.S. District Court's Decision Regarding MPP — We welcome the U.S. District Court's decision, which follows the U.S. Supreme Court's June 30th decision, to lift the injunction that required DHS to reimplement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) in good faith.
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The Daily Caller, CBS News, The Daily Wire, UPI and Washington Examiner
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
DHS to end ‘Remain in Mexico,’ allow asylum seekers to enter U.S.
DHS to end ‘Remain in Mexico,’ allow asylum seekers to enter U.S.
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HotAir, Roll Call, Daily Kos, Townhall, Al Jazeera, Washington Times and ImmigrationProf Blog