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New York Times:
Trump Received Subpoena Ahead of F.B.I. Search — The Justice Department had sought the return of classified documents it believed might be at Mar-a-Lago before it sent F.B.I. agents this week to look for them. — Former President Donald J. Trump received a subpoena this spring in search …
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New York Times:
Trump received a subpoena from the Justice Department ahead of the F.B.I.'s Mar-a-Lago search. — In a news conference, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland briefly described the search for classified documents at former President Donald J. Trump's Florida residence on Monday.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Garland moves to unseal Trump warrant: I personally approved the search — The Justice Department moved on Thursday to unseal portions of the search warrant executed at the Mar-a-Lago estate of former President Donald Trump earlier this week. — “The public's clear and powerful interest …
Washington Post:
FBI searched Trump's home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say — Attorney General Merrick Garland wouldn't discuss the search but said he personally signed off on asking a judge to approve it — Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among …
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NBC News:
Trump allies say he declassified Mar-a-Lago documents. Experts say it's unclear if that will hold up. — Allies of former President Donald Trump say that any sensitive White House documents he brought with him to his Mar-a-Lago estate had been declassified, but some legal and presidential record experts …
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CNN:
Feds removed documents from Mar-a-Lago in June with grand jury subpoena — The FBI search at Mar-a-Lago this week came months after federal investigators served an earlier grand jury subpoena and took away sensitive national security documents from former President Donald Trump's property during …
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
New Details About the Mar-a-Lago Raid Are Truly Stunning, If True — Spencer wrote yesterday about a bombshell Newsweek report, several elements of which I'm really struggling to believe. The piece quotes unnamed law enforcement sources allegedly familiar with Monday's events in South Florida.
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emptywheel:
Merrick Garland Calls Trump's Bluff — Merrick Garland just announced that the government has moved to unseal limited parts of the search warrant application used to search Mar-a-Lago, pending giving Trump an opportunity to object. — Garland cited the public interest, but also Trump's disclosure of the search himself.
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
‘Fox & Friends’ Host Somehow Calls BS on GOP's Trump Raid Outrage
‘Fox & Friends’ Host Somehow Calls BS on GOP's Trump Raid Outrage
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Questions grow about Trump raid after revelation of grand jury subpoena, extensive cooperation
Questions grow about Trump raid after revelation of grand jury subpoena, extensive cooperation
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Attorney General Garland ‘Personally’ Approved FBI's Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home, Asks Judge to Unseal Documents
Attorney General Garland ‘Personally’ Approved FBI's Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home, Asks Judge to Unseal Documents
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox complained the feds should have subpoenaed Trump's documents before seeking a search warrant. They did.
Fox complained the feds should have subpoenaed Trump's documents before seeking a search warrant. They did.
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C-SPAN.org:
Attorney General Merrick Garland Delivers Statement
Attorney General Merrick Garland Delivers Statement
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Elizabeth Elkind / Daily Mail:
Merrick Garland says HE approved search warrant on Mar-a-Lago that led to FBI raid and asks federal judge to UNSEAL it: AG puts ball in Trump's court …
Merrick Garland says HE approved search warrant on Mar-a-Lago that led to FBI raid and asks federal judge to UNSEAL it: AG puts ball in Trump's court …
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Garrett Ross / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Exclusive new poll on the FBI Mar-a-Lago search
POLITICO Playbook PM: Exclusive new poll on the FBI Mar-a-Lago search
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Jacob Sullum / Reason:
Democrats Don't Trust ‘the Police,’ but They Do Trust the FBI, Provided It Is Targeting Donald Trump
Democrats Don't Trust ‘the Police,’ but They Do Trust the FBI, Provided It Is Targeting Donald Trump
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Merrick Garland seeks to call Trump's bluff
Merrick Garland seeks to call Trump's bluff
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New York Times:
Man suspected of trying to breach the F.B.I.'s Cincinnati office may have Jan. 6 ties. — Investigators are looking into whether the man who tried to breach the F.B.I.'s field office in Cincinnati on Thursday had ties to extremist groups, including one that participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol …
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WLWT-TV:
Potential threat at Cincinnati FBI building leads to pursuit, police situation in Clinton County — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A pursuit and ongoing police situation in Clinton County has shut down two highways and prompted an area lockdown Thursday.
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NBC News:
Man who fired nail gun at FBI building called for violence in days after Mar-a-Lago search — A man identified by two law enforcement sources as Ricky Shiffer, who died in a confrontation with police after firing a nail gun at an FBI Cincinnati building, appeared to post online in recent days …
New York Times:
Gunman Tried to Breach Cincinnati's F.B.I. Office, Officials Say: Live Updates — Authorities said the man was wearing body armor and fled to Clinton County, Ohio, where he exchanged gunfire with state troopers. Highways were shut down amid a standoff. — Authorities said the man was ‘contained’ but not in custody.
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NBC News:
Man armed with AR-15 style rifle shoots into FBI Cincinnati building with a nail gun and flees leading to interstate standoff — Armed man enters Ohio FBI field office and fires at personnel with nail gun — An armed man flashing an AR-15 style rifle fired a nail gun into an FBI Cincinnati …
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Keegan Hamilton / VICE:
FBI Standoff Suspect Posted ‘Call to Arms’ on Trump's Truth Social
FBI Standoff Suspect Posted ‘Call to Arms’ on Trump's Truth Social
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Emily Anthes / New York Times:
C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus is ‘Here To Stay’ — The new recommendations are intended to help prevent severe disease, the agency said. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Covid-19 community and school guidance on Thursday, loosening several key recommendations.
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Associated Press:
CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
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Washington Post:
CDC loosens coronavirus guidance, signaling strategic shift
CDC loosens coronavirus guidance, signaling strategic shift
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CNN:
CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for Covid-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schools
CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for Covid-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schools
Will Stone / NPR:
With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules
With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules
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Project On Government Oversight:
DHS Watchdog Nixed Alert to Congress About Purged January 6 Texts, New Docs Show — Inspector general's top aides embroiled in prior controversy — On April 1, attorneys working in the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General approved five detailed paragraphs of language …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Secret Service watchdog suppressed memo on January 6 texts erasure — Officials at the DHS's office of inspector general said their attempts to inform Congress in April were thwarted — Top career officials at the Department of Homeland Security's office of inspector general tried …
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Now They're Calling for Violence — In a sane world, a partisan Republican reaction to the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home on Monday would be something like this: We don't believe Trump did anything wrong. We're skeptical about the Department of Justice's actions …
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Chuck Rosenberg / Politico:
The ‘Planted Evidence’ Lie
The ‘Planted Evidence’ Lie
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CNN:
First on CNN: Elaine Chao, Trump's former Transportation Secretary, met with Jan. 6 committee as other Cabinet members engage with panel — The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has recently interviewed former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and has been in talks …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump National Security Adviser to meet with Jan. 6 committee
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Ex-Va. police officer gets more than 7 years for role in Jan. 6 riot — Sentence for former Rocky Mount officer Thomas Robertson matches highest punishment for a Capitol riot defendant so far — A Virginia police officer who prosecutors say lied about his actions before, during and after the Jan. 6 …
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New York Times:
Trump Hires ‘Billion Dollar Lawyer’ — As top allies of Donald J. Trump are called to testify in Atlanta, he hires a high-profile local attorney best known for representing rappers. — ATLANTA — Amid a deepening swirl of federal and state investigations, former President Donald J. Trump …
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