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6:30 PM ET, August 11, 2022

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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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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
John Solomon / Just The News:
Questions grow about Trump raid after revelation of grand jury subpoena, extensive cooperation  —  Two months before his Florida home was raided by the FBI, former President Donald Trump secretly received a grand jury subpoena for classified documents belonging to the National Archives …
emptywheel:
Merrick Garland Calls Trump's Bluff  —  Merrick Garland just announced that the government has moved to unseal limited parts of the search warrant 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.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
‘Fox & Friends’ Host Somehow Calls BS on GOP's Trump Raid Outrage  —  Yes, you read that correctly.  Doocy pushed back on Scalise's (and—indirectly— his own network's) bonkers claims about the FBI agents executing a warrant at Trump's home.  —  Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy flipped …
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Attorney General Garland ‘Personally’ Approved FBI's Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home, Asks Judge to Unseal Documents
Politico:
Trump world gripped with anger, fear and a host of conspiracies about the FBI search
Garrett Ross / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Exclusive new poll on the FBI Mar-a-Lago search
Discussion: b'Raw Story, Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
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 …
Discussion: Forbes
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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.
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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Politico:
How the Trump FBI search puts swing-state Republicans in a bind
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
Fox News:
DOJ requesting personal cell phone numbers of thousands of Secret Service employees in Jan. 6 probe
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
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Emily Anthes / New York Times:   C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus is ‘Here To Stay’
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 is in talks …
Discussion: NBC News
Miles Montgomery / WGCL-TV:
Sen. Lindsey Graham a no-show at scheduled Fulton County court appearance  —  ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46/AP) - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham did not show up to his scheduled appearance on Wednesday at the Fulton County courthouse.  —  Graham was subpoenaed to testify to a special grand jury that's …
Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
WHO warns people not to attack monkeys amid monkeypox outbreak  —  At least seven monkeys in Brazil have died after being poisoned or harmed.  Police say they think people attacked them out of a misplaced fear of monkeypox.  —  The World Health Organization is urging the public …
UW - Laramie, Wyoming:
UW Survey Finds Hageman Leading Cheney in Wyoming GOP Primary  —  Wyoming Republican primary candidate Harriet Hageman is leading incumbent Liz Cheney by nearly 30 points in the primary race for Wyoming's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a new survey by the University …
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 …
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 …
Candice Ortiz / Mediaite:
Bari Weiss Tells Senator Tim Scott About a Behind The Scenes Fight At The New York Times Over An Op-Ed He Submitted  —  Journalist Bari Weiss spilled the details of an internal battle at The New York Times over an op-ed piece submitted by Senator Tim Scott during his appearance on her podcast this week.
 
 
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