memeorandum: Merrick Garland's Mar-a-Lago Warrant Gambit (Wall Street Journal)

12:40 PM ET, August 12, 2022

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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:

The Poisoned Relationship Between Trump and the Keepers of U.S. Secrets — The F.B.I. search of Mar-a-Lago is a coda to the years of tumult between an erratic president and the nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. — WASHINGTON— After four years of President Donald J. Trump's raging …

Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:

Donald Trump's O.J. Defense — His apologists keep shifting their arguments—desperately trying to sow confusion and doubt. — It's stunning how quickly the public debate has evolved over the FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. Aside from Attorney General Merrick Garland's …

Discussion: HuffPost, VICE, CNN, b'Raw Story and Insider

Zoë Richards / NBC News:

Trump denies report that FBI sought nuclear documents during Mar-a-Lago search — Former President Donald Trump Friday denied a report from the Washington Post that said FBI agents were looking for classified documents related to nuclear weapons, among other items, when they searched his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week.

Josh Hammer / Newsweek:
American Stasi — , NEWSWEEK OPINION EDITOR AND HOST, “THE JOSH HAMMER SHOW”

Discussion: The Status Kuo, The Daily Wire and Politico

New York Times:
Trump received a subpoena from the Justice Department ahead of the F.B.I.'s Mar-a-Lago search.

NBC News:
Trump allies say he declassified Mar-a-Lago documents. Experts say it's unclear if that will hold up.

Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Western Journal, derekhuntershow.site, Washington Examiner, WGN-TV, NewsNation, New York Post, MSNBC, USA Today, RedState, Mediaite and We Love Trump

Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trapped in Trump, Trump, Trump — The ex-President's “Hell Week” overshadows Biden's best week yet.

Discussion: Forbes, b'Raw Story, Insider and Axios

Wall Street Journal:
Merrick Garland's Mar-a-Lago Warrant Gambit

Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:

Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage …

Discussion: NBC News, HotAir, Politico, New York Post, New York Times, NBC New York, The Daily Caller, East Bay Times, The Daily Wire, Just The News, RedState and Мед …

New York Times:

Judge Denies Trump Executive's Request to Dismiss Manhattan Tax Case — Allen H. Weisselberg, who was indicted last summer, and the Trump Organization are scheduled to stand trial in October. — A Manhattan state court judge on Friday declined to throw out the criminal case …

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Graham Kates / CBS News:
New York judge rules criminal case against the Trump Organization and former CFO Allen Weisselberg can proceed

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Post and Metro.co.uk

Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Judge Denies Ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's Motions to Dismiss His Indictment

Discussion: Politico, Insider and b'Raw Story

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Race for Congress tightens — The race is closer due to shifts in enthusiasm on both sides and on the issues — Fox News Flash top headlines for August 11 — Republicans are more enthusiastic than Democrats about voting in the November election, but the spread has narrowed …

Discussion: Opinion Today and Political Wire

Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Summer Breeze — If last summer's theme song for Democrats was “Cruel Summer,” this summer should be “Summer Breeze.”

Discussion: CNBC, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, New Statesman, The Hill, NPR and New Republic

Washington Post:
House poised to send Inflation Reduction Act to Biden for his signature

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Punchbowl News and The Guardian

Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:

Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say — The detection of the virus in the city's sewage suggests it is circulating there, Health Department officials said. — The polio virus has been detected in wastewater from New York City, suggesting the virus …

Discussion: Associated Press, Politico, NBC New York and CBS News

Ali Vitali / Politico:

Elizabeth Warren and the ‘Electability Question’ — “What a night!” Elizabeth Warren said. — It was past 3 a.m. on Iowa Caucus Night and we were barreling through the air from DesMoines to Manchester. At the back of the plane, the press corps was exhausted, contorted into resting positions …

Discussion: Twitchy

CNN:

An armed suspect who tried to enter the FBI's Cincinnati office is dead after standoff with authorities, officials say — A law enforcement standoff with a man who attempted to breach the FBI's field office in Cincinnati on Thursday has ended with the suspect dead, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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 …

Discussion: HuffPost, We Are Speaking, New York Times, Mediaite, UPI, Common Dreams, The Hill, Just Security, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, CNN, ABC News and Politico

Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Under fire, Homeland Security watchdog delays probe — with GOP help

Discussion: GovExec.com

JONATHAN TURLEY:

Twitter Permanently Bans Paul Sperry After Posting on the Mar-A-Lago Raid — Twitter continued to crackdown on dissenting political views this week with the permanent suspension of columnist and commentator Paul Sperry. The suspension came down after Sperry allegedly tweeted about the FBI's raid on Mar-a-Lago.

Discussion: HotAir

Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:

I'm a Conservative, and I Don't Know What the GOP Stands For — Free markets? Nope. Limited government. Uh-uh. Strong foreign policy? No, America first. Rule of law? LOL. — August 11, 2022 … You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything …

Discussion: b'Raw Story and Fox News

Clare Coffey / Gawker:

Failure to Cope “Under Capitalism” — The inability to do basic tasks is not always a political problem — ADULTING: THE SEQUEL — WE HAVE GENERATIONAL TRAUMA. WE ARE LIVING THROUGH A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. WE ARE LITERALLY NEURODIVERGENT AND A MINOR. WE ARE RIDDLED WITH CLIMATE GRIEF.

Paul Sacca / TheBlaze:

Brett Kavanaugh assassination suspect said he was a ‘sissy slave’ and ‘trans gamer girl’ named ‘Sophie’ in online posts, asked how to ‘take out’ high-value targets: Report — Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.

Discussion: RedState and Fox News

William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:

Fox News Airs Doctored Photo of Trump Raid Judge With Ghislaine Maxwell — FABRICATED — During Thursday's broadcast of Tucker Carlson Tonight, fill-in host Brian Kilmeade mentioned the Florida judge who approved the search warrant used by the FBI to raid Mar-a-Lago on Monday …

Discussion: Insider, Reuters and Snopes.com, more at Mediagazer »

Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

Biden senior advisor Anita Dunn has to divest investment portfolio worth between $16.8 million and $48.2 million to avoid conflicts — The almost 20 listed clients once represented by Biden aide Anita Dunn include AT&T, Micron, American Clean Power Association, Lyft, Pivotal Ventures, Pfizer, Salesforce and Reddit.

Discussion: Revolving Door Project

John Buhl / TaxVox:

The Inflation Reduction Act Primarily Impacts Top 1 Percent of Taxpayers — In a new analysis, the Tax Policy Center finds the tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are highly progressive. Taxes would rise by $6,060 (.3 percent of after-tax income) in 2023 for households …