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8:35 PM ET, August 13, 2022

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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Told Justice Dept. That Classified Material Had Been Returned  —  The lawyer signed a statement in June that all documents marked as classified and held in boxes in storage at Mar-a-Lago had been given back.  The search at the former president's home on Monday turned up more.
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Washington Post:
Trump's secrets: How a records dispute led the FBI to search Mar-a-Lago  —  As FBI agents pulled up to Donald Trump's Florida club Monday morning to conduct a search for top-secret government documents — approved by a federal judge and requested by the attorney general of the United States …
Matt Bai / Washington Post:
Inside Trump's chamber of secrets  —  National security being what it is, we may never know the exact contents of the documents that FBI agents carried out of Mar-a-Lago this week.  But we can already see what Donald Trump's defense will be.  —  These documents can't be classified …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
As Right-Wing Rhetoric Escalates, So Do Threats and Violence  —  Both threats of political violence and actual attacks have become a steady reality of American life.  Experts blame dehumanizing and apocalyptic language.  —  The armed attack this week on an F.B.I. office in Ohio by a supporter …
Discussion: Euphoric Recall
NBC News:
‘It worried people all the time:’ How Trump's handling of secret documents led to the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search  —  When it finally dawned on Donald Trump in the twilight of his presidency that he wouldn't be living in the White House for another four years, he had a problem: he had barely packed and had to move out quickly.
Discussion: NPR, CNN, PennLive and NewsNation
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
SEE IT: Donald Trump lashes out after FBI search warrant unsealed by calling it a ‘scam’  —  Former President Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI in the wake of the search warrant used in its raid on Mar-a-Lago being unsealed.  —  “Like all of the other Hoaxes and Scams that they've used …
Discussion: Townhall
Philip Klein / National Review:
Trump's Explanation of Document Declassification Doesn't Pass the Smell Test  —  Whatever anybody thinks about the FBI's actions at Mar-a-Lago, can we all agree that Donald Trump's claim — that there was a “standing order” that said whatever he brought to his Florida residence was automatically declassified — is patently absurd?
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Top House lawmakers ask intel officials to review national security damage from Trump document handling  —  Two top House lawmakers Saturday asked the nation's intelligence chief to review potential damage to national security stemming from former President Donald Trump's storage of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The week that was: Trump screams. Biden governs.
Discussion: Patriot Bugler and Insider
Bari Weiss / Common Sense:
We Ignored Salman Rushdie's Warning  —  Words are not violence.  Violence is violence.  —  We live in a culture in which many of the most celebrated people occupying the highest perches believe that words are violence.  In this, they have much in common with Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini …
Discussion: The Book Haven and Slate
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CNN:
Suspect in Salman Rushdie attack pleads not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges, attorney says
TMZ.com:
Alec Baldwin Must Have Pulled Trigger in ‘Rust’ Shooting, FBI Concludes  —  The FBI has concluded that Alec Baldwin must have fired the gun normally on the set of “Rust” — which took Halyna Hutchins' life ... this according to a new report.  —  ABC News published a bombshell story Friday …
Discussion: Fox3 Now and RedState
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New York Times:
The New York Times's Interview With Carolyn Maloney  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom. … Jyoti Thottam: So, just to begin.
Discussion: The Hill and Insider
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New York Times:
Dan Goldman N.Y. District 10
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
The Times Endorses Dan Goldman for New York District 10
Discussion: New York Magazine
New York Times:
The Times Endorses Jerrold Nadler for New York District 12
Discussion: The Hill
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Cracks emerge in GOP's Mar-a-Lago response  —  Republicans are dividing over how or whether to defend former President Trump after the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago — and what to do about some members' heated rhetoric toward law enforcement. … - But even some Intelligence Committee Republicans …
Discussion: b'Raw Story
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Documents show how Trump landed Lincoln Memorial for Fox News event  —  Trump's 2020 ‘town hall’ was held inside the memorial, an area where events have long been barred by federal regulations  —  In the spring of 2020, National Park Service personnel were preparing for an event President Donald Trump …
Discussion: RedState, Twitchy and b'Raw Story
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
West Virginia coal country will test power of Democrats' climate bill  —  After decades of deindustrialization, the Inflation Reduction Act tries to revive U.S. manufacturing jobs.  Obstacles loom.  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  Travis Elswick used to spend his days detonating millions …
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
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NBC News:
How Democrats' surprise climate and health care bill came together after months of setbacks and reversals
Discussion: Bangor Daily News and Twitchy
New York Times:
A Victory of Biden, and a Bet on America's Future
Laura Secor / Wall Street Journal:
Henry Kissinger Is Worried About ‘Disequilibrium’  —  The 99-year-old former secretary of state has just published a book on leadership and sees a dangerous lack of strategic purpose in U.S. foreign policy … At 99 years old, Henry Kissinger has just published his 19th book, “Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy.”
Jay Wallis / WFAA-TV:
‘He was literally throwing it back’ |  Texas man found guilty of child sexual assault drinks water during verdict reading, dies afterwards  —  Edward Leclair was facing 5 counts of child sexual assault related to one victim.  While the judge read his verdict, he drank from a water bottle and died soon after.
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Whole Foods CEO says ‘socialists are taking over’ schools and gun control debate  —  The grocery store chain's CEO claims leftists are taking over schools and corporations  —  Purported Whole Foods voicemail to employees about coronavirus diagnosis … The CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods thinks …
Nate Hochman / National Review:
Source Backs Bari Weiss Account That New York Times Wanted to Run Tim Scott Op-Ed by Schumer  —  A senior editor even provided the email address of a Schumer rep, NR is told.  —  The New York Times has repeatedly denied the explosive account from former Times journalist Bari Weiss …
 
 
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