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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump ‘will do whatever’ he can to ‘help the country’ after FBI raid: ‘Temperature has to be brought down’ — Trump said his representatives reached out to DOJ to offer to help amid outrage over the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago — Fox News Flash top headlines for August 15
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Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Trump claims FBI agents seized THREE of his passports during ‘sneak attack’ raid at Mar-a-Lago - as he warns DOJ ‘terrible things are going to happen’ if it doesn't cool things down — Donald Trump claimed his passports were ‘stolen’ in the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago — If true, he cannot leave the country
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Wall Street Journal:
Merrick Garland Weighed Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago for Weeks — Attorney general took signature deliberative approach to the move; Justice Department asks judge not to unseal affidavit that provided basis for search — FBI Seized Classified Documents in Trump Search, Inventory Shows
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Why Did Trump Take Classified Documents in the First Place? — We now know that the reason the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Donald Trump's Palm Beach residence last week is because the 45th president is under investigation for pocketing classified documents related to nuclear weapons …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump's head-spinning excuses for Mar-a-Lago documents are already piling up. Insiders warn that's bad news for him — From accusations of ‘planted evidence’ to claims of blanket declassification, the former president has ticked through a number of excuses for holding onto the classified documents
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump claims FBI ‘stole’ his passports during Mar-a-Lago raid
Trump claims FBI ‘stole’ his passports during Mar-a-Lago raid
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Leaving with nuclear secrets would be Trump's dumbest, scariest stunt yet
Leaving with nuclear secrets would be Trump's dumbest, scariest stunt yet
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New York Post, The Atlantic, The Hill, IJR and The King's Necktie
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Steve Doocy: It would be great if Trump would call for an end to the threats being made against the FBI
Steve Doocy: It would be great if Trump would call for an end to the threats being made against the FBI
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump should announce run for 2024 soon to avoid indictment, source says
Trump should announce run for 2024 soon to avoid indictment, source says
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New York Times:
Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target of Trump Election Investigation in Georgia — Rudolph W. Giuliani, as former President Donald J. Trump's personal lawyer, spearheaded efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power. — ATLANTA — Lawyers for Rudolph W. Giuliani have been told that he is a target …
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Washington Post:
Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal — A team of computer experts directed by lawyers allied with President Donald Trump copied sensitive data from election systems in Georgia as part of a secretive, multistate effort to access voting equipment …
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Brad Reed / b'Raw Story:
Trump-loving conspiracy theorist gets sued by Michigan GOP clerk after she lobbed accusations of bribery
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Georgia investigation is heating up, and it's ominous for Trump
The Georgia investigation is heating up, and it's ominous for Trump
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New York Times:
Trump Executive Nears Plea Deal With Manhattan Prosecutors — Allen H. Weisselberg, who was charged with participating in a tax scheme, will not cooperate with the district attorney's investigation into Donald J. Trump. — Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime top executive …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Campaign Arm Slashes TV Ad Buys in Three States — In a sign that fund-raising trouble is taking a serious toll, a key political committee cancels ad plans in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. — The Republicans' Senate campaign committee has slashed its television ad reservations …
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Politico, Mediaite and Rolling Stone
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Justice Department subpoenas former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann — A federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack has subpoenaed Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann for documents and testimony, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
Eric Herschmann, Lawyer in Trump White House, Is Subpoenaed — Mr. Herschmann had access to high-level discussions about the plans to overturn the 2020 election and activities in the lead-up to Jan. 6. — Eric Herschmann, a lawyer who worked in the White House under former President Donald J. Trump …
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Torsten Ove / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Mercer County man charged with threats to kill FBI agents after Mar-a-Lago search — A Mercer County man threatened to murder FBI agents last week after the bureau's search of Donald Trump's Florida estate, saying “come and get me you piece of [expletive] feds” and “I am going to [expletive] …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pennsylvania man arrested for threats against FBI after Mar-a-Lago search
Pennsylvania man arrested for threats against FBI after Mar-a-Lago search
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney's political life is likely ending — and just beginning — JACKSON, Wyo. — The 2-minute video, meant ostensibly as the closing appeal to voters here, likely served much more as the launching point of a campaign that will last for years to come. — “No matter how long we must fight …
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Eugene Volokh / Reason:
Race-Based Layoff Scheme at Minneapolis Schools — The Minneapolis Public Schools have adopted a race-based layoff provision that violates the Constitution and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. “A Minneapolis teachers union contract stipulates that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned before …
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Marc Andreessen / Andreessen Horowitz:
Investing in Flow — Our nation has a housing crisis. — The demographic trends driving America's housing market are impossible to ignore: our country is creating households faster than we're building houses. Structural shortages in available homes for sale push housing prices higher …
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New York Times:
The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score — Across industries and incomes, more employees are being tracked, recorded and ranked. What is gained, companies say, is efficiency and accountability. What is lost? — Produced by Aliza Aufrichtig and Rumsey Taylor
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Eriq Gardner / Puck:
Angelina Jolie v. Brad Pitt: The F.B.I. Lawsuit Revealed — Federal agents drew up a statement laying out the case for arresting Pitt. But after meeting with an assistant U.S. attorney, they decided not to pursue criminal charges. Now Jolie is demanding to know more.
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Longtime GOP insider Cheri Jacobus: America is “not going to recover from Donald Trump” — Former Republican strategist says her party can't be salvaged — and if Trump isn't punished, America is “done for” — The numerous catastrophes of the Age of Trump could all have been averted, or greatly mitigated.
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Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine:
The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars — Everyone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right? — The boat was a beauty of a thing: some 500 tons across 171 feet of glass and steel as white as Santorini.
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
Exclusive: Inside the Alex Jones jury room: tensions, pizza and ‘lizard people’ — As the jury in the Alex Jones defamation trial gathered in a conference room in a Texas courthouse on Aug. 5 to decide how much the U.S. conspiracy theorist owed to two parents of a murdered Sandy Hook first-grader …
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
George Gascon recall effort fails to qualify for ballot in Los Angeles — The effort to recall District Attorney George Gascon of Los Angeles has failed to gain enough support for ballot qualification. — A total of only 520,050 of the 715,833 signatures collected in the recall effort were valid …
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Ben White / Politico:
Larry Summers emerges as the unlikeliest Democratic hero — Summers' deep involvement in White House economic planning is remarkable since he has been among the sharpest critics of Biden's spending policies. — When the White House sought help crafting crucial tax-raising portions of the health care …
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