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10:05 AM ET, August 27, 2022

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New York Times:
Trump Inquiry Fueled in Part by Concern Over Intelligence Sources  —  Documents related to the work of clandestine sources are some of the most sensitive and protected in the government.  F.B.I. agents found some in boxes retrieved from Donald J. Trump's home.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Possibility of Obstruction Looms Over Trump After Thwarted Efforts to Recover Documents  —  Unredacted portions of the affidavit point to a crime that has been overshadowed amid disputes over classified information.  —  WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department proposed redactions …
Brad Moss / The Daily Beast:
It's Over: Trump Will Be Indicted  —  There is little left for the Justice Department to do but decide whether to wait until after the midterms to formally seek the indictment from the grand jury. … I have finally seen enough.  Donald Trump will be indicted by a federal grand jury.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Republicans, Once Outraged by Mar-a-Lago Search, Become Quieter as Details Emerge  —  In the minutes and hours after the F.B.I.'s search of former President Donald J. Trump's residence in Florida this month, his supporters did not hesitate to denounce what they saw as a blatant abuse of power …
Politico:
Trump lawyers renew plea for outside supervision of Mar-a-Lago search trove  —  Donald Trump's attorneys late Friday made a new pitch for an independent review of the materials seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate.  —  In a 12-page filing, they urged a federal judge to appoint a “special master” …
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
William Barr Rips Trump For ‘Pandering To Outrage’ Over Mar-A-Lago Search  —  It's premature to reach a conclusion about the ex-president's trove of government documents stashed at Mar-a-Lago, his former U.S. attorney general said.  —  Former Attorney General William Barr attacked Donald Trump …
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
Andrew Weissmann / New York Times:
What the Redacted Affidavit Shows in the Trump Mar-a-Lago Case  —  We always knew that whatever information about the Mar-a-Lago search would be released on Friday by a federal court was not going to help Donald Trump.  —  We know that not just because Judge Bruce Reinhart already concluded …
Discussion: Japan Times and HuffPost
Wall Street Journal:
The Mar-a-Lago Affidavit: Is That All There Is?  —  The redacted 38-pages add to the evidence that the FBI search really was all about a dispute over documents  —  WSJ Opinion: Mar-a-Lago and the Swamp's Obsession With Donald Trump  —  Created with sketchtool.
Discussion: Fox News, CBS News, CNN and Arizona Mirror
New York Times:
Inside the 20-Month Fight to Get Trump to Return Presidential Material  —  The government tried repeatedly for more than a year and a half to get the former president to give back documents from his time in office.  Finally, it resorted to a search of his property.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:   The Memo: Trump's narrative takes big hit with affidavit's release
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
3 big things we learned from the Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Axios:
DOJ releases redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden scoffs at Trump claim he declassified Mar-a-Lago documents: ‘Come on’
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Doug Mastriano Wore a Confederate Uniform in a Faculty Photo  —  Mr. Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, is a state senator whose district includes Gettysburg.  —  Doug Mastriano, the far-right Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania …
Discussion: Mediaite
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
DeSantis Suspends 4 Elected School Board Members After Report on Parkland  —  A grand jury report found the board members had engaged in “acts of incompetence and neglect of duty,” but an ousted member called the governor's move “political retribution.”  —  MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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CNN:
Arizona GOP Senate candidate attempts to soften anti-abortion stance in pivot to general election  —  Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters attempted to tone down his position on abortion Thursday, scrubbing his website of his support of a “federal personhood law” and a host …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate GOP super PAC cancels ad buys in Arizona, Alaska
John Solomon / Just The News:
Retired FBI boss disassembles Trump search warrant: Feds ‘going to regret this’  —  The FBI's former intelligence chief declared Friday the agency should not have criminalized the records dispute between Donald Trump and the National Archives and that the bureau appears to have failed to meet …
Benoit Faucon / Wall Street Journal:
Iran and Russia Are Cementing an Alliance With Grain, Drones and Satellites  —  The two U.S. rivals are accelerating efforts to build trade and military ties as they face international isolation  —  TEHRAN—Iran and Russia are forging tighter ties than ever, as their international isolation drives …
Discussion: CNN
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
‘Semi-fascism’: Rhetoric reflects newly aggressive Biden strategy  —  With sharp attacks on the GOP and individual Republicans, Biden and the White House signal they will not rely solely on touting the president's accomplishments during the midterm campaign  —  For much of his presidency …
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden Mocks Trump's Claim He Declassified Mar-a-Lago Documents
Discussion: Blue Virginia and CNN
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
Children's hospital threatened after Libs of TikTok recording on trans hysterectomies  —  Children's National Hospital has been inundated with threatening emails and phone calls after an influential right-wing Twitter account published a recording that falsely suggested the hospital …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Biden just used the f-word — and he's correct  —  President Biden on Thursday offered some harsh words about those of the “extreme MAGA philosophy” currently hacking away at our democracy.  —  “It's not just Trump,” he said at a fundraiser.  “It's the entire philosophy that underpins the …
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David Eggert / Crain's Detroit Business:
State bureau recommends certification of abortion-rights, voting ballot initiatives
Virginia Langmaid / CNN:
Appeals court upholds Mississippi Jim Crow-era voting restriction law
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Melissa Montalvo / Fresno Bee:
Gavin Newsom ‘cannot support’ UFW-backed farmworker union bill, calls for negotiation
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Coverage of Ron DeSantis shows the media has learned nothing from Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politico
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Failed effort to recall George Gascón had a good chance of winning, new poll shows
Jeffrey Billman / Bolts:
The Winding Road to Ending ICE Collaboration in Raleigh
New York Times:
Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine Technology
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC fires national spokesperson
 

 
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