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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.
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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 …
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Washington Examiner
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” …
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Raw Story
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Search Live Updates: Justice Dept. Releases Redacted Affidavit Used for Warrant — The document describes the government's push to recover highly classified materials taken from the White House by the former president. The affidavit was heavily redacted to protect witnesses …
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American Greatness, The Daily Signal, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Media Matters for America
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 …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
The Affidavit for the Search of Trump's Home, Annotated — The government on Friday released a redacted version of a key document related to the F.B.I.'s search of former President Donald J. Trump's Florida residence: the affidavit submitted by an F.B.I. agent in support of the application for the warrant.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
3 big things we learned from the Mar-a-Lago affidavit
3 big things we learned from the Mar-a-Lago affidavit
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New York Times:
Inside the 20-Month Fight to Get Trump to Return Presidential Material
Inside the 20-Month Fight to Get Trump to Return Presidential Material
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KFOR-TV, Political Wire, Los Angeles Times and Washington Examiner
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Shows Trump Kept Some of America's Top Secrets, Is In Huge Trouble
Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Shows Trump Kept Some of America's Top Secrets, Is In Huge Trouble
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Politico:
Trump Mar-a-Lago affidavit reveals ‘handwritten notes,’ highly classified material led to warrant request
Trump Mar-a-Lago affidavit reveals ‘handwritten notes,’ highly classified material led to warrant request
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden scoffs at Trump claim he declassified Mar-a-Lago documents: ‘Come on’
Biden scoffs at Trump claim he declassified Mar-a-Lago documents: ‘Come on’
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit and New York Post
Washington Post:
Mar-a-Lago affidavit says many witnesses interviewed, 184 classified files returned in January
Mar-a-Lago affidavit says many witnesses interviewed, 184 classified files returned in January
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NBC News:
Redacted FBI affidavit used to justify search of Mar-a-Lago is released
Redacted FBI affidavit used to justify search of Mar-a-Lago is released
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Pennsylvania candidate Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform at Army War College — Three years before retiring from the U.S. Army in 2017, Donald Trump-backed Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform for a faculty photo at the Army War College …
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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 …
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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.
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Raw Story
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 — Senate Republicans' primary super PAC is canceling nearly $10 million in Arizona and Alaska ad reservations, raising questions about the party's commitment to Blake Masters, its Senate nominee in the Copper State.
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Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Arizona GOP Senate nominee Blake Masters lies about opponent's abortion views
Arizona GOP Senate nominee Blake Masters lies about opponent's abortion views
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
‘The definition of fascism’: Biden uses F-word to describe Trump Republicans — This week, President Joe Biden rolled out a new adjective to describe Republicans in the mold of former President Donald Trump: “semifascist.” — Biden first publicly used the term at a Democratic National …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Biden just used the f-word — and he's correct
Biden just used the f-word — and he's correct
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden Mocks Trump's Claim He Declassified Mar-a-Lago Documents
Biden Mocks Trump's Claim He Declassified Mar-a-Lago Documents
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CNN
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
‘Semi-fascism’: Rhetoric reflects newly aggressive Biden strategy
‘Semi-fascism’: Rhetoric reflects newly aggressive Biden strategy
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Ana Ceballos / Miami Herald:
DeSantis suspends four Broward County School Board members, appoints replacements — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday suspended four Broward County School Board members for engaging in what the governor described as “incompetence, neglect of duty, and misuse of authority.”
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
DeSantis Suspends 4 Elected School Board Members After Report on Parkland
DeSantis Suspends 4 Elected School Board Members After Report on Parkland
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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 …
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Failed effort to recall George Gascón had a good chance of winning, new poll shows — Los Angeles Dist. Atty. George Gascón got a lucky break when his opponents failed to gather enough valid signatures to put a recall on the ballot. If it had gone before voters …
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Abortion issue has deflated Republicans' hopes for November; question now is how badly
Abortion issue has deflated Republicans' hopes for November; question now is how badly
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Roll Call, Associated Press and Newsy
David Eggert / Crain's Detroit Business:
State bureau recommends certification of abortion-rights, voting ballot initiatives — LANSING — State election officials on Thursday recommended certification of a proposed constitutional amendment to lock abortion rights into the Michigan Constitution, sidestepping an anti-abortion group's challenge …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
NBC Considers Cutting Back Programming Hours in Prime Time — Network has discussed giving 10 p.m. hour to local station partners, a cost-cutting move as interest in broadcast TV wanes — NBC is considering reducing the number of hours it programs in prime time, people familiar with the matter said …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Document reveals identity of donors who secretly funded Nikki Haley's political nonprofit — Many of the GOP's biggest donors are among those who funneled anonymous contributions to former U.N ambassador Nikki Haley's nonprofit as she lays the groundwork for a prospective 2024 presidential bid …