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2:50 AM ET, August 27, 2022

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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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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 …
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.
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.
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’
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
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
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.
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Political Wire
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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: Breitbart
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 …
Discussion: DSCC
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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.
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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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 …
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: CNN
U.S. Department of Justice:
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Assaulting Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Defendant Repeatedly Struck Officer With Flagpole  —  WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach …
Discussion: Forbes and The Hill
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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 …
Discussion: HotAir and Political Wire
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Abortion issue has deflated Republicans' hopes for November; question now is how badly
Discussion: Roll Call, Associated Press and Newsy
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  —  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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Rachel Van Gilder / WOOD-TV:
Poll: Whitmer leads early in gubernatorial race
Discussion: Eschaton
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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