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Trump indicted by N.Y. grand jury, first ex-president charged with crime — Trump is expected to turn himself in and appear in court Tuesday. Specific charges have not been made public. — NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former president Donald Trump …
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Pandora's Donald Trump Prosecution — The first indictment of a former U.S. President is a sad day for America. — By The Editorial Board — The news late Thursday that a Manhattan grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump is a sad day for the country …
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Steve Clemons / Semafor:
George Soros on Trump prosecutor Alvin Bragg: “I didn't fund him and I don't know him” — Politics — What happens to Trump after the indictment? 4 possible outcomes — The case could take a few different paths over the next several months or years, as it makes its way through a New York court.
Washington Post:
Trump and advisers caught off guard by New York indictment — Advisers had privately counseled Trump that an indictment by a Manhattan grand jury involving hush-money payments to an adult-film star would not come for some time — More than a week after Donald Trump had angrily predicted …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Hush-Money Case Will Likely Hinge on Evidence of Coverup — Manhattan grand jury heard detailed accounts of payments to a porn star and a former Playboy model in the final stretch of the 2016 campaign — A New York judge will soon unseal criminal charges against Donald Trump related to a payment to a porn star.
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment — Former President Donald Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesday after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday. Trump's planned surrender will usher in the unprecedented scenario of a former U.S. commander-in-chief being arrested and arraigned.
New York Times:
Republicans Erupt in Outrage and Rush to Defend the Defendant — Many in the party said Donald Trump could benefit from a wave of sympathy among Republicans, with his base of supporters likely to be energized by a belief in a weaponized justice system. — Republican leaders in Congress lamented …
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Washington Post:
Bragg's office accuses House Republicans of ‘unlawful political interference’ — The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday urged House Republicans to withdraw a demand for information regarding its case against former president Donald Trump, continuing to rebuff …
emptywheel:
Trump's People Have Attempted to Cover Up That He Cheated to Cover Up Cheating in 2016 at Least Six Times — Among the things Trump said in his tweet yesterday complaining that he had been “indicated” is that his criminal prosecution was “a continuing attack on our once free and fair elections.”
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Washington Post:
The Trump indictment is a poor test case for prosecuting a former president
The Trump indictment is a poor test case for prosecuting a former president
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Camp Is Caught Off Guard
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Camp Is Caught Off Guard
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CNN:
Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud
Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's New York indictment: Frequently asked questions
Trump's New York indictment: Frequently asked questions
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump indictment is one night of ‘karma’ in a nation of injustice
Trump indictment is one night of ‘karma’ in a nation of injustice
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Indictment, a First for a U.S. President, Tests Democracy
Trump Indictment, a First for a U.S. President, Tests Democracy
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump is indicted, and justice is served
Trump is indicted, and justice is served
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Steven Beschloss / America, America:
Donald Trump is Indicted. Finally.
Donald Trump is Indicted. Finally.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
What Donald Trump's Indictment Reveals
What Donald Trump's Indictment Reveals
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Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Stormy Daniels said she'd dance in the streets if Trump was indicted. Now she's sad it happened
Stormy Daniels said she'd dance in the streets if Trump was indicted. Now she's sad it happened
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New York Times:
Fox News Hosts Back Trump, After Months of Keeping Some Distance
Fox News Hosts Back Trump, After Months of Keeping Some Distance
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Jonathan Turley / Fox News:
The indictment of Donald Trump by Manhattan DA Bragg leaves America with this legal puzzle
The indictment of Donald Trump by Manhattan DA Bragg leaves America with this legal puzzle
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Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
Trump indicted: Lindsey Graham's emotional battle call in wake of Trump indictment
Trump indicted: Lindsey Graham's emotional battle call in wake of Trump indictment
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The same forces that made Trump who he is just got him indicted
The same forces that made Trump who he is just got him indicted
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Pelosi's penal pro-tip: Trump has the right to a trial to “prove innocence,” you know
Pelosi's penal pro-tip: Trump has the right to a trial to “prove innocence,” you know
Robert Spencer / Frontpage Mag:
End of the Republic — Donald Trump has been indicted. — Is the title of this piece apocalyptic hyperbole?
End of the Republic — Donald Trump has been indicted. — Is the title of this piece apocalyptic hyperbole?
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Indicted — Well, it happened. Finally. Today in Manhattan, a grand jury …
Indicted — Well, it happened. Finally. Today in Manhattan, a grand jury …
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don't Get Your Hopes Up.
Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don't Get Your Hopes Up.
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
The arrest of an American journalist in Russia is awful. For me, it's also painfully personal — ‘Evan,’ I said out loud in my hotel room. In that moment, this news story moved out of the realm of professional dismay and into the intensely personal — His face stared out from news stories …
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
After School Shooting, Nashville Grieves and Ponders Its Divisions — For decades, Nashville has prospered while finding common ground between urban and rural, left and right, state and city. In a partisan era, that's becoming much harder. — Shortly after the shooting rampage …
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Katherine Donlevy / New York Post:
‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ rally in DC canceled over ‘credible threat to life’ after Nashville school shooting
‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ rally in DC canceled over ‘credible threat to life’ after Nashville school shooting
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Tabia Lee / Compact:
A Black DEI Director Canceled by DEI — This month, I was fired from my position as faculty director for the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education at De Anza Community College in Cupertino, Calif.—a position I had held for two years. This wasn't an unexpected development.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter Will Exempt 10,000 Most-Followed Companies and Organizations From $1,000 Monthly Verified-Status Charge: Report … Going forward, only paying customers will be granted the verified check-marks, which are now blue for individuals, gold for brands and companies, and gray for governmental organizations.
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Susan Rinkunas / Jezebel:
Let's Take a Closer Look at the Abuse Allegation Against House Oversight Chair James Comer — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) allegedly assaulted an ex-girlfriend, took her to get an abortion, then later tried to discredit her. — Alerts — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) is the chair of the House Oversight …
Joshua Yaffa / New Yorker:
The Unimaginable Horror of a Friend's Arrest in Moscow — It's painful and surreal to write these words: Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, is being held by Russian authorities on espionage charges. — On Wednesday, the Russian state security service, the F.S.B., arrested my friend Evan.
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
CBS execs bar the word ‘transgender’ from reports on Nashville shooter: ‘This is not journalism’ — Top executives at CBS News have banned staffers from using the word “transgender” when reporting on Nashville shooter — despite the fact police have said Audrey Hale was transgender and cited …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
California to Require Half of All Heavy Trucks Sold by 2035 to Be Electric — The state is setting strict limits to try to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from transportation, the sector of the American economy that generates the most greenhouse gases. — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …
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Clare Foran / CNN:
Democratic congressman announces he has ‘serious but curable form of cancer’ — Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan announced in a statement on Friday that he has been “diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a serious but curable form of cancer.” — The congressman said a “very small tumor” …
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