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Wall Street Journal:
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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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 …
Matthew Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Trump Indictment: “The Blows Are Coming from Everywhere, and He Is up Against Many Better Boxers” — Jennifer Taub, a contributing writer for the Washington Monthly, knows a white-collar financial criminal when she sees one. A professor at the Western New England University School of Law …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
The Far Right Is Calling For Bloody ‘Civil War’ After Trump's Indictment — “None of this will stop unless there is blood in the streets,” one Trump supporter wrote on a message board. — Minutes after former President Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York …
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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.
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Adam Schiff: The GOP's Control of the House Adds ‘New Danger’ to Trump Case — Rep. Adam Schiff saw some ominous warning signs after Trump was indicted on Thursday. … When news broke on Thursday that former President Donald Trump was criminally indicted in Manhattan, congressional Republicans …
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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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David Moye / HuffPost:
Lindsey Graham Suggests Trump ‘Punch A Cop’ On The Way To Tuesday's Arraignment — The Republican senator suggested Trump could “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop” to “avoid prosecution in New York.” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had some bizarre advice …
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
FACT CHECK: George Soros Insists He Didn't Contribute to DA Who Charged Trump
FACT CHECK: George Soros Insists He Didn't Contribute to DA Who Charged Trump
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment
Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment
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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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emptywheel:
Trump's People Have Attempted to Cover Up That He Cheated to Cover Up Cheating in 2016 at Least Six Times
Trump's People Have Attempted to Cover Up That He Cheated to Cover Up Cheating in 2016 at Least Six Times
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump attorney believes legal team will move to quickly dismiss New York case
Trump attorney believes legal team will move to quickly dismiss New York case
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Washington Post:
Secret Service tours N.Y. courthouse to prepare for Trump arraignment
Secret Service tours N.Y. courthouse to prepare for Trump arraignment
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New York Times:
Republicans Erupt in Outrage and Rush to Defend the Defendant
Republicans Erupt in Outrage and Rush to Defend the Defendant
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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
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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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David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
Here's What to Expect Next From Donald Trump, the First Indicted Ex-U.S. President
Here's What to Expect Next From Donald Trump, the First Indicted Ex-U.S. President
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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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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: White House won't pay for Twitter verification — The White House will not pay to have its staff's official Twitter profiles continue to be verified, according to guidance issued to staffers via an email obtained by Axios. … Verification, combined with the designated Twitter profiles …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Judge refuses to dismiss the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News — The case will now head to trial in mid-April. — A judge denied granting summary judgment to Fox News in its attempt to get Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit thrown out Friday, meaning the case will go to trial in mid-April.
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David Badash / Alternet.org:
Manhattan DA unleashes on Jim Jordan with stern warning: You may not ‘interfere’ with Trump prosecution — After a Manhattan grand jury indicted Donald Trump late Thursday afternoon on reportedly 34 felony charges, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg took one more step to preserve the rule of law …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Bragg warns GOP effort to oversee ongoing Trump case is ‘dangerous usurpation’
Bragg warns GOP effort to oversee ongoing Trump case is ‘dangerous usurpation’
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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.
Financial Times:
Why are Americans dying so young? — US life expectancy is in freefall as the young and the poor bear the brunt of struggles for shared prosperity — I'm not sure people on my side of the Atlantic fully appreciate quite how much better off the average American is than the average European.
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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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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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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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 …
CNN:
Florida legislature passes bill allowing carry of concealed guns without a permit — The Florida Senate gave final passage to a bill Thursday that will allow people to carry a concealed weapon in public without a government-issued permit, a top priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Florida to become 26th state allowing permitless carry of concealed guns
Florida to become 26th state allowing permitless carry of concealed guns
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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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New York Times:
Medicare Delays a Full Crackdown on Private Health Plans — After intense lobbying by insurers, U.S. health officials say curbs aimed at overbilling by Medicare Advantage will be eased in over 3 years. — The Biden administration on Friday finalized new rules meant to cut …
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