memeorandum: The DOJ gets texts and emails about Donald Trump from his assistant: report (Sarah K. Burris/Alternet.org)

10:50 PM ET, April 2, 2023

Top Items:

Trump's Team Blasts His Lawyer as ‘Dumb’ ‘Loudmouth’ — Joe Tacopina “pisses off others with his antics, but he's a blunt object that Donald Trump wants, apparently,” one source says … But his lawyers are already fighting — with themselves. — Days after the former president's indictment …

Discussion: Financial Times, Reuters, Axios, Alternet.org, The Independent, Voice of America, The Post Millennial, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, RedState, Mediaite, The Hill, ProFootballTalk, Washington Times, Politico, Crooks and Liars, Political Wire and The Daily Beast

David Leonhardt / New York Times:

Maggie Haberman on Donald Trump — We talk with a Trump reporter to prepare you for the week when he will likely be arrested. — Donald Trump is expected to fly to New York this week from his home in Florida to be arrested. For now, the specific charges are unknown because the indictment is under seal …

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, New York Daily News and Politico, more at Mediagazer »

Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:

Donald Trump vows to escalate attacks against Alvin Bragg - sources — The former president was stunned by the indictment at first, but after 24 hours he indicated he wanted to 'rough ‘em up’ — Donald Trump has told advisers and associates in recent days that he is prepared to escalate attacks …

Discussion: The Post Millennial, New York Post, Washington Examiner, Florida Politics, Political Wire and WESH-TV

New York Times:

Ahead of Trump's Arrival, New York Readies for Protests and Celebrations — Donald J. Trump is expected to fly in on Monday night, then he is expected to spend the night in Trump Tower. The police will monitor every movement. — Even for a city accustomed to celebrity appearances …

Discussion: ABC News, Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, The Western Journal, Washington Examiner, UPI, New York Post, Politico, NBC News, The Hill, Fox News and Associated Press

Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:

Exclusive: Louisiana backstory puts puzzling twist on Trump-Daniels tale — With the political world obsessed with the rather flimsy indictment in New York of former President Donald Trump, here's what puzzles me: Why did Trump pay off somebody to keep quiet something that was already prominently in the public domain?

Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Bill Barr Says Trump Taking The Stand Is A Very Bad Idea: ‘Lacks All Self-Control’

Discussion: BizPac Review, New York Post, Washington Press, Joe.My.God., Fox News and The Hill

Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Trump's Republican revival

Discussion: ABC News, Digby's Hullabaloo, Yahoo News and Insider

New York Times:
2 Pro-Impeachment Senators Question Motives Behind Trump Indictment

Discussion: Washington Times, Fox News, RedState, National Review, Politico and The Hill

CBS News:
Early DeSantis supporters exhibit Trump fatigue: “I wish he would kind of enjoy retirement”

Discussion: Florida Politics, Washington Examiner, Fox News, RedState, The Hill, The Atlantic, Financial Times, Insider, Raw Story, USA Today and NBC News

Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Psaki to Democrats on Trump indictment: ‘Stay out of it for now’

Discussion: Breitbart, New York Post and Washington Times

Alisa Wiersema / ABC News:
ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Indictment secrecy repeats pattern of past efforts targeting Trump

Discussion: The Mahablog

Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump legal team will look to challenge ‘every potential issue’ once indictment is unsealed

Discussion: HuffPost, CBS News, Insider, Joe.My.God. and NewsNation

Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Asa Hutchinson announces presidential bid, says Trump should withdraw from race

Discussion: Tusk, ABC News, Washington Examiner, Vanity Fair, Political Wire and Joe.My.God.

Washington Post:

Justice Dept. said to have more evidence of possible Trump obstruction at Mar-a-Lago — Ex-staffer's emails, texts are guiding investigators, who increasingly suspect Trump went through boxes after subpoena — Justice Department and FBI investigators have amassed fresh evidence pointing …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, CNN, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Washington Press, Alternet.org, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Forbes, The Hill and Political Wire

Sarah K. Burris / Alternet.org:

The DOJ gets texts and emails about Donald Trump from his assistant: report — The Washington Post report detailing new court documents that have found evidence of additional obstructions of justice also revealed that the Justice Department got its hands on key information.

Katie Hawkinson / The Daily Beast:

‘60 Minutes’ Interview With Marjorie Taylor Greene Prompts Backlash — ‘INSANE’ — 60 Minutes is set to air an interview with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday evening—and people across the media landscape are furious. In response to the news, The New York Times Magazine …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Wrap, New York Daily News, CBS News, Alternet.org, Forbes, Crooks and Liars, The Gateway Pundit, TMZ.com, Twitchy and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »

AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:

MTG Calls Dems a ‘Party of Pedophiles’ in Softball ‘60 Minutes’ Interview — The soft-pedaled segment also featured footage of the congresswoman working out and deflecting blame for calling the Parkland shooting a false-flag operation. — Though Lesley Stahl opened her controversial sit …

Discussion: The Hill, CBS News, Raw Story, Mediaite, RedState, Washington Examiner, Political Wire, BizPac Review and Washington Press

New York Times:

Influential Russian Military Blogger Is Killed in St. Petersburg Bombing — Vladlen Tatarsky represented a radical wing of pro-invasion bloggers and activists who backed Moscow's war but also criticized what they saw as the flaws in the Russian Army. — An influential Russian military blogger …

Discussion: The Guardian, Reuters, CNN, New York Daily News, Associated Press, KVIA-TV, UPI, New York Post, Bloomberg and Just The News

BBC:

Cafe explosion in St Petersburg kills military blogger — An explosion in a St Petersburg cafe has killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Russia's Interior Ministry has confirmed. — At least 16 people were injured in the Street Bar Cafe explosion, police say.

Discussion: Al Jazeera, ABC7, The Hill, The Times of Israel, Metro.co.uk, The Sun, Joe.My.God., Fox News, Politico, The Guardian and Political Wire

Anastasia Stognei / Financial Times:
Russian pro-war blogger killed in St Petersburg restaurant blast

Discussion: Reuters

Paul Kirby / BBC:

Sanna Marin defeated by Finland's conservatives in tight race — Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left. — “We got the biggest mandate,” said the leader of the National Coalition Party …

Discussion: The Guardian, WTOP News, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera

Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Sanna Marin suffers defeat in Finland election as SDP beaten into third place

Discussion: Financial Times, Associated Press, El País, New York Times, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Politico, CNBC and Breitbart

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:

Twitter strikes New York Times' verified badge on Elon Musk's orders — The Times and other news organizations say they won't pay for the icon, which is designed to protect against impersonation — Twitter removed the “verified” badge from the New York Times' main account on Sunday …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Lawyers, Guns & Money, NBC News, Forbes, The Western Journal, Slay News, Washington Press, Mother Jones, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Post Millennial and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »

Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:

Trump's lawyers believe a Manhattan judge impose a GAG order on Monday that will BAN him talking about his Tuesday arrest in NYC - with a penalty of 30 DAYS jail time or $1,000 fine — Trump could be gagged by a Manhattan court on Monday ahead of hearing — His legal team is considering hiring …

Discussion: RedState, Breitbart, The Western Journal and The Gateway Pundit

Washington Post:

Silicon Valley Bank's risk model flashed red. So its executives changed it. — Focused on profits, leaders made decisions that foreshadowed the bank's surprise failure — Flush with cash from a booming tech industry, Silicon Valley Bank executives embarked on a strategy in 2020 …

more at Techmeme »

Associated Press:

Saudis to cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day — Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers on Sunday announced surprise cuts totaling up to 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of the year, a move that could raise prices worldwide.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Financial Times, Reuters, The Hill, El País, Breaking911, Al Jazeera, Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit

Washington Post:

In old, feel-good story, Putin bought teacher an apartment. He didn't. — Newly uncovered financial records show that an offshore account secretly controlled by Roman Abramovich paid for a Tel Aviv apartment for the Russian president's high school teacher of German

Discussion: The Times of Israel

Washington Post:

Blinken presses for release of U.S. journalist in call with Russian counterpart — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the “immediate release” of a U.S. journalist detained in Russia and another imprisoned American in a rare phone call Sunday with the country's foreign minister.

Discussion: New York Post, ABC7, The Hill and CBS News