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10:55 PM ET, April 4, 2023

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New York Times:
Trump pleaded not guilty, then sat quietly as lawyers sparred.  —  The charges center on a hush money deal with a porn star, but prosecutors also accused the former president of orchestrating a broader scheme to pay off another woman and a doorman during the 2016 campaign.  —  Pinned
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Donald Trump Probably Should Not Have Been Charged With (This) Felony  —  Based on what I have seen so far, the decision to charge Donald Trump with felonies in New York state is a mistake both legally and politically.  —  First, the legal problems.  —  Back in 2018, I wrote at Slate …
Manhattan District Attorney's Office:
District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump  —  Read the Indictment and the Statement of Facts  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the indictment of DONALD J. TRUMP, 76, for falsifying New York business records …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained  —  No one knows if Donald Trump can be prosecuted for the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.  —  There is something painfully anticlimactic about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment of former President Trump.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A Surprise Accusation Bolsters a Risky Case Against Trump  —  The unsealed case against Donald J. Trump accuses him of falsifying records in part to lay the groundwork for planned lies to tax authorities.  —  WASHINGTON — The unsealed indictment against former President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: WFLA-TV, Reason and Gothamist
New York Times:
We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong  —  Ms. Agnifilo is a former Manhattan chief assistant district attorney.  Mr. Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.  —  For weeks, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, has come under heavy fire for pursuing a case against Donald Trump.
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Trump Tower Doorman Was Paid $30,000 to Hide Story of Trump's Out-of-Wedlock Child, Manhattan D.A. Says  —  Did Trump have a child out of wedlock?  —  Twice-impeached former President Donald Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records on Tuesday.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Skips Trump's Post-Arrest Speech Because It's Not ‘Newsworthy’  —  While both Fox News and CNN carried most of the speech live, anchor Rachel Maddow announced that there was a cost to “knowingly broadcasting untrue things.”  —  As its cable news rivals carried Donald Trump's Mar …
Wall Street Journal:
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment  —  For the charges to be felonies, Alvin Bragg needs a second crime.  What is it?  —  The public can now read Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment against former President Trump, as well as his more voluble “statement of facts,” …
Andrew Court / New York Post:
‘Hot’ officer at Donald Trump's arraignment sets hearts afire: ‘She can handcuff me’  —  Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records during his arraignment in New York City Tuesday afternoon.  —  And while the country tuned in to watch the historic proceedings …
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
The Case Against Trump: The Charges and the Facts Behind Them
Discussion: Mediaite, Bulwark+ and The Hill
NBC News:
Trump arrest live updates: Former president pleads not guilty on 34 counts
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
For the left, putting Trump through a painful prosecution is the point
Discussion: Alternet.org
Candy Woodall / USA Today:
As Marjorie Taylor Greene leads protest against Trump indictment, NYC mayor has a message for her
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Read the indictment against Donald Trump, details of payments to porn star, Playboy model
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, a tawdry case and a nation still mired in his chaos
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump arrest: Trump and Alvin Bragg are what we deserve
Jenna Moon / Semafor:
Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves pro-Trump rally moments after arriving
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:   Trump's Lawyer Joe Tacopina Donated to Democratic Rep Who Called for Trump's Prosecution
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Protasiewicz Wins With Abortion Message  —  Janet Protasiewicz prevailed in the state's highly consequential contest for the Supreme Court, which will now be likely to reverse the state's abortion ban and end the use of gerrymandered legislative maps.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years  —  The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights.
New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Results  —  Wisconsin's State Supreme Court election carries bigger policy stakes than any other race in the country this year.  It will decide whether conservatives (like Justice Kelly) or liberals (like Judge Protasiewicz) control the otherwise evenly divided court …
Zachary Donnini / Decision Desk HQ:
There is a Lot At Stake in Today's Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Brandon Gage / Raw Story:
‘This is sickening’: The Trumps face furious backlash after targeting Manhattan judge's daughter  —  Hours ahead of former President Donald Trump's Tuesday arraignment on thirty-four felony charges filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the right-wing outlet Breitbart published …
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Washington Post:
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Daughter of Judge Overseeing Donald Trump's Case Worked on Biden-Harris Campaign
CNN:
Federal appeals court denies Trump's emergency bid to stop ex-aides from testifying in Jan. 6 probe
Lucille Sherman / Axios:
NC Democrat expected to change parties  —  A North Carolina Democratic lawmaker is expected to flip her party affiliation, multiple Republicans with knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.  — The move would cement Republicans' toe-hold in a fast-changing swing state …
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Axios Charlotte:
Tricia Cotham, a Charlotte Democrat switching parties, is a former educator from a family of politicians
Discussion: The Daily Caller and RedState
Washington Post:
Finland joins NATO, doubling alliance's land border with Russia  —  BRUSSELS — Finland formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, a historic shift for a country that once insisted it was safer outside the military alliance and a sign of how Russian President Vladimir Putin's gamble …
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Jill Biden Reverses Proposal Iowa Join LSU Women's Basketball Champs at White House  —  First lady Jill Biden's office walked back her suggestion that the defeated University of Iowa women's basketball team join national champion Louisiana State University at the White House, amid widespread backlash.
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Caitlin Clark defends Angel Reese: 'I don't think she should be criticized'
Discussion: New York Daily News and al.com
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement  —  The 92-year-old media mogul announced his engagement to the 66-year-old former dental hygienist a scant two weeks ago, following last year's divorce from his fourth wife, Jerry Hall.  —  Wedding bells may not be ringing for Rupert Murdoch anytime soon.
Miriam O'Callaghan / RTÉ:
Clinton regrets persuading Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons  —  Prime Time Presenter  —  Former US president Bill Clinton has expressed regret in an RTÉ interview about his role in persuading Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons in 1994.  —  Mr Clinton suggested that Russia …
Discussion: Insider
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Why journalists can't quit Twitter  —  The media should be building alternatives.  Instead, some are doubling down  —  Today, Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a series of hush-money payments related to the 2016 US presidential campaign.
 
 
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