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9:30 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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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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Washington Post:
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records  —  Trump gives grievance-filled stump speech on historic night … Former president Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan courtroom to 34 counts stemming from 2016 hush money payments, the first criminal charges for any former U.S. president.
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 …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Read the indictment against Donald Trump, details of payments to porn star, Playboy model  — The indictment against former President Donald Trump charges him with 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records.  — The charges are connected to hush money payments to two women before the 2016 presidential election.
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Daughter of Judge Overseeing Donald Trump's Case Worked on Biden-Harris Campaign  —  The daughter of the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's case worked on the Biden-Harris campaign, according to a report as well as an online search.  —  Judge Juan Merchan's daughter is Loren Merchan …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Trump Indictment: A Porn Star, a Playmate, and Claims of a Love Child?  —  Trump was arrested and arraigned Tuesday on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.  There's quite a lot to the charges.  —  “The defendant DONALD J. TRUMP repeatedly and fraudulently falsified …
NBC News:
Trump arrest live updates: Former president pleads not guilty on 34 counts
Wall Street Journal:
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment
New York Times:
We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong
Discussion: National Review and New York Post
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
The Case Against Trump: The Charges and the Facts Behind Them
Discussion: Mediaite, The Hill and Bulwark+
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump arrest: Trump and Alvin Bragg are what we deserve
CNN:
Federal appeals court denies Trump's emergency bid to stop ex-aides from testifying in Jan. 6 probe
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
For the left, putting Trump through a painful prosecution is the point
Discussion: Alternet.org
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, a tawdry case and a nation still mired in his chaos
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Donald Trump has been indicted. The hush money case against him, explained.
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
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:   ‘Merry Arrestmas’: The ‘resistance’ rejoices watching Trump face charges
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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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Johnson & Johnson Reaches $8.9 Billion Talc Settlement  —  The company faces a flood of lawsuits claiming its talc products caused cancer.  The proposed settlement requires approval by a bankruptcy court, but has the backing of plaintiffs' lawyers.  —  Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday …
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Zachary Donnini / Decision Desk HQ:
There is a Lot At Stake in Today's Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Discussion: Associated Press and NBC News
Bolts:
The 15 Elections to Watch on April 4
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.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Caitlin Clark defends Angel Reese: 'I don't think she should be criticized'  —  University of Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark defended fellow college basketball star Louisiana State University's (LSU) Angel Reese over the criticism she received after taunting Clark during Sunday's NCAA Division …
Discussion: New York Daily News and al.com
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Jill Biden Reverses Proposal Iowa Join LSU Women's Basketball Champs at White House
Erika Kinetz / Associated Press:
'He's a war criminal': Elite Putin security officer defects  —  On October 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter.  He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages …
Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Maryland man threatened to ‘slaughter’ LGBTQ+ group after Covenant School shooting, DOJ says  —  Adam Michael Nettina, of West Friendship, Maryland, was charged Monday with a felony count of making an interstate threat.  —  WASHINGTON — A Howard County man threatened to “slaughter” …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
 
 
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