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10:00 AM ET, April 4, 2023

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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Trump to be charged Tuesday with 34 felony counts, but spared handcuffs and mug shot  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will charge Trump with falsification of business records, a source told Yahoo News.  Donald Trump will be placed under arrest on Tuesday and informed …
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TIME:
How Trump Is Negotiating the Details of His Indictment to Maximize the Drama  —  Donald Trump didn't choose to be indicted.  He didn't pick the date he'd have to show up in court.  But once the Manhattan District Attorney filed charges against him, he began to choreograph the spectacle that would follow.
Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Inside Trump's Demands for a High-Profile Surrender: 'It's Kind of a Jesus Christ Thing'  —  He passed on an offered low-profile arraignment, instead hoping to paint a public picture of persecution — and send a message to his supporters  —  DONALD TRUMP INSISTED on turning his Tuesday arraignment …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump lawyers oppose cameras at arraignment, warn of ‘circus-like atmosphere’
Popular Information:
The opaque $70 million scheme that could make Trump the next president  —  No Labels, the purportedly non-partisan organization that supports Republicans and conservative Democrats, is making preparations to promote a third-party presidential ticket in 2024.
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Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends Last Hours Before Arrest Doing What He Loves Best: Posting  —  ENJOY YOURSELF  —  Former President Donald Trump spent his last few hours before being arrested Tuesday doing what he loves the most—posting every last one of his thoughts online.
Politico:
'We've seen this story before': Dems grow anxious of a Trump '16 redux
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
The Tennessean:
Tennessee GOP begins expulsion process for 3 Democrats, House session devolves into chaos  —  Monday night's House session turned chaotic amid action over resolutions to expel three Democratic members.  —  Melissa Brown Vivian JonesNashville Tennessean  —  Yells rang out through …
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Who's Really Undermining the Rule of Law?  —  Despite Republican claims, there's no contest.  —  (COMPOSITE / SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  You hear it said in responsible quarters of the right that Democrats are undermining the rule of law by handing up an indictment of Donald Trump.
Discussion: Alternet.org and The Colorado Sun
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James Barron / New York Times:   Trump Will Be Indicted Today. Clinton Will Be Honored.
Julia Azari / Politico:   The Trump Indictment Reveals More About Our Politics Than It Does About the Ex-President
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Indictment Keeps New York Safe for Accountants
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘pedophile’ slur made it to ‘60 Minutes’  —  CBS anchor Lesley Stahl was shocked to hear that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stands firmly behind her frequent claim that Democrats are “pedophiles.”  On “60 Minutes,” Stahl pressed Greene on her use of the slur …
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Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hijacked Every Minute on 60 Minutes  —  The Georgia firebrand baselessly suggested that Democrats were “pedophiles” in a Sunday segment with CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl, who could only muster two words in response: “Wow.  Okay.”  —  CBS's esteemed newsmagazine …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘60 Minutes’ Segment Was a Lesson in How Legacy Media Fails
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Trump widens lead in 2024 Republican presidential primary: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Former U.S. President Donald Trump has widened his lead over his rivals in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest, even as he faces criminal charges in New York, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday.
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Adam Sexton / WMUR:
Poll shows Trump with dominant lead in New Hampshire Republican primary race  —  DeSantis within striking distance, pollster says MANCHESTER, N.H. A New Hampshire poll shows that former President Donald Trump is holding a dominant lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination among Granite State voters.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Other Trump Hush Money Case
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Former Hogan chief of staff Roy McGrath dies after confrontation with FBI  —  Roy C. McGrath, a fugitive who had been a top aide to Larry Hogan when he was Maryland's governor, died Monday as the result of a confrontation with the FBI in the area of Knoxville, Tenn., his lawyer said.
CNBC:
Disney CEO Bob Iger rips Ron DeSantis over ‘anti-Florida’ retaliation  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked the state's inspector general to investigate whether an agreement signed by the previous Disney-backed board of the Reedy Creek district is legal.
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CNN:
Bob Iger calls Florida actions against Disney World ‘anti-business’
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin's High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch  —  The election for a swing seat on the court is likely to determine whether abortion remains illegal in Wisconsin, as well as the future of the state's heavily gerrymandered political maps.  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — American political …
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Florida Dems Try to Use Ron DeSantis' Book Ban on His Own Book  —  “The very trap that he set for others is the one that he set for himself,” said Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell. … Months since it took effect, Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature law to censor books in Florida schools …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Fox is not a news network but a propaganda outlet  —  “Fox News” is a misnomer.  Rupert Murdoch's cable network isn't really a news organization.  It just plays one on television — and deserves to lose the $1.6 billion Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit that soon will go to trial.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Everybody in Washington wants the Ukrainian ambassador at their party  —  Oksana Markarova is hitting the town like her country depends on it  —  After Russia invaded Ukraine, Washington sent billions of dollars and loads of artillery to the Ukrainian military as the nation erupted into violence and chaos.
Tracey McManus / Tampa Bay Times:
Scientologists to rule on abuse claims against their church, judge says  —  A Tampa federal judge cites the First Amendment in allowing a human trafficking lawsuit to be handled inside Scientology.  —  Three former Church of Scientology workers who said they endured “a world filled with abuse …
Discussion: Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Former Start-Up CEO Charged In $175 Million Fraud  —  Former CEO of Frank Charged with Making False Claims and Submitting False Data to J.P. Morgan Chase in $175 Million Acquisition Fraud Scheme  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …
Alan Cullison / Wall Street Journal:
In Russian Courts, Secret Trials and Near-Certain Convictions Await Accused Spies  —  WSJ reporter will face steep odds in Russian court that gives few means for defense against espionage charges  —  WASHINGTON—As Moscow prosecutors prepare an espionage case against jailed Wall Street …
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Wall Street Journal:
Evan Gershkovich ‘Belongs in This Newsroom’: WSJ Journalists Speak Out
 
 
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Trump v. The Rule of Law
Washington Post:
Finland to join NATO, doubling alliance's land border with Russia
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP's Biden investigations sputter out of the gate
Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe / Financial Times:
UK government ‘failing citizens’ in handling of state hostage taking, says inquiry
David Moye / HuffPost:
Tenn. State Rep Asks Protesters What Gun They'd Prefer To Be Shot With
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, senator among 11 arrested at abortion protest
Kari Paul / The Guardian:
Black former worker awarded $3.2m in Tesla factory racial-harassment suit
ProPublica:
The True Dangers of Long Trains
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House
Jon Marcus / Associated Press:
Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’
Democracy Docket:
Mississippi Legislature Passes Bill Creating Unelected Court in Jackson
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

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