memeorandum: InsiderAdvantage National Survey of GOP Presidential Contest: Trump Gets 57%; 80% Say Government “Weaponized” (InsiderAdvantageGeorgia)

11:05 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 …

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.

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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

James Barron / New York Times:

Trump Will Be Indicted Today. Clinton Will Be Honored. — Hours after Donald Trump appears in court, his former opponent, Hillary Clinton, will be the honoree at a dinner 10 blocks from Trump Tower. … Today New York will be focused on the arraignment of a former president, the first proceeding of its kind in American history.

Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Inside Trump's Demands for a High-Profile Surrender: 'It's Kind of a Jesus Christ Thing'

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP warns Trump charges will lead to more political prosecutions

Discussion: Inside Elections

Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘Petrified’: Michael Cohen Discusses Trump's Headspace On Eve Of Arraignment

Discussion: Hell Gate, Mediaite, Politico and El País

Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal: Trump Indictment Keeps New York Safe for Accountants

Vera Bergengruen / TIME:
How New York Is Preparing for the Security Risks Around Trump's Arraignment

Discussion: El País, Washington Times and CBS News

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.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Magazine

Politico:

'We've seen this story before': Dems grow anxious of a Trump '16 redux — They rooted for a scandal-plagued, overly brash Republican nominee before. They're starting to do it again. — As Hillary Clinton's campaign geared up for the November 2016 race, many were rooting for Donald Trump …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, NBC News and Raw Story

Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends Last Hours Before Arrest Doing What He Loves Best: Posting

Discussion: USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Political Wire and New York Post

Mara Gay / New York Times:
New York Already Knows a Lot About Donald Trump

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Washington Examiner

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 …

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.

Discussion: VICE, The Post Millennial, Florida Politics, Washington Times, Breitbart and Fox News

Adam Sexton / WMUR:
Poll shows Trump with dominant lead in New Hampshire Republican primary race

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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
GOP's 2024 Trump critics find new life with Manhattan indictment

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InsiderAdvantageGeorgia:
InsiderAdvantage National Survey of GOP Presidential Contest: Trump Gets 57%; 80% Say Government “Weaponized”

Discussion: Florida Politics, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart

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 …

Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hijacked Every Minute on 60 Minutes

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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘60 Minutes’ Segment Was a Lesson in How Legacy Media Fails

Discussion: FIRST DRAFT, Yasmin Nair, The Daily Caller, Variety, Raw Story, The Daily Dot, The Western Journal, Alternet.org, Fox News, IJR and The Guardian

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.

The Baltimore Banner:
Roy McGrath killed by gunfire in confrontation with FBI in Tennessee

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Alexi McCammond / Axios:

Dems dump 500 pages of DeSantis opposition research … - American Bridge launched the Trump Research Book in 2020 — a similarly comprehensive account of former President Trump's record and controversies. … - The website is broken down into sections that highlight DeSantis' record on various issues …

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Times, Political Wire, Reuters, RedState, Washington Examiner and Florida Politics

Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Florida Dems Try to Use Ron DeSantis' Book Ban on His Own Book

Discussion: Insider, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Rolling Stone

Steven Erlanger / New York Times:

The Latest: War in Ukraine — Finland Deals a Blow to Putin as It Enters NATO … NATO welcomes Finland as a member, raising its flag in a symbol of the power shift spurred by the war. — BRUSSELS — Finland's flag was raised on Tuesday afternoon at NATO headquarters …

Discussion: Fox News

Washington Post:
Finland to join NATO, doubling alliance's land border with Russia

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.

Discussion: Breitbart, Florida's Voice, Miami Herald, Bloomberg, Deadline, BizPac Review, Quartz, Raw Story, Crooks and Liars, The Daily Caller, RedState, Financial Times, PJ Media, UPI, Florida Politics, NBC 6 South Florida and Joe.My.God.

CNN:
Bob Iger calls Florida actions against Disney World ‘anti-business’

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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 …

Discussion: The Daily Beast

TMZ.com:

Kid Rock Shoots Up Cans of Bud Light in Response to Partnership with Trans Activist — KID ROCK SHOOTS UP CANS OF BUD LIGHT ... Reacting to Transgender Team Up — BEER CAN CARNAGE — Kid Rock is all fired up amid Bud Light's decision to partner up with a transgender activist …

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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 …

Discussion: PBS NewsHour, Fox News, Alternet.org, Washington Examiner, Wisconsin Examiner, Althouse, HuffPost, Vox, Bloomberg, Deseret News, Mother Jones and Wisconsin Law Journal

Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:

The GOP has no idea what it wants on the budget, but it's definitely not that — How do you negotiate with someone who has no idea what they want? — That's the challenge for President Biden as Republicans say he must (A) satisfy their fiscal demands before they'll raise the debt limit …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Alternet.org and BizPac Review

Jordain Carney / Politico:

House GOP's Biden investigations sputter out of the gate — Much-touted Republican oversight work is moving more slowly than the party had hoped, thanks to high expectations and divergent focuses. — House Republicans charged into the majority vowing an investigative onslaught against President Joe Biden and Democrats.

Discussion: Alternet.org

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

Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:

Trump v. The Rule of Law — Today's spectacle was watching Donald Trump board his plane and prepare to fly back to New York to face the charges a grand jury voted to level against him. But it was private citizen Trump on the runway, waiting in line for other planes to take off ahead of his …

Jeffrey Schweers / Orlando Sentinel:

Nikki Fried, Senate leader Book arrested by police during abortion protest — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were arrested and taken away in handcuffs Monday night during a demonstration over an abortion bill outside Tallahassee City Hall near the Capitol.