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11:55 AM ET, April 5, 2023

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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 …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Trump indictment is a dangerous leap on the highest of wires  —  As a presidential candidate in 2016, frantic to keep evidence of his extramarital affairs secret, Donald Trump made extensive efforts to buy the silence of the women involved.  There's never been much doubt about that.
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.
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Non-Trivial Crimes of Donald J. Trump  —  Plus: the GOP loses Wisconsin  —  The defendant DONALD J. TRUMP repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election.
Discussion: Lawfare and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »
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.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump Struggles to Defend Himself in Bizarre Post-Arrest Speech  —  The former president spoke to the nation from Mar-a-Lago hours after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts.  He didn't have much to say … Trump entered his ballroom to the strains of Lee Greenwood's “I'm Proud to be an American.”
The City:
Most New Yorkers Don't Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment
Discussion: New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:   Team Putin Brutally Mocks Their Beloved Trump in Arrest Skit
Calder McHugh / Politico:
Trump Is Not Ready For His Closeup
Discussion: PJ Media
Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:   After Donald Trump's indictment wave goodbye to our justice system, say hello to this
Brandon Gage / Raw Story:
‘This is sickening’: The Trumps face furious backlash after targeting Manhattan judge's daughter
Semafor:
Whistles and rage: The scenes from Donald Trump's arraignment day
Discussion: MSNBC and New York Times
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
Shruti Rajkumar / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Tries To Explain The ‘Only Crime’ He's Committed In Post-Arraignment Remarks
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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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case  —  MILWAUKEE — Liberals claimed control of Wisconsin's high court in an election Tuesday, giving them a one-vote majority on a body that in the coming years will likely consider the state's abortion ban …
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.
Shawn Johnson / NPR:
For the first time in 15 years, liberals win control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Journal Sentinel:
Liberal Janet Protasiewicz defeats conservative Dan Kelly in closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Matt Novak / Forbes:
Twitter Adds ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label To NPR Account Putting It On Par With Russia Today  —  Twitter added a warning to NPR's Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” a label that's typically been reserved for foreign media outlets that represent the official views …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Don Lemon's Misogyny at CNN, Exposed: Malicious Texts, Mocking Female Co-Workers and ‘Diva-Like Behavior’  —  Back in 2008, Don Lemon was co-anchoring CNN's “Live From” weekday show with Kyra Phillips, a gig that he landed after he arrived at the network two years prior from local news in Chicago.
Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
LSU's Angel Reese won't accept Jill Biden apology: 'We'll go to the Obamas'  —  Reese called Jill Biden's suggestion ‘A JOKE’  —  LSU forward Angel Reese appeared to be burnt up about the suggestion first lady Jill Biden made about the possibility of inviting Iowa to the White House for its run to the national championship.
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Realignment, More Than Redistricting, Has Decimated Swing House Seats  —  For more than 25 years, the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) has served as a useful metric to compare the partisan leanings of all 435 House seats and 50 states.  Today, we're publishing historical PVI values for every set …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Trump Loses (and Dems Win) Again  —  Donald Trump was arrested and once again the rest of his party paid the price  —  Tuesday was the perfect metaphor for the Republican Party in the Trump era.  The former President and current frontrunner for the GOP nomination was arrested, fingerprinted, and arraigned like a common criminal.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Brandon Johnson, Progressive Union Organizer, Elected Mayor Of Chicago  —  Johnson's victory over centrist Paul Vallas is a major achievement for the activist left.  —  Overcoming a major fundraising gap, accusations that he would “defund” the police and public polling that predicted his defeat …
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.
Vox:
The viral story of a girl and her goat explains how the meat industry indoctrinates children  —  The slaughter of Cedar the goat shines a light on the ideology of 4-H.  —  The story of a California girl and her goat named Cedar, which captured national and international headlines this past week …
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump's Indictment Adds Insult to Injury  —  I recently went to the doctor for a sharp pain in my knee.  Normally I wouldn't have bothered, but it was bad enough that I wasn't able to run, the one exercise I enjoy.  As I feared, the doctor had bad news: My running, specifically …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
After mass shooting, Tennessee House moves to expel three members calling for gun control  —  According to various conservative media outlets, left-wing activists and legislators in Tennessee perpetrated their own version of the January 6 attack last week in Nashville.
 
 
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