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1:55 PM ET, April 5, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump charged with narrow violations — in pursuit of broad scheme to undermine 2016 vote  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in a sweeping statement of facts unsealed Tuesday, accuses Donald Trump of engaging in a wide-reaching, more than two-year scheme to illegally influence …
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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 …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Non-Trivial Crimes of Donald J. Trump  —  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: The Bulwark and The Atlantic
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.
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Never Trumpers” sound alarm about Manhattan DA's indictment  —  Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, as big a Trump critic as there is in the Republican Party, issued a statement saying the former president is “unfit for office” — but that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has stretched …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Bragg's ‘Indictment’ Even Fails as an Indictment  —  What a disgrace.  —  It's always possible to be surprised.  The indictment brought by Manhattan's elected Democratic district attorney Alvin Bragg against Donald Trump is even worse than I'd imagined.  —  Bragg's indictment fails to state a crime.
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:   Trump's Indictment Adds Insult to Injury
CNN:
Alvin Bragg was right to prosecute Donald Trump
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:   Trump Loses (and Dems Win) Again
Wall Street Journal:
Bragg's Case Against Trump Leaves Ample Defense Openings, Legal Experts Say
Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:
Queens Man Arrested
Discussion: The Atlantic
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Humiliation of Donald Trump  —  He shuffled quietly into the courtroom and took his seat at the defense table.  He looked strangely small sitting there flanked by lawyers—his shoulders slumped, his hands in his lap, his 6-foot-3-inch frame seeming to retreat into itself.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A ‘surreal’ day for Trump in court may only tear the country further apart  —  There were two big things to fear before Tuesday's momentous first criminal arraignment of an ex-president of the United States.  —  The first was that while Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case might cite solid evidence …
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Trump's Calls to Protest Fall on Weary, Wary Ears  —  The swarms on Manhattan streets were from media outlets, not supporters, and while the reasons to steer clear varied, Jan. 6 was on plenty of minds.
Discussion: Politico, Vox and NBC News
Andrew Solender / Axios:   House Dems curb their enthusiasm on Trump arrest
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Team Putin Brutally Mocks Their Beloved Trump in Arrest Skit
Discussion: Raw Story
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Donald Trump calls for defunding federal police after his arrest in New York
Discussion: American Action News
Calder McHugh / Politico:
Trump Is Not Ready For His Closeup
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says Republicans in Congress should ‘defund’ Justice Department, FBI
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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Bolts:
Liberals Flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court After Fifteen-Year Wait
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Exonerated Central Park Five member mimics Trump with full page ad against former president  —  A member of the Central Park Five has taken out a full-page ad in The New York Times as an open letter to former President Trump after he was arraigned on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Did Media Learn Nothing From 2016?
Discussion: New York Times
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump calls for defunding federal law enforcement agencies
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 …
New York Times:
Tricia Cotham Switches Parties, Giving Republicans Veto-Proof Majority  —  The change in allegiances by a Democratic state representative gave Republicans narrow veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the legislature, allowing them to bypass Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat.
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: National security officials tell special counsel Trump was repeatedly warned he did not have the authority to seize voting machines  —  Former top national security officials have testified to a federal grand jury that they repeatedly told former President Donald Trump and his allies …
Military.com:
The Threat from Extremist Groups Is Growing.  Service Members and Vets Are Getting Sucked into the Violence.  —  “Nothing shall deter us from our duty in this eternal struggle — not death nor prison,” Brandon Russell wrote from his jail cell in May 2020.  “We are always comforted by the thought …
Discussion: Raw Story
Seima Oki / The Japan News:
China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech  —  BEIJING — China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance rare earth magnets deployed in electric vehicles, wind turbine motors and other products, citing “national security” as a reason, it has been learned.
 
 
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