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4:20 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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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.
Wall Street Journal:
Bragg's Case Against Trump Leaves Ample Defense Openings, Legal Experts Say
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
This Is Actually Quite Bad
Discussion: The Federalist and The Sun
CNN:
Alvin Bragg was right to prosecute Donald Trump
Discussion: Politico and American Greatness
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Non-Trivial Crimes of Donald J. Trump
Discussion: The Bulwark
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A Surprise Accusation Bolsters a Risky Case Against Trump
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:   Trump's Indictment Adds Insult to Injury
Edward Luce / Financial Times:   The US media are still Trump's unwitting allies
New York Times:
We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:   Trump Loses (and Dems Win) Again
Washington Post:
‘Frustrated and upset,’ Trump goes silent, then seethes
Discussion: The Hill, Al Jazeera and Metro.co.uk
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Pence won't appeal ruling that compels his grand jury testimony on Jan. 6  —  Former vice president Mike Pence will not appeal a judge's ruling that requires him to testify in front of a grand jury exploring the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a spokesman said Thursday …
Associated Press:
Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a judge's order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Discussion: The Guardian
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pence will not appeal ruling requiring him to testify to Jan. 6 grand jury
Discussion: Washington Examiner
ABC News:   Pence won't appeal judge's decision ordering his testimony before grand jury investigating Jan. 6
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Humiliation of Donald Trump  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  He shuffled quietly into the courtroom and took his seat at the defense table.
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 …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Team Says Only ‘Thirsty’ ‘Cockroaches’ Would Claim He's Sad About Getting Arrested
Discussion: Raw Story
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Trump's Calls to Protest Fall on Weary, Wary Ears
Discussion: Politico and Vox
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.
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 …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Twitter labels NPR's account as ‘state-affiliated media,’ which is untrue  —  Twitter added a “state-affiliated media” tag to NPR's main account on Tuesday, applying the same label to the nonprofit media company that Twitter uses to designate official state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets in countries such as Russia and China.
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Dominion demands Rupert Murdoch testify live in defamation trial  —  Rupert Murdoch and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, are key to the voting systems company's case against Fox News' parent company, Fox Corp.  —  Dominion Voting Systems wants a judge to force Fox Corp. executives Rupert Murdoch …
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Judge says he can compel Fox's Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in Dominion trial  — A Delaware judge said Wednesday he would compel Fox Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in court during the trial that's slated to kick off later this month.
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
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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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Did Media Learn Nothing From 2016?  —  The wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's arraignment shows how quickly the lessons of his election have been forgotten.  —  The Trump Show is back.  The former president's arrest on felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush-money payment …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:   Exonerated Central Park Five member mimics Trump with full page ad against former president
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Sutherland Springs victims say they've reached $144.5 million settlement with DOJ  —  The “tentative agreement,” which still has to be approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, would end years of legal battle for more than 80 survivors and victims' relatives.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Reaches $144.5 Million Deal With Victims of Texas Church Massacre
Washington Post:
ChatGPT sometimes makes up facts.  For one law prof, it went too far.  —  The AI chatbot fabricated a sexual harassment scandal involving a law professor — and cited a fake Washington Post article as evidence  —  One night last week, the law professor Jonathan Turley got a troubling email.
US Department of Justice:
Frederick County Sheriff and Gun Dealer Indicted for Scheme to Illegally Acquire Machineguns  —  Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Charles Austin Jenkins, age 66, of Thurmont, Maryland, and Robert Justin Krop, age 36, of Frederick, Maryland …
Paul Kiel / ProPublica:
Private Planes and Luxury Yachts Aren't Just Toys for the Ultrawealthy.  They're Also Huge Tax Breaks.  —  The Secret IRS Files  —  Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance.  Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
 
 
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