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Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas's wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’ — Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill nonprofit, then use money to pay spouse of Supreme Court justice — Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged for the wife …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Says Stars Get Away With Sexual Assault—'Unfortunately or Fortunately' — He keeps denying that he raped E. Jean Carroll. But Donald Trump says stars like him do indeed get away with sexual assault. — The Manhattan jury that will decide whether Donald Trump raped journalist E …
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Trump and lawyer disagree if he is returning to ‘confront’ rape accuser — Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters in Ireland he “has to” cut his trip short because he needs to “confront this woman” in court. — “This woman” is journalist E. Jean Carroll, who is suing the ex-president in a civil court case for rape and defamation.
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Jury in rape trial hears from Trump — but not in person — In a videotaped deposition played in court, the former president grew belligerent under questioning from E. Jean Carroll's lawyer. — NEW YORK — Donald Trump has not attended the civil trial in which E. Jean Carroll is accusing him of rape …
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Irish Examiner:
Donald Trump departs Ireland to ‘confront’ accuser in New York case — Mr Trump said he would “probably attend” the hearing as he spoke to reporters while golfing at his resort outside the village of Doonbeg, Co Clare — Former US president Donald Trump said he cut his trip to Ireland short …
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New York Times:
In Rape Trial Deposition, Trump Says Vulgar Tape Simply Reflects Truth
In Rape Trial Deposition, Trump Says Vulgar Tape Simply Reflects Truth
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents — Prosecutors investigating the former president's handling of classified material have issued a wave of new subpoenas and obtained the confidential cooperation of a witness who worked at Mar-a-Lago.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
DOJ finds ‘insider witness’ in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents probe: report
DOJ finds ‘insider witness’ in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents probe: report
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ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas' Friend Acknowledges That Billionaire Harlan Crow Paid Tuition for the Child Thomas Was Raising “as a Son” — In response to ProPublica reporting, the friend said Crow covered two years of schooling for the teen, which would amount to roughly $100,000 of undisclosed gifts.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Sugar Justice: The Clarence Thomas Story — THE BACKCHANNEL — Did you see the latest Clarence Thomas bombshell? To head off any misunderstanding, let me state that I know with a perfect certainty that Thomas will never be removed from the Court. And while it is theoretically possible …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 4, 2023 — Today began with another story about yet more ties between Supreme Court …
May 4, 2023 — Today began with another story about yet more ties between Supreme Court …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Clarence Thomas Has Some Obscenely ‘Generous’ Friends
Clarence Thomas Has Some Obscenely ‘Generous’ Friends
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Biden to Name Air Force Chief to Top Military Post, Officials Say — The appointment of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. would mean that the top two Pentagon leadership positions would be inhabited by Black men for the first time in American history. — WASHINGTON — President Biden is expected …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Enrique Tarrio was not just a random seditionist — Enrique Tarrio was there, behind Donald Trump, as the president spoke to a Miami audience in February 2019. The chairman of the right-wing extremist group clapped as Trump, just starting to turn his attention to his 2020 reelection bid …
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Associated Press:
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Mozilla's setting up shop on Mastodon and trying to reinvent content moderation … If you want to be a member of Mozilla.Social, Mozilla's new Mastodon instance, you're not allowed to harass other users. You're also not allowed to use derogatory language about gender, sex, sexual orientation …
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox's Gutfeld Somehow Blames George Floyd for Deadly NYC Subway Chokehold — “If anybody says this is like George Floyd, no. It's because of George Floyd,” he said. — Fox News host Greg Gutfeld placed responsibility for the death of homeless man Jordan Neely not on the ex-Marine …
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Karl Salzmann / Washington Free Beacon:
AOC Slams NY Mayor Over Death of Homeless Man Caught on Video
AOC Slams NY Mayor Over Death of Homeless Man Caught on Video
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Florida lawmakers pass pair of extreme anti-trans bills — Over the past two days, Florida lawmakers passed two of the most extreme anti-transgender bills in the nation — bills that would criminalize providing gender-affirming medical care to minors as a felony and criminalize trans people …
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Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Americans split on who they'd blame if U.S. defaults, Post-ABC poll finds — As the debate over raising the debt ceiling continues, 39 percent say they would blame congressional Republicans, while 36 percent say they would blame President Biden — A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans divided …
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CNN:
GOP frontrunner for NC governor mocked school shooting survivors and once justified shooting protesters — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the current Republican favorite to be the party's nominee for governor in 2024, has a long history of remarks viciously mocking and attacking teenage survivors …
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Politico:
DeSantis courts evangelicals with strict abortion law; opponents counterpunch in his backyard — A multi-million-dollar initiative would roll back one of DeSantis' signature policies by allowing abortion until a fetus is viable at about 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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Politico:
Former Trump campaign staffer subpoenaed by DOJ is now working for House committee on elections — Thomas Lane's home was searched by the FBI. He now works on the House Administration Committee. — A former Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the Department of Justice as part …
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Rolling Stone:
Producer Tells All: How Tucker Carlson Became the GOP's MAGA Puppeteer — “He was changing the Republican Party, and he loved having that kind of power” … Carlson terrified top Republicans with threats to “destroy” them if they failed to do his bidding and used his platform to push …
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Sylvia Westall / Bloomberg:
Wagner Chief Again Threatens Bakhmut Pullout Over Supplies — In an expletive-laden video filmed in front of a field of corpses, Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin accused Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the head of the army Valery Gerasimov of failing to supply his troops in Ukraine with enough ammunition.
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Hunter Biden laptop letter recruitment email wanted to give Joe Biden a debate ‘talking point’ — The revelation comes after Morell, the former Obama CIA acting director, admitted that now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken “triggered” him to write the October 2020 laptop letter.
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Raw Story:
Brett Favre and partner sought Trump's help funding drug company named in TANF scandal — Long before Prevacus became embroiled in Mississippi's massive welfare fraud scandal, the drug company's founder Jake VanLandingham and retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre sought the Trump White House's help …
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Bloomberg.com:
Jill Biden Will Attend King Charles III's Coronation, Touting ‘Special Relationship’ With UK — WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has celebrated the athleticism of wounded service members with Prince Harry, discussed the value of early childhood education with Princess Kate and sipped tea poured by Queen Elizabeth II.