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E. Jean Carroll May Sue Trump a Third Time After ‘Vile’ Comments on CNN — In an interview, her lawyer said that the former president's mocking comments in a town hall broadcast could create fresh legal jeopardy. — E. Jean Carroll is weighing whether to file a new defamation lawsuit …
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CNN leadership under fire after ‘disastrous’ Trump town hall — A furious backlash raised questions about the future of chief executive Chris Licht and the larger challenges facing the news media going into the 2024 election — CNN's prime-time broadcast of a raucous town hall …
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Rolling Stone, New York Daily News, Poynter and HuffPost
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
CNN Brings Donald Trump Back — What a disaster. But maybe he can be defeated in a big, needed brawl for the GOP nomination. — Well, that was a disaster, a politically historic one. It situated Donald Trump as the central figure of the 2024 presidential cycle, certainly more compelling …
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Resolute Square, The Nation and Fox News
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Lessons for Chris Licht's successor at CNN — There is no evidence that CNN President Chris Licht is capable of learning anything. Nevertheless, his own journalists gave him a hell of a lesson during and after the totally predictable disaster that was the “town hall” with Donald Trump Wednesday night.
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:
E. Jean Carroll says she may sue Trump for defamation again after CNN town hall — In the wake of Donald Trump's town hall special on CNN this Wednesday night, E. Jean Carroll says she's considering whether to file another defamation suit against Trump for defaming her yet again, The New York Times reported.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump's comments on Mar-a-Lago documents ‘like red meat to a prosecutor’ — The former president's remarks at a CNN town hall Wednesday night could help the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, legal experts say. — Former President Donald Trump's comments Wednesday night …
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CNN:
Trump and the Town Hall — It's hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of lies that aired on CNN Wednesday evening. — Kaitlan Collins is as tough and knowledgable of an interviewer as they come. She fact-checked Trump throughout the 70-minute town hall.
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New York Times:
Five Takeaways From Trump's Unruly CNN Town Hall — Behaving as the Republicans' de facto nominee, Donald Trump dug in on his 2020 lies and dodged on abortion. The G.O.P. audience cheered, but so did Democrats seeking 2024 fodder. — Donald Trump is still Donald Trump.
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Michael J. Socolow / Slate:
You're Interviewing Trump. He's Lying Through His Teeth. Here's What to Do. — “I absolutely, unequivocally believe America was served very well by what we did last night,” CNN CEO Chris Licht reportedly told his employees Thursday morning. In lauding his network's airing of a live town hall …
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New York Times:
Trump Suggests He Knowingly Took Documents From White House — The former president, in his appearance on CNN, misstated the law governing presidential records, saying he was allowed to take the material now at the heart of a Justice Department investigation.
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers — Here's what Chris Licht said the day he took over at CNN: “Sadly, too many people have lost trust in the news media. I think we can be a beacon in regaining that trust by being an organization that exemplifies the best characteristics …
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New York Times:
Trump's Second-Term Goal: Shattering the Norms He Didn't Already Break
Trump's Second-Term Goal: Shattering the Norms He Didn't Already Break
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:
11 questions I wish Trump had been asked at the CNN town hall
11 questions I wish Trump had been asked at the CNN town hall
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Moment That You Knew — Critics had worried that giving the indicted, twice-impeached …
The Moment That You Knew — Critics had worried that giving the indicted, twice-impeached …
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
CNN Trump Town Hall Flops With Ratings Lower Than 2016
CNN Trump Town Hall Flops With Ratings Lower Than 2016
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump fires back at critics slamming his town hall: ‘did the right thing’
Trump fires back at critics slamming his town hall: ‘did the right thing’
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
CNN's Trump town hall draws 3.3 million viewers
CNN's Trump town hall draws 3.3 million viewers
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Collins / CNN:
READ: Transcript of CNN's town hall with former President Donald Trump
READ: Transcript of CNN's town hall with former President Donald Trump
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
CNN ripped for leaving Kaitlan Collins helpless against Trump's lies
CNN ripped for leaving Kaitlan Collins helpless against Trump's lies
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
CNN's Donald Trump Town Hall Was Essentially a Campaign Rally
CNN's Donald Trump Town Hall Was Essentially a Campaign Rally
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN Chairman Defends Decision to Host Trump Town Hall
CNN Chairman Defends Decision to Host Trump Town Hall
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New York Times:
Daniel Penny Will Be Charged in Subway Chokehold Killing of Jordan Neely — Mr. Penny choked Mr. Neely for several minutes on the floor of an F train. He is expected to surrender on Friday and be charged with manslaughter. — Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old Marine veteran who choked …
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Associated Press:
Man who choked NYC subway rider to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say — Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday that they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a fatal chokehold on an unruly passenger aboard a New York City subway train, a death that stirred outrage …
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
18- to 20-year-olds can't be barred from buying handguns, judge rules — A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a set of federal laws and regulations that prohibit federally-licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to people who are 18 to 20 years of age …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Judge in Virginia Strikes Down Federal Limit on Age of Handgun Buyers
Judge in Virginia Strikes Down Federal Limit on Age of Handgun Buyers
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Reuters:
Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling meeting postponed, spending cuts on table — A debt limit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and top lawmakers that had been scheduled for Friday has been postponed, and the leaders agreed to meet early next week, a White House spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Wall Street Journal:
NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino Is in Talks to Become Twitter CEO — Twitter owner Elon Musk said earlier he had picked a new chief executive, without naming the person — NBCUniversal's head of advertising Linda Yaccarino is in talks to become the new CEO of Twitter, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Justin Fenton / The Baltimore Banner:
Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over massive spike in car thefts — Our nonprofit news organization is made possible by subscribers and donors who value storytelling that impacts and uplifts communities. Thank you for supporting our journalism. — The city of Baltimore has filed a federal lawsuit …
Kylie Atwood / CNN:
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman expected to leave post this summer, sources say — Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is expected to depart her post this summer, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. — The announcement of her departure is expected in the coming days, two of the sources said.
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Justice Department moves to block Trump deposition in Strzok, Page lawsuits — The government said it will ask a U.S. appeals court to stop former president Donald Trump from being questioned under oath on May 24. — The Justice Department said Thursday that it will ask a U.S. appeals court …
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Matt Welch / Reason:
Tucker Carlson Is Lying to You — On Tuesday night, the man who was until last month the most popular cable news host in the country told a Twitter audience of 122 million viewers and counting that, “at the most basic level, the news you consume is a lie—a lie of the stealthiest and most insidious kind.”
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CNN:
Trump appealing $5 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll civil suit — Former President Donald Trump is appealing the $5 million judgment awarded by the Manhattan federal jury that found he sexually abused and defamed former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.
CNN:
Republican front-runner for North Carolina governor attacked Civil Rights Movement: ‘So many freedoms were lost’ — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the state's first Black lieutenant governor and the GOP front-runner for the 2024 gubernatorial race, repeatedly lambasted the “so-called” …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Three-judge panel poised to uphold Jan. 6 obstruction cases — During an oral argument Thursday, the Justice Department seemed likely to prevail on its interpretation of a key obstruction statute. — The Justice Department appears poised to win a significant appeals court victory in a case …
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Bolts:
The ‘Stop the Steal’ Judge Who Wants a Seat on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court — Patricia McCullough, who is on the ballot on Tuesday, handed Donald Trump a rare legal victory in 2020 and has sided with the GOP on other election cases, only to be repeatedly struck down by the high court she now wants to join.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump campaign attack ad uses stock images from Ukraine to depict Americans suffering under Biden — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's campaign used images from Ukraine to depict Americans suffering under President Biden in an attack ad titled “Mourning in America,” The Post has learned.
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ProPublica:
The Origins of Our Investigation Into Clarence Thomas' Relationship With Harlan Crow — The lavish travel, real estate deal and tuition arrangements have set off a frenzy. Here's where our reporting started and how we got the story. — Our reporting on the relationship between Supreme …
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